The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-09

vide this into two feeds, morning and
evening. This amount Of grain will
make them grow nicely on good
pasture. AS they grow, increase the
amount of grain. When they weigh
about 1875 pounds give them per
cent. of their weight in grain, and
when they weigh about $50 pounds
each give them per cent, and finish
them off, slaughtering in the winter
on a cool day. Pigs properly fed
should weigh 200 pounds at months
old. DO not feed cottonseed meal to
hogs.
1t is not necessary to spend a lot of
money to carry out such a plan. OF
course, the Bermuda pasture where
the sows are turned should have
good fence. The crops on which the
pigs are grazed can be fenced with
homemade hurdles Of lumber or WOW
en- wire, which may be moved as de-
sired, and the pigs will stay in it while
the pasture is good. Ten pigs can be
kept on half an acre Of one of the
crops mentioned above from four to
eight weeks, depending on their size.
3. A poor pig is not worth raising
or feeding. Your pigs should be sired
by a good purebred Duroc-Jersey,
Berkshire, or Poland China boar. Af-
ter you have decided which of the
three you wan, stick to same breed
and in little while you will have
pigs which are very much alike, a
model for others, and an advertise
ment for your community. If you can
afford it. start with good grade sows.
If not, natives (razorbacks) will do.
White pigs should not be used in the
South, as they sunburn badly.
4. Expensive houses are not nec-
essary for hogs in the South. Give
the SOW a dry place to farrow, a pen
we'll bedded and sheltered from cold
winds and storms, and both she and
the pigs will do we'll. Little pigs that
get chilled or wet soon after birth Of
ten die or grow into "runts." If there
is no suitable place around the farm
for the sow, make a lean-to with
poles, about 10 by IL feet, 6 feet high
in front and feet high behind, fac
ing it to the south, and thatch it with
straw, cheap hay, or even cornstalks,
and the litter will be we'll housed.
Make the thatch roof higher in the
middle than at the sides and smooth
it down so that rain will run off.
Pigs should have shade in the pas.
ture, either trees or artificial shelter
and plenty of water. &c.
Sanitary Suggestions.
No one should attempt to raise hogs
unless he Is willing to give then,
good feed, good care, and protect them
in every way possible from disease
Worms, hog cholera, lice, and canker
sore mouth kill large numbers of hogs
throughout the South, especially lit.
tie pigs.
To prevent worms keep the follow.
ing charcoal mixture before the pig.
all the time:
Charcoal, bushel.
Hardwood ashes. bushel.
Salt, pounds.
Air-slaked lime, pounds.
Sulphur, pounds.
Pulverized copperas, 2 pounds.
First mix the lime. salt, and sui.
phur thoroughly. and then mix in the
charcoal and ashes. Dissolve the cop
peras in quarts OF hot water and
sprinkle it over the whole mass, mix
ing thoroughly. Store this in a bar
rel under shelter, and keep some of
1t in an open shallow box where the
hogs can get it as they wish.
Hogs will not have cholera unless
1t is brought to The farm in some way
from hogs which are sick. There
fore try to keep buzzards and other
oirds away from your hogs. Do not
visit farm where hogs are sick or
allow the owner Of sick hogs to visit
yours. Do not keep your hogs near a
stream that runs through a farm
where there are sick hogs before it
gets to yours. Hog cholera may be
prevented by proper incubation. See
your county demonstration agent
about this.
Watch the hogs, especially the lit
tie pigs, to see whether they are lousy.
II SO. get some disinfectant and wash
the pigs with it, or rub on a mix
ture of lard and turpentine or lard
and Kerosene, two parts Of lard to
one OF turpentine or kerosene Tie a
gunny sack around O post where tho