The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-05-28
HOGS DO BETTER
WHEN KEPT CLEAN
Greater Growth, Fewer Losses,
and Bigger Profits
Result.

With humans cleanliness Is next to
godlness. With hogs. cleanliness is
the backbone of profits. Big dividends
in the form Of healthier hogs, fewer
losses. greater growth, and minimum
disease and infection are the results
of keeping hogs clean.
That the hog Is naturally dirty
animal is disputed by most hog rails
ers and swine specialists. The old
expression dirty as a pig" they say.
should be blamed on hog raisers rath-
er than on the animals themselves.
Hogs, without the help of their own.
ers, are unable to clean up their sur
roundlngs. and consequently are forced
to accept filthy environment.
Clean Hogs Pay Profit
The responsibility of keeping hog
quarters clean rests on hog raisers.
Like all other animals hogs do better
in clean surroundings. A few simple
rules of sanitation and cleanliness go
long way in producing money-mak-
ing hogs.
SANITARY precautions should he TAX
en- before pigs are farrowed," says
Ellis Hamel, swine specialist with
Purina Mills. A few days before far
rowing time the narrowing pen should
be thoroughly cleaned. All loose dirt
and dust from the ceiling and walls
should be brushed down, and all old
litter and manure scraped off the
floor. The entire narrowing house
should be thoroughly disinfected with
a solution of one half pint of cre-so-
fec in about ten quarts Of water.
Watering and feeding equipment
should be scrubbed In the same solu-
ton several times a year, but should
be particularly we'll cleaned before
pigs arrive.
Straw Makes Good Deddinq
1.-THE best bedding is made from
clean, dry straw covering the floor of
the narrowing pen. If the straw is
finely chopped and scattered as thin
carpet on the floor, little pigs will not
get tangled up in it.
but cleaning just the pen Is only
half the story in successful hog SAM.
tation," Hamel points out. "The sow
herself must be cleaned for the occa-
sion. Several days in advance of far
rowing time. the SOW should be
brought into the narrowing pen and
thoroughly washed with soap and
water. Disease germs and worm eggs
may escape soap and water" Hamel
says. so to play doubly safe, the en-
tire body should be disinfected by
thorough scrubbing with third of
pint of cre-so-fec In ten quarts of
water.
"These precautions insure young
pigs a clean start In life and eliminate
a great deal Of the danger of infection.
The possibility of pigs getting worm
eggs from the sow Is also prevented.
Move Pigs to Pasture
On a warm sunshiny day about two
weeks after narrowing. the SOW and
pigs should be moved to a pasture that
has not been recently used for hogs.
II 1t Is necessary to use the same field
year after year. the ground should be
plowed in the fall and planted to
good pasture CROP" the Purlna swine
specialist advises.
1.-THE sow and pigs should be kept
on clean pasture for at least the first
four months, and for the entire feed.
ing period If possible.
At five to six weeks, pigs should
be vaccinated for hog cholera. An
ounce of precaution Is worth more
than pound of cure In this instance,
since cholera when 1t strikes In the
hog lot, takes both pounds and profits.
Pigs bothered by lice should be
confined In a small pen and sprinkled
with solution Of one pint Of cre-so-