The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-12-05

success in pork raising. Some impor-
tant facts pertaining to successful hog
breeding have been emphasized In re-
cent years. The animals need pas
ture, shade, clean water and intelli-
gent feeding.
Under old methods Of farming hogs
were more misused than any other an
; imals. Generally they were housed In
filthy pens and made to consume their
floors. It is waste Of money and
effort to handle pigs In any such way.
At the same time, 1t is unnecessary
to build expensive houses. Any snug
building that. will protect the stock
from excessive cold and rain is sufi-
Client Give the pigs just as much
outdoor life as possible and consider
1t a matter of course that they must
have a good pasture. Glover, alfalfa
and rape help to grow pork cheaply,
and they assist In maintaining health.
Farmers should aim to put well fin
ished porkers on the. market at cost
of cents pound or less. 1t can be
done for considerably less than cents
on pasture, skimmilk, carrots and
culled potatoes, with Just enough bran
or shorts to keep the digestive system
In good order. Early spring pigs
brought up in field with such food
should weigh $50 pounds at eight
months. AS cold weather comes on a
moderate ration of corn should be In
troduced and an increase of this feed
made when it comes time for finish
ing the stock for market
Fall pigs may be handled in an equal
ly profitable way. They require no
feed except what their dam provides
until they are three weeks or a month
old. Then a little SKINNED milk and
some shorts placed In a clean trough
will assist their growth. They can be
weaned at six or seven weeks and kept
| growing rapidly on milk, shorts, ground
oats and cornmeal. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to introduce whole grain, although
| q little shelled corn will be useful in
| putting on good quality of flesh. This
kind of a menu with good pasture
makes a well balanced ration and q
rapid rate Of growth IS kept up.
Market conditions will regulate the
time for disposing of the fall filters.
If prices are high In early summer,
when the animals are six to eight
months old. it will pay very well to
finish them off with corn and send
them to the packers. If prices are low
and the demand light it will pay best
to carry the porkers along until fall.
! Aim to market them either before OF
after the hottest part of the summer
Remember also that hogs put on the
! first 200 pounds of flesh at lower rate
! Of cost than any subsequent weight,
/ for as they increase In maturity they
! require a larger proportion of corn
Fall pigs may be carried along for
twelve months or considerably longer
! If there is plenty Of pasturage and
other feed. Bacon hogs at fourteen tc
eighteen months are in good demand
and pay well.
In addition to the above suggestions
as to feeding and housing farmers need
to have in mind the fact that worms
are productive of great damage in pork
raising. There are few simple rene
dies which assist In keeping animals
healthy and vigorous. Pigs that are
taking on flesh rapidly are subject tt
fevers, especially in hot weather.
good mixture to keep before hogs al
all times is: Salsoda, three pounds
glauber salts, three pounds; copperas
three pounds; common salt, thret
pounds; sulphur, one pound; charcoal
four pounds. When the herd is infest
ed with worms 1t is well to use san
tonin and calomel. These are fed In 6
thin slop when the animals are hun
CRY. For pig weighing 100 pounds
use six grains santonin and four grains
calomel. Increase the amount accord
Ing to the size of the animal. 1t Il
good economy for farmers to provide
these remedies and always keep then
on hand