Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-24

There is a great difference in opin- Ion among farmers-and good farmers it that-as to the age at which sows mould be bred. Some men breed gilts It ten or eleven months, while others 10 not breed until they are two years cid.
 Never select a brood SOW with a ong, lean, narrow head, and wicked Lttle eye. She is apt to be nervous and cross and pig eater.
 It is a good plan to feed little grain to the growing pigs, even though .hey are running on good pastures.
 In the South many hog raisers turn their young hogs out into the swamps along the rivers and creeks, and pay 30 attention to them during the entire summer, rounding them up in the fall, snly to feed them two or three weeks before shipping them to market. Some rurprisingly good results are obtained l this way, too.
 Sows with a young litter should be watched carefully. for there are many LOWS that do not give enough milk to Itart the pigs of well. In such cases he youngsters should be fed little whole cows milk, warmed at first, and later skim milk, with handful of shorts in it.
 The man who raises pigs for mar set, and pushes them along with some grain, shorts and oats. even while they are running in rich pastures, will bring them to perfection much more quickly than if they are allowed to run on grass alone, until fall.
 Keep the box full of charcoal, salt and sulphur, where the pigs can get at t all the time. It may surprise you to sud out how much they will eat, but it will pay to provide this food for them.
 When pigs are old enough to eat they should be fed in a separate pen from that in which theiS mother is confined A door just large enough to admit the pigs and keep out the mother should be placed in the parti- ton, so the youngsters can come and go at wiil.
 Sunshine and exercise are the indis-
 
 Modern .og houses are, as a rule. too close. zoo warm and too comfort able.
 Poor ventilation is the common fault and the inaccessibility to sunlight is an equally serious one.
 It is a sad mistake to imagine that increasing the bulk of the feed for hogs by adding water will do them any good.
 Clean food and clean quarters will keep the hogs healthy.
 Keep the troughs clean. Never feed any fermented food.
 Among the feeds that should be given is skim milk, which is very good. as it contains large amount Of pro teiu. and is bulky. Clover is an ex- ceptionally good feed in the green .tate. and even clover hay steamed nroyes very nutritious. Oil meal cake contains much nutriment of the right Kind Where alfalfa can be had it is .Iso good. Oats in various forms fur nish the exact kind of nutriment most xeryiceable for the breeding animals
 The SOW that is carrying pigs needs a large amount of protein food on ac- count of the extra bodies she is build ,neun. But care must be taken not to have too much protein in the food. as inc starchy parts are also needed. The starcb-torming elements should be five or six times the protein elements This is about the composition of oat meal Bran is a highly nitrogenous t.sa and should be balanced with something else when it is fed. All plants that have pods are rich in pro ,ein and are thus good materials out ., wb,ch to make food for breeding swine.
 young boars will usually make bet for growth if kept separated from the .oxs There might be conditions or
 an,,ons where this would not be .rus but they will certainly be rare, Not only should the boar be separat' .s from the sows when there are
 .,~ nies around, but at all other ,,o.es The mos expensive way of saen,ne a 5oaI 'o let him run with .ss rest of the heru. He should be
 , |, a lot by himself, but this lot .sp.,s be large enough to furnish smrJp green feed and plenty of exer. sise