Show better care of swine results in more pigs the increase this henr in the average number of pigs raised per titter litter throughout the united states Is IB partly a result of the more general application of the swine sanitation system in the opinion of B H Z hussell lf in charge of swine investigations for the united states department of agriculture who comments on the departments pig survey report for june this year tile the average was pigs per titter litter an increase of OOT pig over last year and pig over 1020 29 this Is the first time in nine years that the average has exceeded six pigs per utter the increase made in the last two years cannot be credited to any one factor mr russell explain hut but it Is probable that much of the showing allowing lg Is due to better management of herds herd s and especially to the prevention 0 of f worm infestation of young pigs through the use of the swine sanita santan tion system the favorable weather conditions during the spring farrow trig ing seasons both this year and last was no doubt a greet great help in preventing pig losses everywhere |