| Show Bad Ba Luck uck in Swine Raising Is Beate Pays to Raise Pigs in Clean Cle nl Surroundings Prepared by the United Statu Department or of Agriculture Thirteen farmers ot of Henry county testify that they have eaten beaten had bad luck Inc with hogs by ral raising pigs accordIng to a plan that prevents Infection by and filth filth- borne diseases A printed leaflet based on letters from farmers In lag the county system orl swine sanitation recently circulated by bythe bYI the henry County Farm bureau gives convincIng evidence that It pays to tol raise pigs In clean surroundIngs This system as developed by the 1 United States Department of tune ture calls for tor the cleaning ot of brood sows and placing them In dIsinfected pens at farrowIng time ThIs Is to prevent the newly born pigs from corn corn- lag Ing In contact with roundworm com I Lion tion Then by keeping the growing pigs on clean pasture protected from exposure ex- ex I ex-I to lot hog diseases they are aro permitted to make the greatest economical eco I development with little danger dan dan- ger of loss from borne filth Infection I In hits his letter one farmer stated that than out of little pIgs he had lost only 5 which had been killed by the cattle cattle cat cat- tle and that there were virtually no runts In the herd Another said that five years ago ago he h had quit raising hogs because of hl heavy heavy- losses due to diseases Now he Is raising hogs successfully under the McLean county system All agree that they would not at attempt ate tempt to raise hogs In any other manner man man- man ner 1 |
