The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-05-05

overcome it, depends largely upor
the condition of the pens and hous.
;ngs.
The hog is not ~irrevocably a filthy
animal. His unclean habits are the
result, largely, of the unfavorable
conditions under which he has been
obliged to exist. The f~attening pro.
cess is more OF less a heating pro-
cess and he goes into the mudhole t.
cool the fever in his blood.
Unless clean, comfortable, sanitary
quarters are provided for the hog, he
will be obliged to spend in fighting
off the effects of disease and filthy
surroundings, the energy that should
be devoted to the production Of fat,
which the world wants, and for which
lit is willing to pay a good price.
The greater fat producer a hog be-
come the mere ten::er he will Lc,
the more apt to contract disease, ALL
the more care and attention he will
require. The ".axor. back" was as
healthy hog and needed little or nj
care; but as is usually true, of ami
mails that do not REQUIRE care, ;her.
was nc profit in IL m.
Concrete and steel solve the prob
lem of sanitation. Pens Of tubular
steel panels, fitted with overlapping
malleable iron connections, offer no
Judgement for filth or germs, are
easily cleaned or d~isinfected, and
when set in concrete are practically
indestructible. They measure up to
the strictest hygenic requirements
and with but little care may be kept
so clean and well ventilated as to be
entirely free from the d~isagreeable
odors common to hog pens of the
ordinary type.
With lumber at the high price now
prevailing, steel and concrete are but
little more expensive to install, if any,
than wood construction, and they are
far o profitable in the end than
filthy wallows, disease-infected wood
troughs and insanitary shelters.
Troughs of concrete provided with
drains, or of galvanized iron, are
the most desirable. These types are
easily flushed, and offer no refuge for
disease germs. The galvanized
troughs may be hinged to the pam
Ell if desired, so they may be tipped
up out Of the way when not in use.
Concrete makes the best and cheap
est hog pen floor, and offers the
most secur anchorage for the metal
panel. Hogs should have a clean
place to eat; it saves feed and pre-
vents disease. The concrete is easily
and quickly flushed where running
water is available, or where the floor
is uncovered, rain and sunhine will
do much to keep it in sanitary con-
dition.
Plenty of fresh, clean water should
be kept constantly before the hogs,
mad is possible a concrete wallow,
which can be drained frequently and
filed with clean water, should be
provided for each pen. Hogs do not
perspire freely, and are easily owe
come by heat.
Hogs are valuable. The loss of
two Or three amounts to more, often
times than the total cost of sanitary
It's no longer a question
Of whether the hog grower can afford
it; it's a question, rather of whe-
Their he can afford to do without it.
Farming.
MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT
Havre, May /, 1916.-The monthly
Meteorological Summary with CON-
parative data issued from the local
Office, U. S. Weather Bureau for the
month of April, 1916, shows that no
unusual weather conditions prevailed
during the month. The mean tenn
perature for the month was al de-
grees making IN average daily ex-
cess in temperature of this month of
l degree as compared with the norm
al. The highest temperature was 81
degrees on the 9th and the lowest
was II degrees on the 7th, making an
absolute range of 81 degrees for the
month. The highest temperature for
April taken from SO years of record
was "a degrees IN April 28th, 1916,
and the lowest was II degrees below
zero on April LIST, 1889.
The total precipitation for the
month was O.69 inches, which is O.32
inches below the normal. There were
6 days on which 0.01 inch or more of
precipitation occurred. The aver
age number of rainy days for April
is eight for this station. The great
est amount of precipitation in "a con-