The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-06-06
BY GEO. p. MINETTE
County Club Leader


two weeks of age.
First day-After hatch is COM
pleted, leave in incubator first
twenty-four hours. Lower to brood
ing temperature gradually.
Second day-Feed six times, pro-
viding " ounce Approximately one
small handfuD for each so chicks
for each feeding Of one of the fol-
lowing rations: CD Steel-cut oat-
meal, co finely cracked wheat, CD
finely cracked corn, "a commercial
chick starter, 90 cracker crumbs
or dry bread crumbs, dry or mois-
tened with whole sweet milk, or CO.
hard-boiled egg with cracker
crumbs.
Third day-Feed as during the
second day, and give one feeding
of green food-a lettuce leaf, or
short grass on sod. Do not cut in
to small pieces but make them pick
1t up. Continue green food until
the chicks are placed on range.
Fourth day-Beginning on the
fourth day, and until two weeks
old, in addition to scratch feed,
greens and water, give mash COM
posed of equal parts by weight OF
finely ground yellow cornmeal, oat-
meal, pure wheat bran, and wheat
middlings. To seven pounds OF
this mixture add pounds of meat
scraps and a tablespoonful of fine
table salt. Feed in a covered sau-
Ger for 80 minutes, twice daily,
gradually increasing the time limit
until after the chicks are from
to 10 days old the mash is before
them constantly.
Early lambs should be provided
with lamb creep so that they may
get ground grain in small trough.
A small hayrack for the finest and
most leafy hay obtainable should
also be arranged. This assists in
getting the lambs to eat and gives
them a good start before the pas
ture season. If ewes are lambing
on grass and the feed is not too
abundant small creep, placed
close to the water supply, where
the lambs receive grain, more than
pays for the effort put forth. AT
first the lambs will take only a
small amount Of grain. Regulate
the amount by the quantity eaten,
as lambs relish only fresh clean
grain. A small amount of oilmeal
fpea size) added to oats and bran
makes good ration. A little corn
may be added but only small
amount.
It is well to watch the flock
closely at this time as this is your
harvest time and every lamb saved
means extra money next fall.
The direct object of the pig club
is to teach boys and girls to raise
and feed hogs for profit. Hogs are
machines which convert our farm
feeds into pork. This being true
we should learn which types are
most efficient and what combina-
tions of feeds give the best results.
IF this is learned while one is
young, many costly experiences
may be avoided in later years. Join
the pig club and learn how to raise
pigs. It has been we'll said that
Nothing will make a regular man
out of good boy or a regular
woman out of good girl like own
ing something alive and something
of their own"
A member enrolling in the pig
club is not only starting a school
but he is engaging in a business.
There are many breeds of hogs
and no one best breed. They all
have enthusiastic supporters.
Choose the breed that you like best.
II you are successful in raising
purebred breeding stock, you will
find it easier to sell them if you Sc
iect the breed that is most popu-
lar in your community. There is
less difference between breeds than
between individuals within the
breed. Remember that like begets
like. Pay particular attention to
the sire and dam of the pigs. Select
pigs that are long, deep and uni
form in width. They should be rath-
er outstanding, having a strong,
well-arched back, a smoothly laid
In shoulder, well-spring rib, and
a deep plump ham. Special atten-
ton should be given to selecting a
pig with four strong feet well set
on the corners and having short
pasterns. Shoulder meat is the
cheapest meat from the pig. Do
not select pig that is coarse. in
shoulder. Avoid pigs with light
bone, those with long, weak pas
terms, or those that do not have a
strong arched back. The short
legged, closely coupled, chunky
type will not make as desirable
gains as the bigger type. Select
pigs that are healthy, thrifty, and
with plenty of vigor, as indicated
by deep, wide heart girth, plenty
OF width between the eyes and
ears; and strong, wide snout of
medium length. The pigs should
be sleek and smooth. Wrinkles
are Objectionable.
For some time after pigs are
born their rate of gain, or thrift,
can largely be accomplished by
proper feeding and care of the sow.
After they are ten days old make
creep for the pigs so that they
can eat by themselves. Put the
boards on vertically so the pigs
will go between them rather than
under. If they have plenty of ex-
ercise and sunlight they can not
be overfed. Shelled corn, a little |
whole wheat, ground oats with the
nulls sifted out, middlings, and |
are good at this time. The
,orn and wheat may be scattered |
IN the floor or fed in trough; the |
'ats, middlings, and tankage may
De fed dry, separately, or in a thick |