The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-10

and for twenty.four hours afterwar,
the sow should have no feed Dur.
ing this period all the fresh c,oar
water that she may desire SHOULD no
accessible. The water should have
the chill taken off. The first feed
after narrowing sould be very light
preferably bran mash. The best
indicator of the amount of feed noe
essary for SOW and her pigs is her
condition and the condition of tho
youngsters themselves. The sow
should receive enough to keen her
and her pigs in fair condition (not
bony), and yet she should not be-
overfed. Overlooking Of the SOW
often causes scours in the pigs.
The pigs should be weaned at six
or eight weeks of age. BY this time
they should be eating readily and
should be continued for two or three
weeks on the same mixture that their
mother was receiving, after which
the feed can be changed gradually
to a growing, fattening ration if the
pigs are intended for market. The
addition Of little sweet skim mill,
to their ration at weaving time is es.
pecially helpful to young pigs. Cas-.
trating should be done a week Or ten
days before weaving. Spraying does
not pay. -.
Method Of Feeding
Pigs make the best use of concen
trates. These can be fed in a self
feeder and can be supplemented by
various slaughterhouse, bakery, or
table byproducts, etc. A byproduc,,
to be economical should be fairly con.
centrated should be moderate in
price per 100 pounds of nutrients,
and should be fresh and free from
faint. During the winter leguminous
hays fed in addition to the concen-
trate help reduce the cost Of pro-
cuction. In the summer pasture
crops such as alfalfa, crimson clover
rye, etc, make very economical and
efficient supplements for hog feed
ing. In practically every farming
district cheap and efficient forage
and grain crops are available for
hog production. These should be
diligently studied by the farmer with
the aid Of the State and Federal for
ces, and used in the most profitable
manner.
The self feeder Is greatly reducing
the labor cost in hog production, and
the principles governing its use
should become part of every hog
growers equipment. 1t is especially
useful in feeding growing, fattening
stock which is the largest part of
hog production On most farms.
Hogs require continually mineral
supplements to their feed. These
have been furnished by allowing
them free access to the following
mixture:
Charcoal .................. l pushel
Hardwood ashes .......... l bushel
SalJ ......'.. ....ss. pouhuo
Air slaked lime .......... s pounds
sulphur ......... ..'''.'.. pou'
Pulverized Copperas ...... 2 pounds
Mix thoroughly the lime, salt and
sulphur and then mix with the char
coal and ashes. Dissolve the copper
as in two parts of hot water and
sprinkle over the whole mass mixing
1t thoroughly Keep some OF TINS
mixture in a box before the hogs at
all times.
Diseases and Parasites
The prevention and cure of dis
ease are always more readily accom-
plished where cleanliness and sun
shine prevail. Probably the com
monest and worst troubles of hogs
are hog cholera, internal parasites
and lice. The farmer should make
thorough study Of the methods OF
preventing and treating these trou'
bles.
II the hogs are already wormy'
turpeutine can be given In the sloP
each morning for three mornings AT
the rate of one teaspoonful for eacH
eighty pounds of live weight. Iuip'
entine, however, is not very eihcaci'
Gus, and is liable to injure the Alu'
neys.
Santonin, which was iorihe'''
widely used as remedy FOR worms
in hogs is practically unobtainapie ~
the present time owing to foreis"
trade conditions. The foilowihe
treatment has been found to be very
effective in experiments by the u
s. Department Of Agriculture:
Withhold all feed and water iVi
twenty-four hours, then give eaon
pig a tablespoonful of castor oil "