The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-28
WHY PIGS ARE OFTEN A FAILURE.
Errors Of Management That Gould
Easily Be Avoided.

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was talking with a man not long
ago who has raised hogs for many
years. and be complained that his sows
rarely have full filters Of fair-sized,
fully developed pigs, some being only
partly grown and others stiIlborn, says
Id. G. Cornman in the Farmers Re-
view He is good corn grower, his
farm being fertile, and in the course
Of the conversation he said If he could
raise the hogs to eat his corn he would
be we'll satisfied, but luck was against
him
Now. / have made good many
MISTAKES at one time and another in
farming as well as other ventures, but
/ never blamed my Tuck; at least,
not until / studied out whether | had
any part in the failure myself through
want Of knowledge, lack of attention
Oh other equally important factor, 80
naturally / began TO inquire what was
the cause my friend assigned for his
misfortune His sows were mature
enes, of good breed and breeding
Poland Chinas His sire was unrelated,
but the breed Of his relationship, or
want of it, cut no figure in results, as
these were practically the same year
after year. He had tried getting breed
ing stock Of Durcos also, and yet re-
suits were no more satisfactory. This
man is not the only one with this kind
Of trouble, and yet many never dis
cover that il can be prevented by proper
care and feeding during the pregnancy
Of the SOW.
The SOW may be in good healthy con
dition at time Of service, and large
litter is the result, aud all goes well
+ till the demands on the SOW for the
nourishmept of the unborn young are
greater that she can supply from the
food she gets The gooc corn raiser
usually has plenty Of his favorite crop
aud he wants to use his hogs WELL so
he shovels IL out 70 tbeui.
/ Corn is not very heavy IN protein
the. very element needed to make bone
muscle. hair etc, and as there, Is not
enough TO 20 round, one BY one the
pigs IN tire litter die, and in place o.
being able 10 count on an average OF
Or 10 pigs to each SOW, four Or five Y
doing pretty we'll At the price .
rood SOW Is worth, and counting the
cost OF her feed for six months this as
sumes that two litters are raised eael
yearl. this number is pretty poor re
turn on the investment, and il would
pay big profit to study UP on tn
feed question and supply what the SOW
needs
Give her chance to run TO TN
(. stack OF clover, alfalfa or cowpea hay
J and she will balance her own ration j
YOU feed her corn If these are no
: at hand, supply shorts, oilmeal or tank
! age with the corn, and if possible Civ
! some succulent feed, like silage or root
| Of some kind, and give the sow free
dom to move about so that by exercis
! she may induce vigorous growth 0
9 her pigs There age many who deer,
artichokes, but | have found them tn
best ally / ever had in the hog business
!, ais these will supply both protein an'
: succulenee, but my experience wit
) them will have 70 be another story,
! and I can only repeat Give the soy
] variety OF feed, some Of which mus
3 contain protein; les her have exercis
) in abundance, comfortable sleeping
quarters, and keep her from other ami
! mails that might use her roughly; an
: last. let her have only drink whic
is slightly warm, and there viii be n
danger of dead or undeveloped pigs a
7 narrowing time, and the troubles Incl
! dent to this period will pass away