Show Sanitation Kills All Swine Risks Use of System Transforms Industry on Many l Farms at Small Cost CostOn On many farms the hog business busness has hns been transformed through the tine uso use of or the simple system i stem of swine sanitation saul sani tation which the tire college collego of ot agriculture agriculture ture University of ot Illinois has hns been heen demonstrating over oyer the state during the past few years In operation co-operation with county farm advisers arid Interested Interested Inter Inter- ested esterl farmers according to E. E T. T Hobbins Hob Hob- bins live stock extension specialist Last year for foI Instance 1213 farmers farm farm- farmers ers frs In n 75 counties of or the state cooperated co co- cooperated operated In d demonstrating the meth meth- methods methods and results of or the tIle s system stem to their neighbors Before the end of th the year there hero were ICO written reports sent In lu luby by Uj farm demonstrators from rein 33 counties coun count ties These have o been heen summarizer ed to show results under practical farm con 11 Sanitation Pigs Best These farmers raised 94 1 per Ier cent of ot the pigs which which were saved sa at nt farrow farrow- lug time and only one runt developed de anions among umon ever every 71 pigs on the time average us itS compared with one runt to each 11 pigs piss among those raised the old way With sanitation the litters raised averaged av m emed 15 pigs more amore than previously pre upon the same some farms the pigs averaged aver el averaged aged 24 21 1 pounds heavier ler when wilen four months old and they ther were el rend ready for market at usual weights when they averaged av e averaged six weeks younger than usual Tile The sanitation 11 hags S proved pro to be he more inure profitable than others and amI the men plan to continue to use this sanita sanitation tion ion s system stem Hel Reports orts from 30 89 counties Indicate that 01 sanitation herds are comparatively comparative comparative- I ly free from ser Ser im breaks and other troubles after vaccination that they seem Iem to escape Hu better than other mid arid that they seem to show more resistance to cholera than do lo herds hellIs raised the style old wormy WU way Expensive Equipment Not Needed The sanitation s system stem does docs not require requIre require re re- quire expensive equipment nor sup IllIe plies The Ive reports show that the size of litters raised to four months old was actually Increased ed by h the use of small field houses for farrowing The size of litters Utters raised was not much affected by bJ the month of ot farrowing The Time n average was 63 pi pigs s n a litter There were fewest est runts to pigs pl where here no hogs had been on the tho pasture e for or at nt least n year ear The percentage percenta e of runts ns was smallest In l large r e pas pas- tures tuns There were wele also the fewest fe runts where there was v running water to drink There was very cry little loss of sanitation sani tation pigs from sore ore mouth whether their sharp teeth were cut at birth or not The size of litt litters rs raised was not Increased nor the number of runts reduced h by the use of expensive min mini- The largest litters hitters were raised d and there were the fewest runts where the sanitation work was thoroughly done With such a splendid showing In health vigor Igor uniformity cheap gains and larger larger- profits In sanitation herds It Is safe to conclude as ns many farmers farmers farm farm- ers have said that This Is the tire right way tray to raise pigs In Illinois Robbins snit |