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Show aising Tigs for Tuture fork Supply "By N. A. Clapp, AT NO lime In the history of tho country coun-try has the outlook for higher prices for pork been better thun at Iho present pres-ent Mine, The supply of hogs In the country is limit, our manufacturing Industries are active, giving employment to a largu army of laborers that mul bo fed. The moat from the hog Is becoming more and more popular among laboring people on account ot Its palatabilly and uh an economical food It has no equal among the meats. Fork I3 u popular meat on account of the ease with which it can be cured or suited, transported to all parts of the world and handled under varying conditions be-loro be-loro ll Is used. It Is always In a convenient form to be cooked nnd served on short notice, no-tice, or it can be cooked and kept for a considerable con-siderable length of time, which makes II available to be used on a lonp tour of travel Another condition may be looked for. As the cold weather haa been so steady tho ows will remain in the nest a pood deal of thu time. They will not get out and exercise exer-cise sullkientlv to keep up a heallhy circulation circu-lation and will not transmit nufllelent life nnd vigor to the pigs to enablo them to live. If the sows have been fed on rich feed, have become fleshy and lazy, thero will be more or less pigs that will have Just life enough to squeal, but not life enough to get to the row und bo nourished. Sometimes whole litters arc nflllcted In that manner, and when one has them ho will be confronted con-fronted with a discouraging proposition. I do not know of any treatment that will savo them. After the litter nf pigs gels started care rhouid bo exercised lo glvo the sow only mich feed aa will enable her to give a reasonable rea-sonable amount of milk and keep ihe pigs In a healthy condition. The little fellows nrc very sensitive to changes of feed. Anything Any-thing that Is hard for tho sow to digest will disturb tho condition of the digestive organs of the plRs and glvo them diarrhea. A tc-a-ppoonful of flour of sulphur given to the bow twice per day will usually regulate matters with tho pigs, but the Improper feed phould bo withheld, aa a repetition of ueh conditions Is likely to lead to more t.eri-mis t.eri-mis rtlfllcultlcs. In my own experienc I havo not found any. better grain feed for tho bow than corn-and-oat chop and the wheat middlings, equal purls. If there Is u tendency to constipation a. little wheat bran can bo added and also 11 small amount ot roots or potatoes, but do not depend on the roots as a feed; uso them only to keep up n healthy nnd moderately lax condition of tho system. Give tho pigs n dry, warm neat in which to remain nnd let them have a chnneo for exerclpo while jet young. Do not let them pet the habit of spending nil the time lu the ! nest; they need exercise as well an pure air. pee that they get both or they will get in a condition that will Induce thump, which I , will Ulk aJUout UUkr. In it easily and It Is often the cause of Iho loss of some of the pigs. Bo sure the pen Is warm nnd compilable. compil-able. Do not let there be any drafts of cold air coming In ut the side and do not let too much space above allow tho cold ir to come down on them. An extra cover four feet above the nest may be the means of saving the Jitter from chilling If the weal her Is severe and Ihe pen Is large Inclose In-close the nest by false partitions lo prevent cohl .iir coming In at that time. Theso ar-lltions ar-lltions can he dispensed with as soon a.i tho pigs get started. (in several occasions when the weather was severe I have partitioned oft a small pen In the shecphoiise and made a covering for It, and It worked very nicely. Tho sheep manure being a WHrm manure) made a warm bed for the pigs when born nnd while young up to the time that they could endure con-dillona con-dillona elsewhere. It Is not necessary to move them for a week or two, as they do very nicely In the sheep yhed, us n large number of sheep being in there night and day kee p the temperature at a comfortable point. When ono wishes to move them let the sow eiut then catch thu pigs and put them In n bnskcl nnd put a blanket over it to hold them In ami carry them to the next in Iho hothouse or other place where yon wish lo keep them. Coax the sow to tho place where the plga are; she will ree-ognb'.o ree-ognb'.o them nnd use the new quarters ns n home, A chnnge to a clean nest Is likely to do them good. It ono has made any mistake about the records and the pigs come before the neces-ary neces-ary prepnrntlon.s have been mide for them, do not neglect to care for them. Take a basket or ci tub (one with flat bottom is best), heat a soaptone or some bricks ami I put In the bottom, cover with a layer of plraw, then with a dry blanket Put the pigs In thorn as fast as they come and kei p o blanket cover over the top of the tub and you have a "brooder" that will mako thcta comfortable until they ar dry' enough to put with the sow. If the weather Is beverely cold they can be hebj for a feeding or two In tho tub and led sweetened cow's milk with a test-spoon. If a pig gets chilled do not abandon him n.s long as there Is life. Take a pail and put wnter us warm as the hands ei(n bear in It nnd hold the pig In it with the head out of ihe water until ho Is revived. Wrap in a warm woolen cloth and feed some milk that Is warm. Keep him comfortable until it Is afe to put him with the sow. Tho success achieved with thu litter will ' de pend a good deal on how the? sow has been ind Is handled at furrowing time. If she lias been kept on elry feed she should linvn Homo succulent feed, like roots, from tho flart. In absence of roots feed some tdoppy feed with wheat bran and middlings In It Feed lightly at first nnd increase gradually until she Is on full feed by tho tlmu the pigs nrc a. week old. If the sow Is Inclined to eat the pigs take them away from her at once. Find the cause if possible. It may be that phe has hold of tho afterbirth, nnd as Ihe pigs have much the eamo oelor she wants more, Slvi may bo constlpatpd, and if bo give s-rtme laxative feed, well salted, nt once. Take homo edd fait pork, cut it In thin slices and feed her one tllco at a time until she does not want cny more and will Ho down und remain quiet. Then it is afc to put tho pigs with her. The causo of pig catlnK lu generally constipation, con-stipation, which cuuncrt a fevered condition nnd delirium. If tho sow has had an abundance abund-ance of exercise beforo farrbwing tlmo and has had eome succulent food along uch a thing as pig eating Is rarely known. As the presi'tit winter ha been a steady, cold one, with 110 interruption of warm, thawing spells, when sows would naturally get out, exercise and get a variety of feeds part of the time, t we may expect to find porno sows that will Lavo tbo pifi-eatlng fever. or as a dainty with other food nl a picnic dinner. People In foreign countries appreciate our pork meats and buy and consume largo quantities at all limes of the year In fact, ciur meat products tliat mine from und urs a pari of our American hogs uro nniong the most popular and widely known commercial com-mercial products that 'ire sent out from our country. American hogs, raided under favorable fa-vorable conditions that mako them healthy and from which a belter class of meal Is produced than anywhere else In the world, are accorded honors abroad not given to any produced elsewhere. Aa the tfcuson for the arrival of spring pigs Ik near al hand, ll Is a matter of importance im-portance lhat wo should bo prepared for them In order to eavu ;u largo a percentage aa possible. Thei farrowing nest should be provided beforehand and the sow allowed to occupy It at least a week or ten days before be-fore Ihe pigs are expected. A liberal amount of Ftraw should be provided and then sho should have an opportunity to warm nnd pack It before the pigs come. II Is a mix-lake mix-lake to put In a lot of fresh straw JuBt beforo be-foro the ptU arrive, for they get tangled |
