Show PREVENT PIG LOSSES BY GIVING SOW PROPER ATTENTION AT FARROWING TIME NU X I 1 ll 11 wak 4 W X I 1 11 F I 1 y 4 g K M U WELL CARED FOR PIGS IN THE FARROWING PEN pr pared by the united states department of 0 agriculture I 1 lii pig that call be raised tills this will lie be needed to add to the lie food supply of the lie nation and every ono one will add to the ali profits of the grower grover Inc linn ronse use the lie number ot of pigs by preventing losses tit nt furrowing fallowing fal far lowing rowing time and insure rapid gains in ili weight by giving tile the SUM sow and young pigs tile kind of core that will result in ili healthy devel pio tills this depends ile to it great extent upon the management of tile tho sow nl at time of As tile tho time for furrowing farrowing tin far rowing approaches the sow sov should bi be wat elied carefully in ili order older that its as bi stance may le ile riven given if necessary tile HIP sow generally becomes iier nervous and nn restless us as parturition approaches she makes a nest for tier her young a swollen nelna alid milk down in ili the tents nip fire visible signs ono can bo be quite certain that n sow will furrow inte lit in the afternoon or the following night when milk Is found in tho the tonti lit in the morning the hie feedar feed nt tills this time should he be aloi sloppy and limited in amount nothing but lukewarm luken nn water should be given the sow during 24 hours previous to far furrowing rowing if site hns has lilt eady farrow ed it litter and tills hns been properly fed and cared to during pregnancy littie difficulty justy be expected with young sos those bred tit nt nn an immature age there Is considerable risk tit nt tills this time riot not only to the pigs but to the ho sow herself licis elf amount of bedding there Is a difference of opinion us its to tile the amount of bedding which should be given glyen to the sow tit nt tills this time an active sow in comparatively thin condition 41 can bo be trusted with a liberal amount of bet bedding filing but cows sows which arcan are in high condition or which tire nt at nil all clumsy lind better be given only a mode inte amount of bedding leaves or short straw tire preferred tho the far furrowing farrowing rowing pen should be dry try ind well ventilated but free from drafts provide tho the pen with a guard rall mil made of two by four planks with their edges against the sides of nf the he pen about ten indies inches nuovo tile bed 1 these prevent the sow front from lying against the partition and lessen the danger of injury to the he pigs the litlo tie 10 fellows will soon learn to creep under the lie guard roll rail when tit the 0 sow ROW lips lies flown what to do when pigs arrive when the pigs tire born during warm weather they thet tire nrc less liable to become chilled and will generally abid theair way to the tents unaided in ili extremely cold weather tile pigs will be in danger of being chilled tulle as tile lie hog house Is heated to remedy tills place 11 few heated bricks in the tin bottom of it basket or small box covering them with chart or straw kind ind put it a cloth c top to keen in the heat unless tile sow objects too seriously the he pigs may inny lie bo rubbed try dry with alth it sort soft cloth and placed in the lie receptacle at ft 4 fil enst at ns as they arrive it if any of tile the little pigs appear to bo be lifeless when hoy aro born first see that all mucus Is removed from tile nose then give gho the pig 09 n few gentle slaps ships on the side with the hand tills this will start tho the pip pig breathing it if there Is tiny any life in the body give it a suck stick of the sows bows and place it in the receptacle ns as described previously the pigs will vill not suffer if they to do riot not stick for a fe bev minutes after farrowing furrowing far rowing cut out back teeth before placing the pigs with avith the sow so cut out the eight small teeth there tire are tour four of these on oil each jaw in tile the rear of the mouth these thee teeth tire aro very very sharp tin and it left in the ggs mauth they will likely bauo tearing of the sows bows udder tin and the little pigs cut ono an others mouth while fighting for it i tent teat these teeth can be removed with bono forceps tor cepi wire nippers or with it knife never pull out the die teeth always cut or break thein hem off after this operation Is over place tit the pigs with the sow care caie being taken that ench one ona gets to a tent when the afterbirth after birth Is passed it should bo be removed from the pen nt at once and burled or burned there Is good reason to believe that eating the afterbirth after birth Is often tile the beginning of the habit of enting pigs the bows sows feed great caro care mastbe taken to feed the sow properly it if site Is not being properly fed the lutle pigs will show it if tile the pigs follow the sow around very much and pull tit at tier lier tents teats it Is a good sign that lint cho Is riot not giving enough milk and more feed should lie ile given to stimulate tho the milk low flow when a sow Is overfed causing a heavy flow of milk scouring courlang Is generally produced produce in allf pigs it if tills this liap happens cut down HIP sows bows feed immediately give the sow 15 or 20 grains brains of sulphur of iron copperas in tier her slop morning n and I 1 id evening and if necessary increase the lie dore doff until results have been obtained |