The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-04-11
Backyard Pig Feeding.

tlons to raise pigs in their back
yards are beng made in Canada
aud the Pennsylvania Depart
hent of Agriculture has repeat
e6ly urged greater interest In
hog raising in this State. The
appeal to the Canadian people
which can we'll be followed in
Pennsylvania points out the prof
it's of backyard feeding.
The hog plays Il most important
part in rationiug our armies and
those of our Allies. No other an
imal can 50 quickly and econom-
ically produce the meat and fat
in which our European Allies are
so woefully short. Eventually
success of our armies dependa,
! IN no insignificant degree, upon
the ability of our people to raise
hogs-and more hogs.
In this important work resi-
dents of villages, towns and cities
can give most helpful assistance.
Nor need the work be unpleasant.
GAS dirty as a pig" IS an old say
ing which mallgns the hog. If
gwen a chance to be clean, the
pig is among the most cleanly of
domestlcated animals. With
reasonably good management,
the hog is neither unsanltary nor
offensive when fed 10 the back
yard of an urban dwelling; while
the table refuse, other wise vast
ed, may be profitably utilized by
him. The householder, IN short,
who In this year of trial feeds a
pig, at once performs a most ur-
gent patriotic service and utilizss
spare moments and table refuse
very proftably for himself
Weanllng pigs, at from six to
eight weeks of age, weigh IN the
neighborhood of thirty pounds.
If males, they should be castra-
ted either before or shortly after
weaving. Young sow pigs will
make as economical gains as the
barrows. Generally speaking,
pigs that are fairly long, deep,
with rather shors, broad heads,
fairly strong bone, and an abun-
dant coat of silky hair, makes the
best use of the feed supplied,
and consequently will make the
most economical gains.
FEED A PIG, BECAUSE
1. Hogs multiply rapidly and
mature quickly, so that they
offer the quickest means of In.
creasing the armies supply OF
meat.
2. Hogs produce more meat
from a given amount of feed
than any other domestic animal,
3. Hogs give greater weight
of dressed carcass in proportion
to live weight than any other
animal.
4 The carcass of the hog con.
tains more edible meat IN pro
portion to bone than that of any
other animal.
5. Pork and bacon contain a
large proportion of edible fat
which Is vitality needed in the
ratlons of soldiers.
| 6. Bacon is the most compact
form IN which meat can be ship
ped abroad.
| 7. One or two pigs can be
kept IN the backyards of thous
ands of urban households with
profit.
1t Is necessary to supply
growing pigs with food which
are concentrated in character,
that Is, containing not too much
fibre and bulk, Young Pigs are
generally weaned with skim milk,
so that when this food Is not
available, we must try to replace
it as best we can. AT the outset
then, some shorts Or mlddlngs
should be available. They are
rellshed by the pigs, and may be
fed to a certain extent right
through the fattenlng time
Tapkage, which can also be pur-
chased at the feed store, can be
fed with profit. 1t helps to take
the place of the skim milk. II
should be fed sparlngly at first,