Show there are two types of runty pigs says peters W H peters head of the division of animal husbandry at the minnesota experiment station university F hiarm arm st paul says there are two types of runty pigs one the pig that Is born small and weak of which there are from one to three in a litter and the other the pig that has become runty after getting a good start from its to mother the problem as aa to what to do wita the runt of the first kind Is not dim cult if the litter la Is small such a runt will probably do fairly well and make nearly as good it a pig as the rest it if the litter Is large it will probably be starved out or it may he be destroyed on the ground that it will not pay to attempt to raise it by hand runts of the other type however are more serious their presence indicates that the owner has made some mistake in caring for ills his pigs and instead of one pigs becoming runty all are likely to be runty the real cause for the presence of such pigs Is likely to be either lack of proper care and teed feed or else leek lack ot of attention to sanitation and health mr air peters believes that it if the farmer la Is not able to determine the cause causa of lack of thrift among pigs he should appeal to hla his county agricultural agent and it if the county agent thinks it advisable should call in a veterinarian eri erin artan ile he says that the farmer cannot afford to ignore among ills file pigs as it removes any chance of profit A normal healthy pig should weigh about pounds when days old |