Show 3 1 OCK ws Mi MW W newa N ewa WATCH VATCH POINTS FOR SUCCESS WITH PIGS almost anyone can call wal inako w money lit in t the ile hog business tills this year but when the business Is poor and pork prices are low tho the fellow whose will come celile in fit most moat regularly ay iy and last longest la 19 tile mun mail who follows tile the swine system sy anti watches sonia of tile other points that aro are too often passed lip iii lit in raising pigs IV 13 10 carroll chief of swine husbandry nt at the tha college of agriculture university of illinois points out thero are many opportunities tuti I 1 ties for losses white pork la Is in the process of milking making on oil the farin to begin wl ninny many of tho the lin hazards which creep creel in varly during the th pigs life cun can bo be traced directly to a damp cold bed during tile tho first arst two weeks utter after far rowing tills this will be of Import again with late into fall litters concrete brick or tile floors aro are probably the tha worst lit in this regard although board und mid dirt floors need frequent attention the top of the bed may inny look try dry and hie fine nt at the same ahne enough dam dampness will como come up from tho the bottom to bo be a real menico ine rince to tile the health and vigor of the pigs tho the curo for tills this of course Is to replace lite old bed with a fresh supply of try dry absorbent bedding every three or four days A point in sanitation that Is IB important port atit Is the mud hole wallow riga pigs will find one if they havo have the least chance because nature in making tile pig provide him with a very good device for getting rid of surplus lipat heat in the summer any kind lelnd of a wet wallow helps to keep him cool mud hole wallows should not bo be tolerated however as it la Is impossible to keep them clean once a pig gets loaded up with infectious Infect lona and parasites winch which tire frequently harbored in thesa foul places ills his fline Is 18 all taken up in providing a home tor lor these pests anti ile he has none loft left in which to make pork tills this ts is ova ace way pork profits disappear A running stream used by hogs to less apt to become foul but tile danger of infection being carried in frow from other farms makes tile alio use of d 0 stream as aa a wallow very inadvisable if the farm finances permit a sanitary concrete wallow Is a fine thing otherwise provide shado shade and trust to luck the liose hose and the sprinkling can in hot weather emergencies many farms have maural plia de and this Is best where wh ere this Is not available however there Is no better or cheaper shade than this plant some borne short posts to in the ground stretch over them some old woven wire und and throw on a bunch of green weeds rank growth of sweet clover or any such material alien put on green such material settles as it dries ao so the wind will not blow it off 8 ch a aado has the added advantage advant aga that thai th abi rains go through and settle the dust where the hogs lie ile As a further dust sattler an occasional sprinkling of crude oil or used oil from tile the crank case of the automobile or tractor la Is very much worth while old crank ease case oil coil also cau bo be used to control lice are the cause of another leali leak la in the pork profits in feeding 15 clean hogs hoga against 16 15 fousy ones the federal department part ment of agriculture found that the clean hogs made almost 25 per cent more gain than tho the lousy ones mange Is another pest that farmers cant afford to feed along with their hogs mango mange Is caused by a tiny mite burrowing into the skin causing it to thicken and sometimes to look as it if it were covered with large flat warts because mange is so irritating the affected hogs spend considerable time scratching and rube rub bing mangy hogs bogg also sell at a lower price on the market because they have to be converted into lower priced products in fact the carcass frequently has bus to be skinned the treatment tor for this is the same as for uce lice frequent applications of old crank case oil perhaps the biggest problem in profitable pork production is the menace of the round warm to tho the swine industry this parasite annually takes the lives of thousands of little pigs and prevents those that do survive from making rapid and ical gulas the solution of this problem lies in fol following towing the mclean county ill III system of swine sanitation this system makes it possible to raise the number of pigs wanted on a farm from two thirds or three f fourths the nual number berof of BOWS required with the old system the clean pigs gain faster I 1 wake make more pork from a bushel of 0 corn and are ready for market manket ahead of the rush when prices are good tile the system works wonders with fall pigs anyone who alio is now waging a losing battle with worms corroa will get a brand new thrill if t he will follow the sanitation system |