Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-03-06
TIMELY NOTES
OF THE SUMMER
HOG LOT

Pasture and pure water are the per-
lection of pig feed for summer
Mud holes and wallows have no
place in hog pasture.
Every pig that goes to pasture
should have ring in his nose
For summer bedding few loads of
clear white sand is excellent.
Eliminate cabbage, turnips, etc, a
few weeks before butchering time.
Do not let the yards become foul
and unsanitary. Pillow them often
Cast-iron troughs are the most sani-
tary, although plank will do if kept
clean.
Fifty hogs in bunch will thrive
better than large number
The perfect mother punches her
brood in some corner and settles down
few few feet from them.
Never select young boar with a
coarse, homely head and expect re-
suits that will be satisfactory.
When a sow is cross and ugly to
two litters in succession, sell her.
Prolihgacy must not be lost sight
of in the general-purpose hog.
The pigs digestive apparatus must
be developed to its full capacity be-
fore the fattening period begins.
Select sires and rams from large
filters.
Excessive flesh produces a crowd
ing of the internal organs that is detri-
mental to fecudity.
The digestive powers of the hogs
are the feeders foundation of success.
Similarity of breeding stock pro
duces offspring of much greater value.
Do not compel the pigs to lie in wet,
muddy nests over night and never al
low them to become chilled.
Pneumonia is just as likely to oc-
cur with pigs as with human beings,
although the pig is more certain to re-
cover; however, il is an unfavorable
condition and is not wanted.
Young pigs should have fresh sod
thrown in to them occasionally if they
are not allowed to run out into the
large yard The best thing for young
pigs is to get them out on the ground
and in the sunshine. 1t is almost i'm
possible to secure thrifty young pigs
unless they have sunshine, exercise
and yard to run in.
The business of breeding pure-bred
swine, is business by itself and it
should not be undertaken by anyone
who cannot keep records straight and
who is not willing to invest good
money for improved blood.
The most conservative course is to
select the breed most popular in your
vicinity and improve upon the com
mon individuals by the use of i'm
proved breeding boars.
The idea of perfect comfort should
predominant in every building that is
constructed for hogs.
As narrowing time approaches be
sure that the old SOW is in a good pen
with strong rail or plank around
the sides standing out some Is inches
and standing about foot from the
floor.
A large proportion of the growth
obtained while the pig is less than
five months of age costs only little
actual money and to make the business
profitable it is essential that we Sc
cure the most gam possible during
the first few months of the pigs life.
When pigs are kept eight months
when fully as good weight could have
been obtained at six months, the profit
is anything but what it should have
BEEN
There are good openings for men il
the pig business, who will feed city
swill. 1t is good material for pig feed
ing, but must be fed with judgment
Before feeding, it should be heated up
and fed before it becomes cold. IL
many cases outbreaks of disease come
from feeding cold swill.