The Nevada County picayune., 1916-04-20
GROWING ANIMALS ON THE
 FARM
No. 5.-Ho0 RaisinQ,

No. o.-Ho0 Raising.
 By H. A. Sandhouse. Assistant Pro
 lessor Animal Husbandry, Uni
 versity of Arkansas.
 i The warm climate, long season, open winters, and the great abundance of grass and mast in Arkansas make con dittons almost Ideal for hog raising At present statistics show that this state is not raising enough pork for its own use. It Is encouraging to note, however, that the number Of hogs has increased in the past year and the increased demand for pure bred hogs would indicate that there are not only more hogs grown, but better hogs. To start in the hog bus mess requires but small capital and some experience in feeding and car ing for live stock.
 The time at which sows are bred to faTow will depend somewhat on the development of the animal and the feeds available and building equip meut for young pigs. The early far rowing requires more attention and warmer house than when pigs are farrowed in the spring or early sum mer. Early farrowing has its advan- taSes as well as its disadvantages in that 1t enables the farmer to market his hogs earlier in the fall. before the bulk Of the hogs arc marketed, and ths brssdss of yare bred hoSs will AAve animals ok enough and dsvel- s1sd enough for breeding in the fall. fhS houHs for the SOW need not nsc- sssarffy b. an sxpenaivs one. and a tAe same time be of the individual or central type. Either type should be dry, wsll ventilated and lighted by means of large number of windows on the south side. The hog houses should be sprayed and cleaned up at least once year with two to four per cent solution of some well known disinfectant. Whitewashlng a house with 6 mixture of one pint of crude carbolic acid for every three gallons the house thoroughly, but will make it look heater and cleaner. A few days before farrowing the SOW should be placed in her individual pen, so she can become accustomed to her new surroundings and not be nervous and restless. During this period just before and after farrowing, the feed should consist largely of shorts and bran, mixed with a small amount ol grain and fed in a thin slop Feed ing sows too heavy before farrowing may be the cause of caked udder and milk fever After farrowing the feed should be gradually increased until the pigs are able to take all their mothers milk Too much milk at first is liable to cause SCOUTS and thumps
 When two or three weeks old the little pigs should be fed shelled or soaked corn in creep, so that they will be accustomed to eating grain be fore weaning, and not receive any set back at that time. Corn alone is a poor feed for hogs of any age, espe- cially with very young pigs, as they require more bone and muscle form ing materal, which is found in such feeds as shorts, oats, oil meal and the legunes. Young pigs on pasture may be fed corn with about five to ten per cent of tankage, or if skim milk or buttermilk are available they may be fed with the grain, using tw wo to three pounds of skim milk for every pound of grain.
 A good permanent pasture will re- duce the cost of grains, provided it is not pastured too closely and a small amount of grain Is fed in connection with it. Several small patches of for age crops planted at different dates, so they will mature at different pc riods, will furnish good pasture from early in the spring until late in the faH. Dwarf Essex rape, if sown early will be ready to pasture in about six weeks, provided there is sufficient moisture present to germinate the seed Amber sorghum, planted three to five weeks after sowing the rape will be large enough to make pasture during the extremely hot and dry part of the summer Generally, theI hogs can be turned in on the sorghum when 1t is about two feet high. Cow peas planted with corn will make good fall pasture, or peanuts planted in corn at the time of the second cul. tivation will furnish fine feed. E. hogging down the corn and peas, and peanuts, the hogs will have a free choice system of selffeeding. and will do better than when allowed to hog down corn, without any protein feed as peanuts and peas without corn produce soft pork