Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-10-07 | Page 2 | Sunshine for Hogs

Sunshine for Hogs. ' Bunshlne is a valuable for hog as for any olher of our farm animals writes a correspondent In an exchange Prohobl) much of the sickness found among hogs comes from the disease laden atmosphere onl thot atmnaphere ionics from tho flltli an 1 darkness In which some ellsuiae germs breed freel) 'Ihe attempt should be male to have all pans of the quarters or hogs exposed to cither direct or reflected sunlight The dark holes under un-der burns where some hoi,a are kept never dr) out when once they have become tilth) To dry Hum out la like irtlng lo get the mrlature out of 11 houie cellar thut Is uvcrllowe.I ocraslonallt II mav nol be ulwata p.n-lblo lo let the auil Into nil Hit quirtera of the hoga hut It should be done aa far as possible ir tho ground where the hogs lie nt night . an not be ket drt then build a door of boards that can be kept drt 'Ihe sunlight sun-light Is a geim deatroeer, and will destrnt germs In the hog p. 11 as well ns elsewhere else-where The more hogs can be put out in the pure air nnd sunshine the better ti I for the health of the hcu.s The hog pas ture Is therefore a great help In Hie tuak of keeping aw at disease "