| OCR Text |
Show HOO HELPS. Do not keep tho hogs In one lot till It gets dusty. A good sow In perfect health always loses flesh whllo suckling a litter of pigs and needs to bo well fed. Usually tho hogs with coarse, straight hnlr will not fatten near so rapidly ns tho ono with the soft, flno hair. As a rule nged brood sows aro tho most proline, tho best mothers nnd produce the most vigorous offspring. The thumps In pigs Is often caused by mi excess of fat about tho Internal organs and especially around the heart. - Bvory farrowing sow should hnvo n shelter to herself and be put In It In tlmo to get acquainted with her surroundings. sur-roundings. To muko hogs' most profltnblo a Btendy dally gain must bo secured from tho tlmo the pig Is farrowed until It Is marketed. Pigs often lack vigor because tho brood sows nro kept too fat. A good, thrifty rendition Is much better for the pigs than too much fat, Glvo tho pigs n fair start In lire by reeding the sow upon milk producing rations. Thero Is nothing much better bet-ter than skim milk mixed with shorts. All waste rrom tho kitchen nro wholcsomo nnd suitable as food for pigs, but a swill barrel that Is never empty nnd novcr clean Impairs tha system of a hog and his owner's prof-Its. |
