The Springdale news., 1916-03-31
GROWING ANIMALS ON THE
 FARM
By H. A. Sandhouse. Assistant Pro lessor Animal Husbandry, Uni
 yersity of Arkansas.
No. 5.-Hog Raisinq.

Yersity Of Arkansas.
 The warm climate. long season. open winters, and the great abundance of grass and mast in Arkansas make con ditions almost ideal for hog raising At present statistics show that this state is not raising enough pork for It's own use. Il 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 10 Harrow will depend somewhat on the development Of the animal and the feeds available and building equip ment for young pigs. The early far rowing requires more attention and q warmer house than when pigs arc farrowed in the spring or early sum- mer. Early farroWing has it's adyan- tages as well as its disadvantages i'll that it enables the farmer to market his hogs earlier in the fall. before the bulk of the hogs are marketed. and the breeder of pure bred hogs will have animals old enough and devel. oped enough for breeding in the fall The house for the SOW need not nee essarily be an expensive one, and at the same time be of the individual or central type. Either type should be dry, we'll ventilated and lighted by means of large mum Der 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 we'll known disnfectant. Whitewashing a house with a mixture of one pint of crude carbolic acid for every three gallons of whitewash will not only disnfect the house thoroughly but will make it look heater and cleaner few days before Narrowing 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 small amount of grain and fed in a thin slop. Feed ing sows too heavy before farrowing may be the cause of eaked udder and lIy Al fa h.. 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 8 creep. 70 that they will be accustomed to eating grain be- fore weaning, and not receive any set back at that time. Corn alone is poor feed for hogs of any age, espe- cially with very young pigs, as they require more bone and muscle form ing materaI, which is found in sAch feeds as shorts, oats, oil meal and the legumes 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 two to three pounds of skim milk for every pound of grain
 A good permanent pasture will re duce the cost of grains, provided 1t is not pastured too closely and 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 fall. Dwarf Essex rape. if sown early. will be ready 10 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. the hogs can be turned in on the sorghum when it 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 eul- tivation will furnish fine feed By hogging down the corn and peas, and peanuts. the hogs will have a free choice system of self-feedng and will do better than when allowed to hog down corn. without any protein feed, as peanuts and peas without corn produce soft pork.