Show ELECTRIC PIG LOSSES utah farmers con can reduce pig loss in early spring litters arid and increase ate of gain to weaning ume time by building a simple electrically heated pig brooder in the corner of each far rowing pen according to harry 11 II smith sn alth extension animal husbandman of the utah state agricultural college home made electric brooders broaders bro oders tested by the US dept of agriculture 1 proved highly effective as pig ga savers of pigs furrowed farrowed far rowed a vc in ili pens equipped with electric brood ers or 82 percent were alive at weaning time only percent ot pigi farrowed far rowed alive in pens without broeders brooders bro oders s were still alive at weaning I 1 time electricity used during in g the test period averaged lon only I 1 y 27 kilowatt hours per litter muy easy to build the brooder Is made by nailing a few boards tightly together from guardrail about 10 in above the floor in the corner of the pen A circular hole 14 inches in dia diameter la Is cut in the center of the boards and a reflector with a light socket Is fitted over the hole A ISO watt bulb supplies tile the cicat it pig brooders broaders bro oders not only protect piers from cold but lorsen danger of their being crushed by the sow light and heat attract the pigs and keep them in the comer under shelter of the g guard rall extension except while they are feeding full deballa of construction are contained in a leaflet entitled ie elc electric pig brooder available I 1 fee from the V U S dept of agriculture washington D C the county agent will be glad to personally perron ally aslet anyone who Is interested te in making one of these pig brooders broaders bro oders |