The Dermott news., 1916-06-22
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK
No ,. Summer Care of Swine.
Ev II. K Sanders. Specialist for Iis
 Club Work

SJars should live ont ot doors m the fresh air during the summer months. and whenever posslbl. they tbould De turned into new lot. winch will be most apt to be free from coEt6nIna- ton or disease. and thus the hogs Will escape intestinal parasites and other ailments swine will do at lehst r. per cent better on pasture than they Will if fed III closed pens ENer Ctse makes d strong pig. the lack of it & weak pig With sueeulent pas- ture feed and a reasonable amount Of cfXin and plenty of exercise pig wiH develop strong bone. muscle. viz orous digestive tract and good con stitution However contrary 10 com mon practice. Il kas been demonstrst- ed that pasture alone Will not give the best results. pigs must have some grain. The mature rig can hardly suhsist on grass and pasture alone. but good pastures Of alfalfa, clover or r. will more than sustain life. | The following information taken from Htnrys Feeds and Feelings Will De lhltItS'lHh lO |htbt pNihe swine on pasture and feeding grain Prof Henry found thst a pig weigh ing loo pound. consumed eight-tenths of pound of grain and one and sin tenihs pounds Of skim milk per day. and made a kain of one md si1tenths snd that 25 per cent Of the feed gwen pig weighing lVo pounds WAS used for maintenance while the other $ per cent went 10 produce daily kain. With the zoo pound hog 3t per cent of the feed went for actual nsinte nance and s4 per cent of the feed went to produce daily gain. ho not fofger that Il is improbable 10 keep the pig IF the pig pen and feed Il corn and slops alone. because the farmer can actually buy bacon from the grocer man cheaper than#it can n. produced under such conditions no not depend Gpon pasture and pas ,ure alone pasture and a reasonable amount of grain will pro0uee best.
 Good shade should be provided. and running water supplied. Well water is preferable but fl tke supply come. from sprue or brook the farmer should be cure that Il lS sateguardcd from contamination The greater part of the weight of < hos is water, con sequentk II Is very important to ses that he is supplied with plenty of pure fresh water during the summer months
 Provide artificial wallows. made Of cement. that will hold five or six inches of water They are much bet ter than NaIlo~ holes. will not spread disease. afford much comfort and are pa,,ug proposition where many pigs are kept
 Every hog rayer should practice keeping his pens. wards and houses clean at All times lioe breed In duaN places and at least twice a year there should be general cleaning of the feeding places and ofthe buildlngs lot. and pens used for housing hogs All manure. filth and dirt should be scrsp-d up and pu on the farm. where it belongs Then AtrslaCked linn. should be scattered freely in all CT therc pihCeSs tsHNtLAilN III ile su,ldinx. where the hogs make their beds and at theu feeding places This scts as \ disintectant Hoss are un, clean and filthy only when they are compelled to be so They are drive to II bS force of circumstance over which thoy have no control and when lice get on them all they can Co 10 to scratch and be annoyed This makes r impossible for the hog to thrive well How can lice be prevent ed The eas,est way is 10 provide as offer To do this. drive s stakS into the ground near the feeding place. wrap yunny sack around N. tie n tightly. SO that the ssch csnno, come o6 and ssturate with crude oil and hsep p saturated the hog will do tue rest Some people use cosl oil miled with grssse. but if y0l want te laugh st and enjoy Apprsciative hogs. pro vide a sslf-oiler for them But do not neglect the simple devices if you can not provide an automatic oiler.
 See tAat plenty of salt charcoal wood ashes lime etc. are kept hs fore the hogs at all times Hosr crave salt charcoal acts as resu- lstor. and wood ashes and lime hsild bone
 Plan 10 have plenty of summer le- gumes with which 10 fstten lour hogs on this fall One seve of Soy beans should graze ten ptss weighing 4S pounds each for 10 or 45 days. when fed one hle ear oi corn each . day and at he end of the 40 days the pigs will weigh about l25 pounds An acre of peanuts yielding 40 bushels Nu produce 4or pounds of pork. though it Is better to feed an ear CT tvo of corn per hog per day, as reeua's alone make soft, Aahhy pork one acre ef good cowpeas in corn wl.l carry three pigs weighing SO pounds until they weigh ab but 225 pounds.