Show filliP HELP SOW SAVE PIGS I Farrowing Pen Should Be Beit it Equipped ed With Wooden Rails Prevents Prevents Mother From Crowding LIt tie Fellows to Death ProvIde Death Provide Good Shelter From Cold and andRain Rain RaIn Have Have Solid Solid Floor I We are asked by the president to Increase the production of our farms In the face of the fact that the plea came cume almost too late for some farmers I to tu radically change their plans the acreage for cultivated crops has beet beep wonderfully Increased The Thee five e and ten acre corners of stump or hillside Lund land which had bad previously been considered con con- not worth the trouble hu have ve been beon broke for cultivation A few farmers who have every available available avail avail- able uble acre under cultivation must conent content content con con- tent ent themselves In tr trying to raise more to the acre and in conserving all they can In this connection an un effort to save the little pigs at ut farrowing time is undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un a profitable and a patriotic method conserving the food supply Con Contrary to some of the the older farmers farmers' farmers farmers' farm farm- ers' ers id Id Ideas as do not let the brood sow which is to farrow make her bed around an old straw or hay stack Provide Provide Pro- Pro vide ide a n good shelter well protected from cold and und rain and preferably having a solid soUd floor Do not let the sow root a deep hole for a lied bed She can be given a generous generous gen gen- erous crous amount of straw for bedding at first just to satisfy he her he animal In- In fly Rails Save Little Pigs Later when she starts to farrow farrow farrow far far- row it is wise to remove much of ot the bedding i The farrowing pen should be quipped with rails t as shown in the drawing These rails may be made of 2 by 4 pieces nailed so that they are parallel with the floor with six Inches clearance underneath and with four inches or more Inore between the rail rall and the wall The purpose of this rail as well as the removal of superfluous bedding is to prevent the sow from crowding the little pigs to death The rail rall permits permits permits per per- mits the little fellows to crawl behind and get out Personally I find that watchful waiting is the best policy with farrowing farrowing farrowing far far- rowing brood sows They usually start to farrow a few hours after they commence commence to make their bed Then Thenan nn an hour or so spent In caring for the animals frequently saves several of the offspring After two or three pigs ere are r farrowed the mother usually gets up remakes her bed and turns over At this time teme she pa pays s 's little attention to the pigs that have come and it is best to watch them After the sow is through farrowing there is little dang dan- dan g gf i l' of her hel lying on the pigs |