The Spectator., 1916-05-09
GROWING ANIMALS ON ruk
 FARM

Av k A. aAnahosaDs, Assistant rro-
 ssssor AnanaAl Husbsnazy. UnA-
 vssstsv of Arkansas.
 TAs warn elimstA lonS ssAsoa, sesn vnesss, and the Rsa& abundance oS 0Nss ed mat iA ArkAnaAs make oon- 011sns ahnsk idse, for hog raisans. Al Dssssa& seseisttcs show tha< tAis Senos . noa EAAstnS enough pork for - ova uss. k . encouraging to DoeA howevss. tAak the number of AoQs hes tnsrsased in the past year aad the Increased demand for pare 00A hA0s would fndAeAAs that thsee - not oaiy more hoss grown, bve bssesr ho0s. To start h the hog bus ha0s ve0utsss but sVnaN capital and esoas eapes4anos h 1ssAlns and eAr- lAG sos nvs stock.
 The t4ms e whtcA sews ass brsd to Assow vii depend somewhat On the devslopmsnt of tAs animal and the essds available aAA hsAsd1ns sauip- asos Sor y'osas pics. The early fas- rsw1AS sseuirss rnors attsatisa aad . vAs1aer Ao~ss than whsa Dass ass 1Assovsd h the spring sg early sum- nas. AAs0 farrewtnS has fts aAvan- tags e wsn as ias dssAdwantaees h eAA4 k enables the AFmss to naSAe< bls hoSs saylier h tAs Aali. bsfoss the 6alk q the hogs aes mArhsssd, ssd tAs brssdss of p1rs hed hoOs VI ha~e a1.nah old s1ouoA ed osrd- eQsd enough 1or hseediAg h tho 1aA ns hsuss for shs sow Desd Aee nse. sooara3y b. an sapea63~s ooa, AaA e ths sane tine be of ths inAtvidval = central type. Either type should be dry, w>n veataated end lighted by means Of large nuaber Of viAdowv On the sovth side. The hog houses shoaid bs sprayed and cleaned uo at least oacs . year with two e fouy Dse cent solution of some vsh known dbtafeosant. Whisswashfng . kowss v1kA . nAxsuss of oos pint of orvds cArbolic astd for every three eaNoos ot wAitewash win not ealy liolnfee1 the house thorousAk. b>k will nake 1t look heater and oisAnss. A few dAys bs1orc Throwing the SOW shouSl bs placed in her individual pen. e shs esa beooas acouStonsd to her nov susvouAdinss and not bs nervous soA restleAs. During thk period. just bseDrs and after farrowins, the 1ssd sAsuld sonsist largely o( shsrts cad hsan. n,lxsd with a small amount ee Waln and fed in thin slop Feed ing sows too heavy before farrowiAg mAk fever ANsr fArrowinS the feed sAould hs gradually increased vAth tAs pies are able to take aN thsk no&hsr's nth. res much milk at 1PN is liable to oAuss SCOUTS end 0Mnps.
 Whsa tws sv tAsss weeks old the Mo1as pAO should be fed sAsilsA e soAkel corn ia . cssep. % that they - bs aAsustoAsd Q ss11nS ssain bs- 1ers wsanias. aad not receive Aay sss- haSk q tA~t time, Corn alone is . Dsss fesd Sor hogs of aay age ssps- eAany wtAA vsry yeuag pigs. % they roQuiss more boae end muscle form iaG natsrA. which is found in such feeds e shorts. oats, oil meal and tho lsgHAss. Young piss oa pasture nAV bs fed corn with about Ave te ten psr oeat Of taakAse. or if skim m1lk CT buttermilk ere available they nAy hs fed with the grain, using two to Gree ps~ads of skin mNk for every pound of graiA.
 A good psrmaasat pasture will re- 1noe the cost of grains. provided 1t is net pastursd toe closely and a small ano~n< sf yah l. fed h connection wtsA t Several snAu patches of fer. a0s cssss planted ct different dates. = they VI nature ct different pe- yts<s. win fssAish good pasture from sas1y h tAs spring uAtn Late in the Ill Dwsrf Hsssx Saps. If sown early. VI bs psaAy ts pasture in about six yeeaA DsSvs6e1 sAsss is ss0sleat