Duchesne Record | 1917-09-08 | Page 3 | Water for Hogs in Summer

WATER FOR HOGS IN SUMMER SUM Muddy and Filthy Wallow Holes Are Often Means of Spreading Contagious Contagious Contagious Con Con- Diseases Hogs should have access to plenty of water during the hot summer months but the muddy and anti filthy wal wale low-holes low that lint ur are so common over the country are often the means of spreading contagious diseases especially espe espe- daIly cholera Farmers are encouraged to construct construct con con- wooden or concrete wallows for their pigs and to keep them in reasonably reasonably rea rca clean condition A boarded boarded- up lip wallow is ver very satisfactory d but a better way is Js to dig a shallow hole big eno enough gh for the pigs to lie in ant antto and to use concrete for the lie sides and bottom bottom bot bot- tom torn plastering right onto the earth It is a good plan also to put in a adrain adrain drain so that the water may be readIly readily readily read read- ily changed In addition to making the hogs more comfortable these wallows can be used as a means of ridding them of lice a and ld fleas To do this cover the surface of the water with about half an inch of crude oil When the pigs go into the water they will become become become be be- come covered with the oil and the vermin will be killed