Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-02-06
FOR QUICK MONEY
RETURNS THE HOG
LEADS ALL OTHERS

For quick money making, with small
investment and easy work, no branch
of farm industry surpasses pork rais-
ing. No feature can fit better into a
little farm pogram, and no line OF
production is safer and more profitable
on large scale.
Hogpens may be of the most mex
pensive kind, but they must be kept
clean. They need to be proof against
drafts and storms. Clean premises
are also essential in guarding against
disease. Two to five acres of alfalfa
or rape and an acre or two OF arti-
chokes will povide all the fodder re-
CURED by a herd of 50 to 100 pigs
from weaving till fattening time.
If supply of skim milk or whey Is
available it will pay to use it, and
light ration of corn or peas once day
will be help. The rape and arti
chokes may be depended on to bring
the animals on at fair rate of growth
all summer Liberal feeding of corn
for three or four weeks before mar
keting will assist weight and quality
of flesh.
There is distinct public demand
for the meat of lightweight hogs rang
ing from 200 to 800 pounds. The most
profitable pork is that grown in eight
to ten months, or from April to De-
cember, so that most OF the growth is
obtained from field forage.
Perhaps as good a plan is to market
the majoity of the hogs late in tn,
fall and carry over the remainder un
til they are sixteen to eighteen months
old. The bacon market calls for the
large animals, and prices are higher
in winter and spring than in fall.
All the breeds of hogs have their ad-
vocates. For general purposes moth
ing is better than to use dams of Ches-
ter White, Tamworth or Duroc types
crossed with males of the Poland Chi
ma or Berkshire variety. This kind OF
breeding will give large litters and
good sized animals.
In this country the most popular
breed has been the Poland China.
This breed has many good character
istics. 1t is rapid grower makes
good use of food supplied and can be
kept ready for market at any time
either as a sucker, porker or baconer.
The litters are rather small, however,
and for this reason, as well as to get
more rangy animal, farmers are dis
posed to cross breeds.
The selection of the male is of great
importance, as he directly influences
every pig one may have to fatten and
il depends on his breeding very largely
whether or not the pigs can make
profitable use of the food given them,
As in the case of all sires, the male
should be pure bred. of approved
strain, both with regard to capacity
to put on flesh rapidly and to influence
the SOW in the production of large
litters
The dam need not necessarily be
purebred. provided she is good type
She should be selected from prolific
mother, as fecundity is hereditary.
The teats should number at least
twelve, fully developed, set well apart
even in size and the front teats we'll
toward the body The number of
teats does not indicate always the
number of pipgs she is likely to have
Whether on range or in pen, hogs
should have a medicinal ration made
up as follows; One pound each OF
wood charcoal. sulphur. salt baking
and sulphide of anthony. Pulverize
and mix thoroughly Use table
spoonful daily for each pig from the
time they are old enough to run in the
field Add tablespoonful of bonemeal
for each animal and mix the whole lot
with enough moistened meal or bran
to make palatable mess Clean wa
ter and shade are essentials. Dipping
is also advisable. In cases of sickness
keep those affected away from the
sound ones and take prompt action to
preent the spread of disease The
animals should be carefully guarded
against vermin, and if lice appear there
must be thorough overhauling of the
premises and the application of relia
BILE vermin destroyers.-By G.. C..
Bowsheld