The Glenwood post., 1914-12-05

are .. ahssaase nsssssity. 1t is sai.
that give. . fair chance the Aeg is q,
elean ~ any Other of ~ Asasstis ari
mails. 1t is only because We force hin
to est Refuse aad live unies filthy con
ditions that he is regarded as . dirt.
sAiRsl.
I an partial to the Raa.l Chin
breed and want then - nssrly PaFe Il
it = practical to have fsv naskstinS
iPssl,sa A go pr ~ q ~
breeding ssvs are pure bl04, vAile al
the .st sse very high gssAsa I tAsFe-
fore sse nstAiAg but . Pass ND Assr.
and nsst a thsn are resisasss1. +,
buying . hsss I iasist - - bagth,
Assp gDsA, AseAAsss nd, II p~isas,
eosd dMVssitisA I hsd tAsf shsss =
as much in the bFssA q h0gs - thsss
i in any sther animal or in ~ h.0ss
being. -
In building hoases fer ny brosf ssws,
build thSa in Q long roW fAefnG tk~
south. The house u six feet AigA in
front and four fest in the rear, s.d the
rear is banked up with dirt - that
there is but little Of it shove the
ground and sueh thing ~ = drsught il
rendered impossible. The front OF these
houses or sheds is fitted with long
doors which can be let down on bright
days, so that the Sunshine can pene-
trate each corner Of the shed and kill
any germs and freshen the air. The
rest of the front il boarded up tight,
with a door just large enough for the
SOW to pass in and out. In front of
these sheds is . small pen with eob-
crete floor, SO that it can be cleaned
up easily and esn be flushed with wa
ter at any time. On the inside of each
individual house few inches from the
ground l nail q 2x4 entirely around the
house SO there will be no danger Of the
SOW laying on sud crushing the pigs.
The next important feature is the ra-
ton. The brood sow are fed with
chop, bran and shorts made into shop,
to which green stun is added, and are
fed on this until the pigs are four to
six weeks old, whoa I tsfa the littls
fellows out so they can rustic and get
exercise, pick up . little feed and re-
turn to their mother At will. Gradually
I start feeding the pigs . sinilar saop,
to which is added soaked wheat, ssd
can almost see the little fellows STOW.
After the pigs are weaned 7 feed
them some slop, soaked wheat and
ground rye until they are big enough
to eat corn, and then gradually diseon-
tinue the slop feed, although I give
them some at different times to keep
their systems in good condition.
am strong On seeing that. thy set
plenty of green stuff. Ny meadow is
surrounded with hog tight fence snd the
pigs have access to this at all times.
Even in the winter they can pick quite
little green stun, and with rssts, Al
falfa leaves, etc, which I give them
from time to time, they keep IN a
healthy. growing condition: in fact, my
object is to have them ready for the
weeks old.
/ keep slack coal by all OF the hogs
best preventatives I can give them,
and this, together with sulphur and
lime, with some turpentine and salt;
keeps them in good condition.
1t might be interesting to briefly tell
how I started in the hog business. i
purchased at a sale one day three good
registered Poland China sows for $45
each, or $l35 in all. FOR while, 1
kept account of the ineome from one
of these sows. Her first litter eoasistsd
of eight fine male pigs which sold ~
SIS apiece, or $l20. The next littss
was eight SOW pigs, which I sold st
weaving time for the same amo.At,
$I2O, making a tot.f of $240. hsve
made no allowance for feed, but il u
safe to say that il did not exceed $e5
This eaves . net income within .
year of $2l5, or 80 more that the total
first csst Of the three ssws altogether.
The other two sows brought in N In.
come somewhat similar to the ose Of
which kept account, and this add
ed to the first shows that there is good
money in raising hses.
I find that when raise good stock
have NO trouble in finding buyers, bs'
common stock b hard 10 sell at any
price. I usually keep about $50 hea1
altogether, and when I ship a car o.
nv hogs to the Denver market 1 nj
ways receive top-noteh prices. Ny OK