Show WEANING THE PIGS IS NOT DIFFICULT little fellows S should hould be given sufficient food to make them independent it IE the pigs have been properly man aged tor for the first month al alter stor they begin to eat and are taking feed in amounts sufficient to make them more or less independent ot of the BOWS milk weaning will not be a difficult matter the time bowean to wean will depend on an the way the pigs are eating it they are not thoroughly accustomed to a grain and skim milk ration the time must be delayed it the sow is not to bo be bred soon there Is no harm done by letting tho pigs run with her until the age ot of twelve weeks or longer breeders bleeders Bre eders differ widely as to the age at which pigs are weaned the majority wean at six to ten weeks some come wean earlier than this A considerable number lot the pigs run with the sow until her instinct tells her that they are old enough to shift for themselves it if the sow Is taken away and is still milking she may be returned to tho the pigs once a day for two or three days until drying off is complete |