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Show Care ot Little Pigs (By George B. Calno of tho Animal Husbandry Dopt, U. A. C.) In order for tho farmers of Utah to get their spring pigs In tho market early this fall and got a good prlco for them It Is necessary to give them special attention Just beforo and Immediately, after weaning. Pigs that become rnnty early In llfo do not recover re-cover sufficiently to weigh 175 and 225 pounds which is tho best market able site, until later In the year. This weight can easily be attained In 8 or 8 months by proper feeding. Bo-fore Bo-fore the little pigs leave their mothers moth-ers they should be encouraged to cat from the trough with tho mother or on extra place bo fixed for them bo that they may feed themselves.. When tho Uttlo pigs become accustomed to feed other than from tho mo thorn tho grow more lapldly and uniformly uniform-ly after weaning. . Theie Is no feed quite cqunl to skim milk for llttlo pigs nnd n llbor-al llbor-al allowance Bhould bo fed cither two or tin co times each day nt f ii at. Ground grains should bo fed to got best results. Thcso should bo sonked for a few hours beforo feeding, Shorts and middlings aro both excellent excel-lent feeds and should bo fed mixed with wator, prcforably with milk until It becomes a pasty mixture. mix-ture. Feed th0 Uttlo pigs liberally and regularly and thoy will many timeB repay you for your efforts. It is much easier to get a pound of gain frorai a! small thrifty pig than from a runty old pig. |