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bone forceps. wire nippers. or knife.
but should never be pulled out
AS rule the SOW should not be fed
for the first "a hours after narrowing.
but should be given 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 he light
and the time consumed on getting
the SOW on full feed should be from
a week to 10 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 con-
stantly, it shows she is not giving
enough milk and more feed should be
the other hand. overfeeding is bad, as
it tends to congest the udder. which
will cause securing in the young pigs.
1t is best for the SOW and litter to
be in the open, where exercise, sun
light, and fresh air act benefcialty
for all of them. Even in cold wealth
er they may be able to get exercise in
lot sheltered by building and at
the same time be in the sunshine.
Do not allow the little pigs to be out
in cold rain, and always provide
clean and dry floors in the pens. II
the pigs do not get exercise they may
became fat and lazy. The best way
to avoid this is not to overfeed and to
compel the young pigs to take plenty
of exercise.
1t is of the greatest Importance in
raising pigs for the market that they
gain weight as rapidly as possible.
rhe first opportunity to force the pigs
comes when they are few weeks old
Up to this time they have been liv-
ing on their dams milk, for which
no perfect substitute has been founc-
After about .hree weeks the young
pigs begin to develop an appetite for
come accessory feed to supplement
the sow's milk, and they should be
given some additional food. The
pigs will eat from the sow's trough,
but it is better that pen or creep"
be arranged eadjoining that of the
SOW. allowing the pigs to have access
to a self-feeder in which shellsd corn
alone is fed for couple of weeks and
afterwards 3horts or wheat midd-
lings.
Excellent feeds for pigs of this age
ire dairy by-products. such as skim
milk or buttermilk. These, together
with mill feeds. as middlings. shorts.
and even cheap grade of flour, OF
with ground oats from which the hull
has been removed, give excellent sat
isfaction.
Pigs should be castrated while they
are young, preferably when to
weeks old, and before weaning. De-
tailed information on this subject 10
given in Farmers Bulletin 780. which
may be had on application to the Dt
vision of Publications. Department of
Agriculture.
Breeders differ widely is to the
age for weaving. The majority wean
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low the pigs % run with the sow up
to 12 weeks If skim milk is not OBJ
tainable it is best to let them nurse
up to 10 weeks. The weaving should
be brought about directly by taking
the pigs away from the SOW. Tap
pering off" is not good practice.
Feed for Newly Weaned Pigs
Skim milk and corn or skim milk
and shorts, fed in the proportion of
to 1, make an excellent ration for
weanlings. II skim milk is not avail
able a mixture of parts corn meal. 4
parts middlings, and part tankage.
fed as thin as slop is very good.
Good succulent pasture is benefic-
ial to pigs when weather permits.
Rye is much used for Fall hog pas
ture in the north, rye and crimson
clover south, while cow peas and soy
beans are used IN the Southern states.
Soon after weaving 1t Is best to sep
arate those animals which are to be
kept for breeding purposes from the
fattcning stock, as the development
for best results with each class re-
quires a different system of manage
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