Show SUPERIOR management OF SOWS AND PIGS M k Z J ar tho the large hog wa was raised by a member of the boys pig club the small one was raised rained by the boys father prepared by the united states depart ment of agriculture all hoe bog lots lota should be built where ili the e sun will shine upon some boma portion of them at all hours of bf the day says pays state farmers bulletin of at the department part ment of agriculture sunshine la Is i one of the greatest factors tor for destroying germs and steep ip down diseases A supply of clean fresh water at all times to la essen essential ilal tho the troughs should bo be kept clean and not so much feed given at one time that it willbe will be I 1 left eft in the trough to become sour and ethy the troughs should be fre washed out and placed where the sun will shine chine in them this Is especially true of troughs used tor for feeding small pigs cleanliness of me cho feed is essential in this case to prevent scours which is the cause of death among so many pigs avoid sudden changes of feed tor for the soya BOW just before narrowing or while suckling sucking her pigs do not give a sow too much feed at this time she should have about four pounds of dry feed for or each one hundred of live weight some clean dry straw should be placed in every house tor for bedding as it is ia essential that the BOW have a warm dry bed when she farr farrows many young pigs are lost each year from cold and exposure at furrowing rowing far time lime 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 arder to do well few BOWS that get plenty of at exercise and are not too tat fat will need help in farrowing furrowing far rowing betit but it Is well to bo be present to jive give help it if necessary and to keep any pigs from being crushed clip off the small tusks the day after the pigs are aie born guvo Z V hogs HOB raised by a pig club boy in alabama them the best of care for the first ten days and the death rate will be reduced greatly A flat bottomed trough with sides not over three inches high may be used for feeding tho the small pigs and afie feeding ceding should be started as soon as they will vill begin to cut cat or at about four weeks old remedies for hog diseases disease charcoal 1 bushel hardwood ashes I 1 bushel salt 8 pounds air slaked lime 8 pounds sulphur 4 pounds and pulverized copperas 2 pounds Is a good remedy tor for pigs suffering with scours and hogs bogs affected with worms according to the animal husbandry division of the bureau of animal industry department of agriculture it if the pigs show indications of scouring keep the charcoal mixture where the tha sow can eat it at will or sive give her 15 grains of at copperas in her slop every night and morning until effective in incase case of severe scouring with little pigs each may bo be given live five to ten grains of of bismuth atter after changing the sows bows lead feed flud find giving her the cop copperas one of the best beat preventive measures for worms Is to keep keeli the mixture where the hogs boga cab caa eat it at will mix the lime salt and sulphur thoroughly and then rix mix with the tha charcoal and ashes dissolve tho the copperas in two parts of hot hoi water store in a barrel under shelter but keep some of at it in a shallow box for the hogs at alt all times it hogs are already wormy turpentine can be given lu ili tile the slop each morning for three mornings at the tate lute of one teaspoon tul iu for baca 80 60 pound sot live feighl if hogs get plenty of exercise and aro are fed slop or soft feeds they will seldom become constipated in taso tans a pregnant sow becomes very couval paled give her one fourth of at a of epsom salts in her slop once dally daily until her bowels become normal examine the hoga bogs frequently about tho the ears neck flank and the inutile of the legs to see it if they ore are lousy lice cause among hogs of try icy age and death among many a ff to get rid of them wash or dip tho the hogs bogs in a solution of any of at tho the coal tar disinfectants disinfect ants A rubbing post may bo be made by wrapping some gunny sacks backs about a stake and wetting the sacks frequently with crude cruda oil so BO that tho the hogs may rub against them an effective effect lva method of 0 cleaning tho the hogs of lice during the bummer months is to pour dour crude oil on the water in the wallow A thin layer of oil will get on the tha hogs and will kill tile the lice without injuring the hogs bogs every year the loss losa of little pigs irom canker sore mouth Is enormous and might be prevented by a little care the disease is caused by intel intec tion through scratches on the nose or face oc at the pig by a germ which is found in the droppings and filth from nearly all hogs bogs the infection results la in swellings on the nose or in eating canker sores tho the small pigs havo have very sharp little tusks in the sides ot at their mouths which scratch or cut tho the others cheeks when they fight tho the disease may be largely prevented by clipping these sm ll oft even with the gums the day after the pigs are born and by keeping the pens cleaned and bedded with fresh clean straw care must be taken not to lacerate the gums when clipping the teeth and not to pull out the tusks an aw infection would probably take place through these wounds more readily than thad from the scratches made by fighting A pair of small bone foree forceps tor for clipping the tusks may bo be bought for 75 cents to 1 and should bo be kept on every farm where pigs digs are raised they should be carefully dis infected washed and dried after use in case infection has already taken place and ulcers developed tho the die ease may be treated by scraping each ulcer thoroughly and rubbing it with a pencil of 0 lunar caustic afterwards Atter warda swab the sores twice dally daily with a 6 5 per cent solution of potassium per mangana tc in mild cases good TO re sulta suite have often been secured by dipping the ibe head bead ot of the affected pig several times each day in a solution made by dissolving two ounces of potassium permanganate in a gallon of water if lumps or bolls develop on the snout cut deeply into each with a sharp knife and at once satur ate with tincture of at bodin wash the snout daliy thereafter with a solution of potassium permanganate and every day apply tincture of godla to the tha ulcers 0 |