Show Pig Hatchery Idea Is Growing Rapidly Idea Opens New Era EraIn EraIn EraIn In Animal Agriculture In n recent years yearl many new significant significant sig sig- sig developments have created much attention for lor people engaged in the business of producing meat milk an and eggs But few lew advancements advancements advance advance- ments have become such a topic of conversation con as the pig hatchery hatch batch ery cry idea Based Dued on the idea of the baby chick hatchery which has hu become an accepted farm larm service the pig hatchery proposes the large sale volume production of 01 baby pigs on a commercial basis buls for lor sale to farmers farm farm- ers era as healthy started pigs pig There are a number ot of advantages In pig hatchery production as against farm farrowing of 01 pigs pig In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first place most hog farmers should be able to make a profit on started week eight-week old piglets that have been castrated vaccinated wormed and deloused e The above picture Is an Interior anterior ante Inte view of a pi pig hatchery at Forrest Ill showing pens on each side Bide of a center Isle with brooders on both sides Bides of the walk Radiant heating healing pipes give warmth and dryness to floors The heat Is U directed upward upward Upward up up- ward by a layer of vermiculite concrete under the pipes T The These h e s e store bought p pigs pig 1 g s through scientific feeding breeding and management practices have been carried through the most critical critical crit crit- ical period Consequent a feeder feed feed- er should have a minimum of trouble In efficiently converting his corn com or other grains Into pork without losses Advocates of pig hatcheries say another big advantage in buying hatchery pigs Is that the farmer can do a better job lob of raising hogs with less capital Investment in buildings buildings build build- ings and equipment and with much less work Swine producers believe that widespread development of the pig hatchery Industry properly promoted promoted pro pro- could do much for pork production production production pro pro- on a national level through elimination of heavy death losses and disease prevention and control |