The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-06
Good Profit in Fall
Pigs If They Are
Well Cared For


Two litters of pigs year from one
SOW is usually practicable, and adds
materially TO the success of the farm
project, the United States department
Of agriculture has demonstrated. Spring
pigs should be farrowed early in
March in order TO finish for market
in the early winter. FAN pigs usually
are timed to arrive in September
which gives them chance to get
well started before cold weather ar
rlves. After farrowng and before plac.
/ ing the pigs with the sow TO nurse,
/ cut out the eight small tusklike teeth
at the sides of the mouth These are
very sharp and might tear the sow's
udder or cause pigs to hurt each
other at nursing time. They can be
broken with bone forceps, wire nip
pers or a knife, but should never
be pulled out.
Give Sow Water But no Food
As a rule the sow should not be
fed for the first q hours after far
rowing, bu, should be given a liberal
drink Of water. If the weather is cold
the water should be slightly warmed
A thin slop Of bran and middlings
may be given if she shows actual
signs of hunger. The feeding for the
first three or four days should be
light and the time consumed in get
ting the sow on full feed should be
from a week TO ten days.
Great care should be taken to feed
the sow properly, or the little pigs
will show it. If they follow the SOW
around and pull at the teats constant
ly, it shows she is not giving enough
milk and more feed should be given
her TO stimulate its flow On the other
hand overfeeding is bad, as it tends
to congest the udder which will
cause securing in the young pigs.
II is best for the SOW and litter to
be in the open, where exercise, sun
light and fresh air act beneficially for
all Of them. Even in cold weather they
may be able to get exercise in a lot
sheltered by a building and at the
same time be in the sunshine DO not
allow the little pigs to be out in a
cold rain. and always provide clean
and dry floors in the pens. If the pigs
do not exercise they may become
TAT and lazy. The best way to avoid
this is not 10 overfeed and to compel
the young pigs to take plenty of exer-
else II is Of the greatest Importance
in raising pigs for the market that
they gain weight as rapidly as pos
sible. The first opportunity to force
the pigs comes when they are a few
weeks old. Up TO this time they have
been living solely on their dams milk
for which no perfect substitute has
been found. After about three weeks
the young pigs begin TO develop an
appetite for some accessory feed &c
{ supplement the sow's milk. and they
, should be given some additional food
The pigs will eat from the SOW.
, trough, but il is better that a per
or creep" be arranged adjoining thai
Of the SOW. allowing the pigs to have
access to a sclf.feeder in which shelleC
corn alone is fed for a couple o
: weeks and afterwards shorts or whea
middlings.
T. Excellent feeds for pigs Of this ag'
are dairy by-products, such as skin
milk or buttermilk. These, togethe
with mill feeds, as middlings, shorts
and even a cheap grade Of flour. o
4 with ground oats from which the hull
J have been removed give excellent sat
q, isfaction.
!. Pigs should be castrated Will
they are young. preferably when Il
/, weeks old. and before weaving.
, Breeders differ widely as to the ag
for weaving. The majority wean a
from to 10 weeks. and some ALLOW
, the To- run with the SOW up TO !
, weeks. II skim milk is not obtainabl
, II is best IL let them nurse up 10 !
!, weeks. The weaving should be brough
!. about directly by taking the pig
/. away from the SOW. "Tapering Off
4 not good practice.
4 Feed for Newly Weaned Pigs
- Skim milk and corn or skim mil
. and shorts. fcd in the proportion &
3 TO Z. make an excellent ration 70
weanlngs. IL skim milk is not avai
-, able "a mixture II parts corn mca
I parts middlngs, and ! part tankag
-, fed rs q thin slop is very good
/, Good succulent pasture is alway
4 beneficial 10 pigs when weather pei
! mhs. Rye Is much used Tor fall no
i. pasture In the north, rye and cr!m.c
clover farther south, while COW pea
- and soy beans are used In The soutl
a oru states Soon after weaving 1t
I, best 90 separate those animals whic
a are 60 be- kept for breeding purpos,
from the fattenng stock. as the d
o vclcpmcut for best results with cac
y. class requires q different system ,