Show castrate young pigs a month before weaned it t is co common ninion practice among many litany farmers armors to ca castrate strafe pigs after weaning and in n some cases the operation Is deferred dl together altogether too long tho the oldee oilier tile the pigs tile more they suffer from tho operation and the greater la Is tle the danger of loss joss vor for a number ot ol years year several experiment stations alave ilave have castrated cast rated within 24 hours after birth and with very satisfactory rest ilig the ohio and wisconsin experiment peri Perli ment tient stations have done considerable work along that line and the former lias fills come to ta tire conclusion that the sooner a pig Is 15 castrated cast rated fter ater it Is two or three days daya old the better only a very opening need be made at that timie and it if the operation Is performed under sanitary conditions tile the wounds heal very quickly quick ly and tile the pigs seem to uffer 0 setback whatsoever pegs should never be vaccinated vaccina ted until ille wounds from castration fully and completely heated healed this Is one reason why they should be op crated on while small ana at least tt a month before they are to be weaned |