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Show bh YOUNG PIGS NEED ATTENTION I Special Care Should Be Given to H Housing and Bedding Keep Them H Dry and Comfortable. H (Prppsrrd by the Patted Htates Depart- H menl nf Vkii. ultuM- I M Ordinarily the fall crop of pigs la b farrowed between the middle of An- H gust nnd the 1ith of October. It la H highly Important that sows he well H fed ami carefully '.ended during this H time, the care und management of the H damn being practically the same as M that followed when the spring litters H nre furrowed. Similarly, fall pigs, nf- H ter they are wcutud, should be treat- H ed the same as spring pigs, except H Hint In many parts of the country fall H I pigs do not have access to green for- H nge M In the northern and colder locations, H speclnl nttention should lie devoted to M housing and bedding the porkers, H particularly the young pigs. These H youngsters should never be allowed H , to sleep in sheds or pens where they H nre exposed to rain or snow, nor H should tliey'be allowed to He on damp H , bedding. Supplying the fall pigs with H i , . s gH naaai iV M il4 ' enwnamA MfcnnaeBawnaTC- Wo -.V' gtgal ,ii, i 'ctl1 nnnH & l I Where Possible Let the Pigs Wean H Themselves After Ten to Twelve H Weeks Old. M plenty of dry, bright, clenn bedding H fieqitantly1 once every two or throe H days if neeessury to keep the nests H and beds dry and comfortnble Is a H prerequisite of successful hog man- M ngement. This point can not be over- H emphasized. The young pigs delight H In a warm, dry nest, and the practical H i hog rulser who caters to this desire ts H (he man who usually Is nhle to make H the statement, hacked up with actual L figures, that there Is money In produc- H dig pork. H The great dnngcr which results from H allowing the pigs to sleep In dnmp H bedding is thut the next morning they H I go out Into the cold air. often covered H with steam, and consequently are like- H ly to contract pneumonia or other ser- WM lous aliments. Dry bedding, frequent saaal changes of litter, well-built bouses, H ! and plenty of feed of the right char- H actor are essential where the producer iH naav seeks u KM) per cent pig raising record. H Where these conditions are rcnllzed, H 1 particularly where the fail pigs are H kept dry. sheltered nnd well fed, It Is H ' ns profitable to raise autumn porkers H 1 as It Is to produce spring pigs, despite H ' the common belief to the contrary H |