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Show LiveStoc( i Sunshine Is good for the pigs. Keep them In It. , I . The hogs should not be allowed to become lousy. It is perfectly feasible to use green ) oats for sil.ige. , Whey U worth about one-half as much ns fcktmnillk for pig feeding. i The boar should bo kept In a pen t and yard some distance from the sows. ' I'lgs will begin to eat at four weeks l old, and sooner If sow la a poor suck- I ler. I . The shoals should not be kept In 1 the same enclosure, with the brood sows. I Get the young pigs out on the ground as soon aa the weather will 1 permit. i The swill or feed barrel should be well cleaned and scalded tvery week, at least. 1 Hogs enjoy being scrubbed with warm water and soup and it la good ' for them. 1 Keep the sleeping quarters and feeding places clean and thoroughly disinfected. Nc'.l.lrg will retard the growtn or rrlpile a young pig so quickly as to i keep it on a board floor Spray with some good disinfectant, i end greaae all over, and don't n g let t ihe Inside of the ears. i Good skinuiilik Is worth Ili cents per i hundred for pig feeding, when corn sells fur ."() cents per bushel. ( CowpH and corn make excellent silage, or ti e mixture may be used to furnish the best of sheep and hig pas tur Excepting o;l meal a farmer should grow nil ti e varieties of feeds tier sary tn the most successful swine bi.a- , handry |