Milford chronicle., 1911-04-21

SOW should be given nothing but a
bran mash with a little oilmeal added.
This will cool her system and reduce
the likelihood Of her eating or killing
her pigs.
With old sOws little attention will be
needed at farrOwing time. though 1t
always pays to be on hand to see that
everything is going we'll If the wealth
er is cold the pigs should be dried and
warmed as soon as born. A good way
to do this is to have a basketful Of
straw, with a jug Of hot water in
the middle. If the pigs are put on the
straw and the basket covered with
sack they will soon be warm. lively
and ready for their first meal. If the
SOW is in an individual house. hanging
a lantern in the peak will help TO keep
up the temperature. In EXTREMITY cold
weather pens inside a large hog house
should be covered with boards or blan-
kets. The house should be provided I
with stove if many early pigs are
expected.
Do not make the mistake Of feeding
the SOW right away after farrowing
For the first day or two she is better
off without anything but water. At
the end Of this time a few dry oats
may be given. The feed should be in
creased gradually. using the same ra-
ton as was given before farrowing.
The appearance Of the pigs will be the
best guide as TO the feed that should
be given the sow. II they begin to
scour give the sow tablespoonful of
blood meal with her next feed or half
dozen eggs. II the pigs are consu-
Dated add little oilmeal to the sow's |
ration or give her more sloppy food |
The pigs should be given considera-
Die exercise or they are liable TO get
90 fat. get the thumps and die. There
should be a place where they can get
every pleasant day. sun
hine is as essential to a little pig as
t is TO a corn plant.
Feeding the Pigs. /
The cost Of gains on pigs is 50 per l
ent lower while they are nursing than
is afterward. As soon as they are p
'ell started they should be pushed as
lpidly as possible The SOW should
2 given all the feed she can use.
loppy feed increases the milk how IN
I'd should be given in liberal amounts M
he same may be said Of skimmilk. Nc
he following rations will serve as a "
Tide for feeding sows at this time: III
Corn. One-sixth; skimmilk. ive-sixths
Corn. one-third; oats. one-third; mid e.;
ings. One-thrd. IT,
Corn. elght-ninths; tankage. one Fri
nth. Tu,
JOrn. ive-eighths; oats. one-quarter. En-
lten feed. one-eighth
It will not be long until the pigs are n, %
le to eat little for themselves IA
icy should be encouraged by giving ro,
I'm feed in pen by themselves
lere the older hogs cannot get to it. -
a few days the pigs will get to eat eu
regularly. For the first three re
nths it will pay to feed them three
les day. pigs stomach is small. .r.
il cannot eat enough in the morn MI
to last until night. Wl
asture and forage crops are essen
for cheap and rapid gains in 10
M pigs They are also much
lthier than when kept in small
with no green feed. At the Wis.
sin experiment station it was found
from 500 TO 1000 pounds Of pork
ID be produced from an acre of
2. Tests al the Iowa experiment =
ion show that nearly $40 pounds Of
( can be produced from an acre Of n
'thy In both these experiments We
u was fed I'm addition. hut the make
IS given are those produced by the
II feed alone rIUu' Tbmr'
70 best results are obtained wher Mont
n is fed on pasture The amount von5 vnnl'
eed will depend 1rselg- up1n the Thurs
i've prizes Of grain ard pork. 4 rbn
ration Of grain produces cheaper L.,v.
s. as the pigs will eat more grass
gains produced in This way are
So rapid aS where mere grain is Steam
When grain is not tnp high and "haT
a good price it pays TO feed 81
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