Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-04-20
Rules for, Shipping Hogs in hot
Weather Which Will Reduce the
Usual Heavy Losses

Usual Heavy Losses
Due to the hot weather, the usual
losses to livestock, especially hogs, are
enormous. By following the sugges-
tons given here as nearly rs possible
all of at least a part of the damage
can be eliminated, say specialists of
the Division. of Extension and. railroad
traffic men.
Haul or drive your hogs to the ship
ping station in ample time to allow
them to become rested and cool before
loading.
When ordering cafifor loading
hogs, insist upon clean one bedded
with sand, clay or earth
Wet thoroughly the bedding and in
terior Of car before loading.
Give only small feed of grain be
fote shipping. Heavy feed means
more body heat generated.
Load not more than one hour be-
fore the train. lis to depart. -
Load slowly, and carefully avoid
excitement and donnot bear or bruise
the animals. .,.i'f'y i
Load not to exceed $4,000 pounds
fat hogs and $4,000 hogs in a stand
ard, SO foot carr during warm weather.
Have water applied to the bedding
in the car at available points imnied-
lately after the train stops.
Use ice on floor of car whenever
possible, three blocks to dar., ~,
Report in attention or neglect
promptly to the Superintendent of
the Division on which your shipment
originates. 49,
Never throw water directly upon
the hogs after they become heated.
Run it on the floor of car under the
hogs instead, s.. . htG:eI &c., .
Proper Care for Chicks Matched In
III, ,iplncubators ~ "a .
HChickens Matched in incubators
are apt to have bowel trouble because
they are most subject to cold air+-
for'we just will open the door of the
machine to see how the hatchfis COM
ing.on or to show the baby how many
chicks there are out of the shells,---
then when we take them to the brood
er we are not careful to protect them
from the cold air" says Mrs! Kate M!
Wells, poultry specialist, Division of
Extension. Remember that the tenn
perature of the incubator is1100 de.
grees and even the room temperature
is too chilly for the chicks at this
early state of their existence. They
should be left in the incubator and
its brood chambr for at least As hours
after the last one matches. Then if
carefully removed to warm brooder
and fed correctly the first few weeks
there will be little loss from bowel
trouble. -''.'-,-~'r % 90 ' -
Toe picking is especially, bad among
incubator Matched chicks and is some
times due ito bver, crowding I'M the
brooder but more often to, mal-nutri-
ton. Their food lacks some element
that their body needs it may be}greeh
food or animal protein. The use of
sour milk from the first feding will
generally prevents this trouble. They
need the vitamins in , the milk for
their proper growth and should be
given as much of this food as pos
sible. s.,
Green food must be furnished.
Brooder chicks enjoy pulling to pieces
sods of grasses or dandelions, , 4
If other animal protein food is
scarce given groderi chicks fresh pork
lived fed raw. Cut, it into. small
and give them all they win eat - "
1t is one job to- obtain. a good
hatch and another task ito save the
baby chicks after they have been TAX
en- from theuincubator. Only proper
brooding plus good feeding will start
the baby chicks on the, road to ma
turity.