Show Hog Sanitation System Spreads Industry Undergoing One of Most Important Improvements Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments to to- Stop Disease Pr p r d by th the United States State Department ot of Agriculture in fn the rapid expansion In the us Jim of ot the system of swine sanitation commonly commonly com com- known as the McLean county system the swine Industry Is now undergoing un- un one of at the most Important improvements In respect to disease prevention since the general adoption of ot the preventive treatment treatment for hog bog cholera bolera Reports from v various rloU states In n the Central West Vest to the United States Department of ot Agriculture Indicate indicate indicate In in- that this plan which has for Its main object the the- prevention of the large Jarge arge losses losse from roundworms and various fil borne bor borne i e diseases of ot of young pigs Is being adopted at at at- atan an Increasing asing rat rate Extension forces have ha been tak tak taking ing- ing ingup up p th the plan with energy and In many instances swine sanitation has been bee seen made one of the major majo projects for the co coming Ing year ar r Campaign In lowa In Io Iowa Ioa a one of the heaviest hog- hog producing areas areas a campaign ampa to e extend tend over over oyer a t ten c year ten r period hils his has b been en outlIned out- out lIned with the Idea ultimate ultimately y of ot getting get get- i ting ng fhe the system g generally adopted through throughout ut that state state and and thereby Increasing Increasing Increasing In In- creasing efficiency In pork production Nearly one half the counties In Illinois Illinois' are s. s said to be Included In t the e coming oming years year's program of ot work york t to reduce the fhe ravages ot of roundworms and filth borne diseases dIseases' of of f SIne ine Two years ears ago Nebraska got eight or ten orten ten county agents Interested In this work and and- they In In- turn brought the he new system to the at attention of ot many of ot the progressive hog raisers Considerable ConsUl Cons d- d erable advertising g Is done through the newspapers newspapers the the use ue of ot department films and through the efforts of the department specialist who operated co-operated In giving talks on sanitation as ag a means of ot combating roundworms In that state state- the work has hns been growing steadily and is continuing to increase every day The growing Interest In this Improved improved improved im Im- im- im proved system of ot growing vIng hogs Is Indicated indicated indi Indi- to the Department of Agriculture Agriculture ture ture by the frequency with which county agents are now mentioning It ItIn ItIn itIn In t their reports In In the statements covering the work for tor the tle past year re r this subject Is mentioned by county county county coun coun- ty agents This y year ar at the International International International Live Stock exposition many of ot the club bo boys s 's who showed pigs in the competition had pad raised alsed them according to the J McLean system or had at least least ad adopted pt d the the gener general l principles rIn of f sanitation There Ther also has been a gr great at dema demand d for the dep department film dealing with Ith this problem The Thel Missour Missouri Mis Mis- sour Agricultural college has hae recently recently- ordered a a. a third print of It The states tates meI mentioned a above oye are are only a few of ot those In which gr great at interest Interest- I is in being t taken en In the subject The new plan Is b being used as s far Ohio ns east eastus us Ohio and as ag asfar astar tar far west as Nebraska and the Dakotas and Interest in H It h has s been shown In various other parts of ot the United 1 States tates Essentials of Plan For the benefit of those who are not yet et acquainted with the ess essentials i ls of ot this new plan It may be outlined brIef brIef- ly Iy as as' as follows The pigs are farrowed in pens that have been thoroughly cleaned with lye and boiling water and supplied with clean clean- bedding The sows before being put in hi the clean pens for farrowing are scrubbed with soap and varin warm water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter to tr free e them of ot dirt which may IDay contain eggs of ot roundworms and other germs likely to be abundant in the soil of ot permanent hog bog lots Later the BOWS and litter Utter are hauled not driven to clean pasture preferably legume pasture which has not been used for tor hogs since cultivation Until they are taken to pasture the sows and pigs are kept strictly in their clean quarters quarters quarters and nd until the pigs are at least four tour months old the they are kept on pasture pasture pasture pas pas- ture entirely away from the permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent hog lot Pigs started this way are protected from the danger of at serious serious serious seri seri- ous infection with worms and lot hog-lot diseases and get a strong advantage over those that must take t their chances with the present ever pests Experience has shown that the practice practice tice Uce pays big dividends and the ex ex- ex- ex pense is 18 small An Illinois farmer expressing his with result of ot experience view as na a Rather nather than the new system says go back to former methods I would of ot the quit the business The practice McLean county system at present prices means the difference between profit and loss to the hog raiser The system gives giveR the little a fine start and ond keeps them coming in healthy health thrifty thrift condition from frolD the very cry first which Is Ia most essential as a poor start means a runty unprofitable pig later on TIm Thu I have been able to market my six months pigs at weights of from to pounds Under the old system system hogs often did not reach this tem tern n ny flY 1 weight as yearlings By Dy marketing hogs at nt six months of ot age I have bave been the high September September September Sep Sep- ble not only to sell on and April markets but also to raise twice as many pigs with the same amount of ot equipment with the additional savings of ot six Dl months months' upkeep upkeep upkeep up up- keep and care The United States Department of or Agriculture has detailed information on this sense common-sense system of ot reducing of I ing worm losses on the hog bog farm the corn belt Ho Hog raisers may have haveIt I It free tree by writing the department at Washington |