The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-26
HELP BOYS TO
RAISE HOGS

The Department Of Agriculture is
endeavoriGg To interest boys between
I 10 and Is years on southern farms
in the breeding of good hogs. II is
the object OF the department 90 en-
courage the young men 10 raise a
least enough poT for home consump-
tion, and, IL possible, a surplus for
the maket. Pork can be marketed
/ IN many forms fresh pork, hams,
bacon and sausage--and can be pro-
duced so as to sell much cheaper
/ than beef. A shortage Of beef means
an increased demand for pork, and
IL seems reasonable that there
should he ready demand for all the
available supplg. This means money
In he pocket OF the hog raiser.
Some of the points which the de-
pertinent advises the youthful hog
grower To bear In mind are the fol-
low inv
/. The feeding ard care are AS in,-
portant as the breeding in producing
good hog. Plenty OF feed and good
care may make good hog out of a
runt, but lack Of It will always make
runt out of u good pig.
=. To make pork cheaply pefman-
enI pasture aud foragecrops must be
used.
3. Young pigs must have dry
bed and plenty OF sunshine.
4. Begin feedinng the pig as 5000
as he will eat and keep him growing
until he is mature. ALWAYS keep
plenty Of Glenn, fresh water where
the hogs may drink at any time.
d. Quarantine all newly purchased
animals for three weeks.
Never keep female for a-orood
SOW, no matter how we'll bred she
may be, IL she will not produce-more
than four strong pigs at a liter.
? The more n ilK so~ will give
the faster her pigs will grow.
g. Lice prevents a hog from doing
we'll.
10. Always keep mixture ol
charcoal wood ashe', lime, sulphur,
salt, and copperas before he hogs.
These points are emphasized ia d
bulletin just issued by the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, entitled Boys
Zig Club with special reference tc
their organization In the South. II
can be had free by the young farm el
E bY application to the department. II
contains a numbe OF illustrations, q
, design OF portable hog house
which can be built easily and cheapll
and a design OF feeding pen for smai
. pigs.
4 In the pamphlet are some very iu
the young farmer In preventing th'
dangerous disease of hoy cholear
Here are the suggestions:
DO not have bol lots upNt 10 high
ways railroads, or streams. If you
, neighbors hogs have cholera do not
4 allow anyone from his farm To yisi
1 your farm, and especially your hni
. lots or pens and Keep away iron
your neighbor's hog lot. whether hi
. hogs nave cholera ol not.
- Do not keep pigeons nr allow then
to alight on your premises.
Keep away crows and huzzards
=, Quarantine all new hogs brought {
a your place until you are sure the
are free from disease.
DO not allo~ patent medicin
man On your place, for you DO no
:, know ho~ recently he has visited
a sick herd
Dislnfect your wagon and your o"
shoes aud clothes after hauling hoy
!. TO stockyaTds ar railroad load u
n pens.
/, Avoid every possible way Of carr,
ing Infection 10 your hogs.
- An ounce Of prevention il wort
- pound OF cure IS an I'D sayiDI
hut in this case II il every thing.
A rot unin portant detail OF VI
Rork To- the boys themselves Is ~
money which they are enabled
tarn by marketing their produc
They also come 30 realize sooner ,
:, later that farm life has it, iDteresiu
side, and that success la tue farmir
business H. well worth while
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