Show filth filthy quarters cause of disease in swine therb Is a very prevalent idea that the hog to is naturally a filthy animal and that it Is moro more hardy it if allowed to roll in a mud wallow and eat cat its feed from unsanitary troughs but modern methods have clearly demonstrated that hogs hoga are more healthful when they do not have access to stagnant pools and filthy mud wallows wal lowa it has haa also been proved that unsanitary troughs are responsible for a large percentage of the ailments all menta ments of swine digestive troubles les especially can frequently be traced to filthy feeding quarters points out L V starkey cliplef of tile animal husbandry division at clemson college fresh water shade feed and shelter are all essential but they con can be hail had with sanitation perhaps the best way to keep swine thrifty and clean Is to have them where they have the run of i a fairly large pasture if such apa a pasture sture has running water the hogs will thrive it Is true that hogs love to wallow in the mud but it Is not necessary for them to do so BO it Is a part of the job of the modern hog ralser raiser to see to it that P I 1 hogs have quarters which are its as sanitary as are those for the other classes of live stock |