El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-24
TROTTER GIVES
ADVICE ON HOGS
Selection of the Boar and
Care of the Brood Sow of
First Importance.

Artesia, n. NJ, Feb. 24.-In an ad-
dress before the annual meeting Of the
Eastern New Mexico Swine Breeders
association. o. NJ. Trotter, president OF
the association. dealt first with the
boar and his care and gave much valu-
able advice on herd management to the
swine breeders. Mr. Trotter said;
You will please allow me, in my
own way. to put before you my ideas
on herd management l will first take
the boar and his care. Make your Sc
lection with the purpose you wish to
accomplish. IT you are raising hogs
for market purposes select medium
sized animal, well developed in ham
and loin. with good deep chest and me-
dunn hone. good feet, and legs set
straight Provide him with a lot con-
tanning at least one-eighth OF an acre,
and If that is not possible turn him
out at least two hours each day, for
eNerci6e. Feed him TO promote growth
and fat He should he at least one year
old before being put into service, as
then he will last several years and give
better results az he grows older. L
prefer an aged boar to a young one.
as 1 find the pigs are stronger and
grow much better.
Selecting the brood sow.
Will NOW lAEe up the DTOOQ SOW.
Make your selection from a prolific
family, avoiding high strung. nervous
animals, when possible. Treat them
kindly at all times. as it will be neces-
sary to get into the narrowing pens,
and you want 10 do this on the best of
terms. That may possibly mean the
saving Of an entire litter Of pigs, and
II pays to save them. After narrowing
be careful with he feed. Give lit
tie water the first % hours: the next
day some slop, very gradually increas-
ing the feed. Look out for black tuslIs
in the pigs. as they cut the tongue
and gums, and prevent them from nurs-
ing Cut them of at once with a small
pair of pinchers.
AT the first symptoms Of scours
cut the feed off If feeding soft feed,
change il to hard, such as shelled corn.
Have the pigs exercise just as soon as
possible, out in the sun, that being
the best treatment you can give them.
Change the bedding twice a week.
spraying the new bed when put in. As
soon as the pigs begin to eat and
they soon get into the mothers feed,
provide them with a separate feeding
pen. 7 usually have five or six differ
ent sizes and ages. and I teach them to
go to their respective feeding pens.
as IL only takes little time for them
to learn just where to go for their
feed.
ST also have a hospital pen. well To-
Gated. and at tae first signs Of any
thing wrong, u the hospital they go
/ am sure that I have saved myself
serious losses Unay way, and I use dis
infections very freely in that pen.
After weaving the pigs, the sow
should have at least two weeks TO re-
cuperate before breeding. Then she
should be well Fed. with a good pas
ture to run on. alfalfa preferred. Then
you could expect a good litter Of strong
vigorous pigs, and that is what we are
all striving for and we can only sue
coed according 20 the feed and care
given.
Do Not Fool the sONs,
There is no use in trying to fool
your sOws. I know OF a man back in
Indiana who thought he could. He
built five foot woven wire fence
around his wood lot and turned his
brood sows in there TO root hog or die.
What happened Along about roasting
ear time-an old SOW can smell new
corn a mile-eacl morning he found a
big red SOW feast,ng on his corn. How
the SOW got there was puzzle the
farmer could not understand, and
things went on that way until the
corn was about all gone. He decided
to keep watch and learn the facts in
the case. At one place along the fence
stood q large tree with a grape vine
hanging from . big limb, and to his
surprise he saw the big red sow take
a run for the fence. jump and catch
the grape vine. swing a few times and
drop gently over into the cornfield,
There is no use trying TO fool them, it
can't ne done.
Housing II Important.
"No as to the housing. 1 like the
A or colony house best. Make one side
on hinges so that it can be raised and
closed as the occasion may demand. l
like a house in lot OF One-eighth OF
an acre. Let that be the unit Of hous-
ing. and increase the unit according to
the number of brood sOws- These
houses can be easily disinfected by
turning them over and letting the sun
shine in.
we can best keep down disease by
providing cleah drinking water, and
sanitary sleeping quarters, with the
necessary good shade in the summer
time. Shoot every stray dog and pigeon
that comes around the Hog lot, and
burn all dead animals at once. Co
operate with thu men our government
sends out to help us. DR.. Gibson OF
Arkansas. says, Give me the cooper
alton q the farmer and / viii stamp |
out all disease without using one bit I
of either serum or virus
About the Feeding.
zone word about feeding and l have !
finished ] find ~ using from one and !
a half to three pounds Of grain each |
day ! can make a three hundred pound I
hog at one year old. With grain at |
the price Of one dollar per hundred |
and hogs at eight cents per pound, |
there is a splendid profit. Our one /
great asset is alfalfa, and my idea Is /
to turn all Of il that 1 can into pork, /
and / find by using a limited grain 1
ration. to balance the alfalfa, is where /
1 make the chief gains