Show SHELTER AND FEED FOR SOW to neglect her before pigs come Is not good business raising hogs Is profitable by n R cl 0 to produce strong healthy pigs they must bo be looked after before they are born the sow while Vre pregnant gnant must be cared for and fed properly if she ehe la Is to give birth to a good litter of pigs As aa a rule the sow Is neglected luring during this period tho the owner seeming to think that the application of care and feed after she has farrowed furrowed far rowed Is all that is required we should know that a poorly nourished mother means a weak sickly litter of pigs figs tho the question of shelter Is an important one whether in the northern or southern bouthern states alt although kough in the south the far south especially very little shelter except at rowing farrowing far time IB needed at farrowing furrowing far rowing time the mother should always to be supplied with a building that will afford shelter ier from the rain and the wind for both the mother and tho the pigs until the tha pigs become dry it if the tha wind t iii k Por portable lable hog house strikes tho the young pigs when they are first born they will often hill chill to death each farmer can make his own shelter to bo be in keeping with his surroundings but probably the boat and most economical building that can be made la Is the portable hog house am aa shown in the illustration these houses may vary in size elze those with floor door dimensions of six by eight feet six by nine feet or eight by eight feet will ie be found meat satisfactory is the root need not be over seven feet high at tho lie highest point the house may be rondo made on an runners to facilitate facilitator moving it t about to the sow BOW from crushing the pigs at farrowing furrowing far rowing time a scantling should be fastened to the inside of the house about eight inches from the ground projecting about ton ten inches toward plan of construction tho the center of 0 the pen the small pigs aan can run under this protection protect lon find and keep the mother from lying upon them supply plenty of straw for bedding especially at farrowing furrowing far rowing time the necessity of tho the careful feeding of the sow before farrowing furrowing far rowing time should be apparent to every farmer tor for it Is impossible to obtain good pigs from a weak improperly fed neglected mother pastures are the basis for the profitable handling of pigs the pigs should be gotten up to weaning time line as cheaply as aa possible anil and the cheapest be i P way to do this la Is to havo haro a pasture for cor the sows bows to run upon every mouth month in the year that la Is possible in the south gouth it Is very little trouble to have pastures practically the year around but in the northern states more months of grain feeding are ara necessary of df course the sow should bo provided with some grain in addition to lo the pasture but the pastures will save a great amount of grain it must bo be remembered that the sow BOW must be nourished in such a way that the pigs will come into the world strong abuid healthy henl thy corn alone will not keep keel the sow BOW in a good healthy condition but corn along with a good leguminous pasture will provide her with a good ration when pastures are not available such stich feeds as skim milk and brant bram should be used along with the corn not more than one halt half of her ration should ever be made up ot of corn the other halt should be made up tip of it a feed that will furnish plenty of ash and protein leguminous pastures are the cheapest feeds that can be found to go along with the corn with a good leguminous pasture the sow saw will be maintained in good flesh when she aha la Is fed a ration of corn equivalent to one per cent of her life weight for a pound sow this woud bo be two pounds of corn dally daily when no pasture Is provided it requires from froia six to seven pounds of grala grain to malti maintain tall i pound sow in proper condition |