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Show CARE OF PIGS EXPLAINED To aid the many boys throughout Utah, who, as part of their club work are receiving the pure bred sows recently re-cently shipped in from the middle west, Professor J. C. Hogensen, of the Extension Division of the Utah Agricultural College, State Leader of boys' and girls' club work in Utah has issued a set of instructions on the management of pigs. These instructions, in-structions, which should appeal to all raisers of pigs, as well as to the club boys, are as follows: "In feeding hogs, variety is needed. need-ed. There are two general types of foodstuffs: protein food and car bohydrates. The protein foods are tissue builders and the carbohydrates carbohy-drates fat producers. Growing animals ani-mals need protein foods to build tissues tis-sues but will not do well on these alone. For fattening carbohydrates are needed on a larger scale. The common pig foods rich in protein are milk, shorts, bran, alfalfa, peas, and wheat. Those rich carbohydrates carbohy-drates are corn, barley; wheat and rye. Wheat and rye contain large amounts of both protein and carbohydrates. carbo-hydrates. Growing pigs should have plenty of fresh water at all time This is very important. In case y care for detailed information on r. tions, consult any standard book 0 feeds and feeding. All pig lots should bp built wher the sun will shine in some portio. of them at all hours of the day Sunshine is one of the greatest fac tors for destroying germs and keep ing down diseases. A supply 0'. clean, fresh water at all times it essential. The troughs should bo kept clean and not too much feed given at one time that it will be left In the trough to become sour and filthy. fil-thy. The troughs should be frequently fre-quently washed out and placed whore the sun will shine in them. This is especially true of troughs used for feeding small pigs. Cleanliness of the feed is essential in this case to prevent scours, which is the cause of death among so many pigs. Avoid sudden changes of feed for the sow just before farrowing or while suckling suck-ling her pigs. Do not give a sow too much feed at this time. She should have about four pounds of dry feed for each 100 pounds of live weight. Some clean, dry straw should be placed in every house for bedding, as it is essential that the sow have a warm, dry bed when she farrows. Many young pigs are lost each year from cold and exposure at farrowing farrow-ing time on every farm where no shelter is provided. The young pigs must be kept warm, dry and have plenty of sunshine until several weeks old in order to do well. Few sows that get plenty of exercise and are not too fat will need help in farrowing, far-rowing, but It is well to be present to give aid if necessary and to keep any pigs from being crushed. Clip off the small tusks the day after the pigs are born. Give them the best of care for the first ten days and the death rate will be reduced greatly. A flatboftomed trough with sides not over three inches high may be used for feeding the small pigs, and the feeding should be started as soon as they will begin to eat, or at about four weeks old. |