The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-14
Weekly Bureau of In
formation for ,AU Who
Till the Soil or Are In
terested in Making Hmoes
MANAGEMENT OF THE HOG;
HINTS TO SWINE RAISERS

must keep his stock under tho very
best environment possible. DO not
think any old thinE or place is good
enough for hog. he should have
access to good clean water to drink
at bill times. and not stale pond water
or mud wallows Clean. pure water
will do more toward keeping hogs
healthy than any other one thing.
The hos has peculiar skin. and
under the skin is n thick pad OF fat
40 that he must set rid Of his heat
mostly from his lungs by breathing
In hot weather he needs some cool
place to lie in. and ~ no can find
mud he wallows in IT. He prefers
good, clean water. but If lac cannot
find that. mud is the best substitute.
Shade is very essential in warm
weather.
Buildings for hogs need not hc very
expensive We advise colony houses
Of tho a shape. with both sides open
with hinges on the top. This tyne Of
house furnishes shade, ventilation. and
sunlight In summer and when closed.
a very comfortable farrowinG pen in
winter These houses are erected on
skidS and can be moved from place
TO place witt, IL pair of horses or mules.
They are so constructed that they are
ideal farrowinE pens. a SOW about to
farrcw can be placed in lot in which
is one of these colony houses. and she
will make her nest in the house II
some hay or straw is placed there.
Fenders should be arranged around
the sides of the house so that the SOW
will not be able to lie close to the sides
and in that way crush the young pigs
in the nest.
These colony houses can also he
used for the boars and growing pigs.
1ftbp,i.vh on
tiers for the boar and those pigs in
tended for the market. 1t is n great
advantage TO feed hogs on concrete
or tight board floors. especially If ono
is feeding ear corn. az there will he
no waste. Feeding in muddy or dusty
lots is q very dangerous practice.
II sometimes becomes necessary 10
feed pigs. separate from the sows even
when nursing. This can be done by
building near the colony house tenn
porary fence which will allow the
little pigs to get in, but will keen out
the old hogs. If this plan IS adopted
the pigs will practically wean them
selves without Inconvenience either 10
themselves or to the SOW. We prefer
feeding the small pigs. and. In fact, all
our hogs in either iron or concrete
troughs, with round bottoms V
shaped troughs can also he used
Fences play a very important part
in hog raising. y poor fence Will pro
duce brcachy hog as quickly as it
will a fence breaking COW. We pre-
fer any strong. close woven wire fence
at least nifty eight inches high for the
outside fence. In smaller lots either
woven wire or wooden fences tenn
porarily placed will he cheaper. and
can be used a number of times. TEN
porary fences need not be over three
feet high. and should he so constructed
that they can he carefully stored when
not in use. Woven wire ucsd as tenn
porary fence is very difficult to stretch
after ii has been used several times,
although i; can he used to advantage
when lumber and help arc not plenu-
full.
IN planting forage crops it is an
advantage to plant in long narrow
strips. that the temporary fences
can he placed across the narrow part
10 arrange the crops so that ono sec
ton is in such alignment with the other
sections THAT the cultivation may he
done without turning AT the end OF
each section. and when the crops arc
laid by, tho temporary fence can scpa-
rate one crop from another
When plans ar made TO establish
hog pastures one must not forget the
very important factor of providing
good, pure water for them. In sec
tione where running water cannot be
secured through pipes, II can be
hauled in barrels Many hog raiscrs
provide a sled or drHe on slids on
which barrel is fastened on water
tight floor with sides 10 i; SO that
tho pigs can drink all around the bar
rel tho water coming out OF the bar
rel ;4bout three inches from the bot
TOM through u small hole. which auto
matically flows according TO the water
consumed
satisfactory when they originate on
f.lyu hut IhPN travel long dis