The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11

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are intended for market. The addi- |
ton of little sweet skim milk to
their ration at weaving time is es-
pecially helpful to young pigs. Cas-
trating should be done a week or 1Ol
days before weaving. Spaving does
not pay.
Feeding.
The best information on the feeds
available in the farmers locality can
be readily and accurately given by the
state experiment station. Pigs make
the best use of concentrates. Those
can be fed in a seif-feeder and can
be supplemented by various slaughter
house. bakery, or table by-products.
etc. A by-product to be economical
should be fairly concentrated, should
be moderate in price per 100 pounds
of nutriments, and should be fresh and
free from faint. During the winter.
leguminous hays fed in addition to the
concentrate help reduce the cost of
production. In the summer, pasture
crops, such as rape alfalfa, bur clover
crimson clover, rye, etc, make very
economical and efficient supplements
tor hog feeding. In practically every
farming district in the United States
cheap and efficient forage and grain
crops are available for hog production.
These should be diligently studied by
the. farmer, with the aid of the state
and federal forces, and used In the
most profitable manner
The self-feeder is greatly reducing
the labor cost in hog production, and
the principles governing its use should
become part of every hog growers
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feeding growing, fattening stock,
which is the largest part of hog pro-
ductlon on most farms.
Hogs require continually mineral
supplements to their feed. These have
been furnished in some of the South
ern states by allowing them free &C
cess to the following mixture:
Charcoal -.------.----------.---.-.....-.1 busheI
Hardwood ashes .--...-.---1 bushe1
Salt ..------.---,--..--..--..-- pounds
Air-slaked lime .--.-..-.-.-8 pounds
Sulphur ----------------------.---4 pounds
Pulverized copperas % pounds
Mix thoroughly the lime, salt, and
sulphur, and then mix with the char
coal and ashes. Dissolve the cop
peras in parts of hot water and
sprinkle over the whole mass, mixing
it thoroughly. Keep some of this
mixture in box before the hogs at
all times.
Diseases and Parasites.
The prevention and cure of disease
are always more readily accomplish
ed where cleanliness and sunshine
prevail. Probably the commonest and
worst troubles of hogs are hog chol-
/ era internal parasites and lice. The
farmer should make thorough study
} of the methods of preventing and
, treating these troubles. The study
should be made by consulting state
, and federal authorities who will glad
!, ly give information on the subject.
e If the hogs are already wormy, tur.
: pentine can be given in the sloD each
morning for three mornings at the
rate of one teaspoonful for each 81
| pounds of live weight. Turpentine
? however, is not very efficacious, and |!
liable to injure the kidneys.
y Santonin, which was formerly wide
' ly used as remedy for worms II
/ hogs, is practically unobtainable a
the present time owing to foreign
. trade conditions. The following treat
2 ment has been found to be very effec
n tive in experiments by the depart
q | 'Iltlll. WllHHOlu dill Ietu anu WdLc
, for "a hours. then give each pig
;, tablespoonful of castor oil to which
:, has been added oil of American worm
v seed as follows:
v Small pigs, 2 to 3 months 35 drop
S Pigs weighing 30 to 100 lbs, SOLO
) drops. Larger pigs one teaspoonfu
e Each pig should be dosed separated.
e if the best results are to be obtained
e In case separate dosing is imprac
ticable on account of lack of assistanc
: the pigs may be sorted out into small
e lots of half dozen each, according
i to size. Thoroughly mix the caste
d oil and wormseed oil in proper guam
/ titles with small quantity of milk 0
y mash, and give it to the pigs, watch
Il ing them carefully to see that non
V gets more than his share. Attempt
e ing to dose too many pigs at tn
II same time in this manner will resul
l. unsatisfactory, as some will get NOR
/, and others less than they should. Thi
n treatment should be repeated In
d week or 10 days to secure 100 per cen
e efficiency
Q Crude oil makes an excellent di
o for hogs. 1t can be mixed half-and
IS half with water and sprinkled on wit
n a sprinklng can. Kerosene oil emu
= sion is another excellent thing to ri
le the pigs of lice.
ID Realizing what dismal failure thi
III, hac made in hnth erf