Show w ringold kadyra lady dora Is champion again raises litter of 10 to pounds weaned nincie gir pigs raised railed to weaning na nee nee ace li Is the remarkable new re record c ord of Arne americas ricas champion production sow she 1 Is ringold lady dora a purebred hampshire owned b by meadowlark meadow Mcadow lark farms inc of sullivan indiana and the only bw of any breed to qualify for an ath star in ili production registry regi stry itry books the champion chalked up her anew new record this thil pring spring when she he raised railed a litter of 10 pigs ples nine of them eligible for registration to weigh pounds at weaning time 56 days to qualify tor for production registry conducted by the pu associations a sow must raise a litter utter of at least eight pigs to a minimum weight of pounds within sa days they must be approved breed type free from fault here Is rhineold lady dora with her utter biter of 10 pigs piga which qualified her as an an 8 tar BOW now the only sow BOW having such auch designation in registry sowa of any breed thi litter weighed pounds at 56 days of age ringold lady was fed a jl ration of corn oats milk products and alfalfa pasture prior to furrowing farrowing far rowing and during daring the suckling period or defect and at least half of them eligible for registry the sow gains a star in the production registry books each time she repeats the performance the champion has repeated it eight times raising a total of 81 pigs to weigh a total of pounds at the weaning age besides her eight litters utters which qualified for production registry this sow saw has raised another 15 pigs in two utters which failed to qualify or a total of 96 pigs since her first litter utter was farrowed furrowed far rowed in september 1944 according to U S department of agriculture reports the national average is less than 63 63 pigs per 1 litter utter raised to we weaning aning age it would take more than average utters litters to equal in numbers of pigs raised to weaning age what ringold lady dora raised in her eight qualifying utters worth of her litters utters was proven recently when her sixth qualifying litter utter farrowed furrowed far rowed february 13 1948 consisting of seven boars baars and three gilts was sold for a total of versatile tool this adjust blade tool Is a time space and money saver savey vo for the farmer and gardener gardent and can be used at any season of the year A product of the coffing hoist company the tool does the work of a hoe an angle hoe hoc an axe edger trencher sickle in summer and a scraper in winter the secret of its versatility lles lies in the adjustable blade which can be fastened securely in a number a of f positions the head of the company which makes it fred W coffing Is the inventor the tool is sturdily made throughout with blade made ol 01 of heat treated tool steelton steer steel to insure extra toughness grain sorghum grazing cuts fam farm feeding cost te the widespread use of grait grab sorghum for fall grazing as has nas proved this crop to be one of the best grown for livestock according to j T graves clemson extension livestock estock Uv specialist the grain sorg sors sorghum hurn gives grazing at a time of year that most other types of grazing are unavailable it fits la very well between summer pastures res ref and green winter grazing crops |