Show STOCK ewa vaccination OF PIGS PAYS WELL north dakota expert says it Is good business many blany farmers are wondering whether nog hog vaccination Is necessary or worth the expense dr 0 S weaver extension specialist in animal disease at south dakota state college believes that it Is good business management to vaccinate the pigs considering the numb number er of outbreaks of cholera at the present time there seems to be plenty of 0 chance for exposure he says probably fewer ewer older hogs are now immune than for several years which would mean a jorj serious outbreak if the disease gets a real start starl the best time to vaccinate Is 13 when the pigs average about 40 pounds in weight or when they are about el lit ht weeks old it costs less to vac rac into pigs of this size anan it does older hogs and the pigs are easier handled they are just about the right age to insure a permanent immunity in case a pig dies after treatment the loss is not great at this age successful vaccination depends on the thriftiness of the pigs thi th efu clency of the ripe operator and the sant conditions pigs that are affected ed with or infested with worms will not get along as well after vaccination as ad thrifty pigs the man who puts in the serum should kno v ills his business and as a general rule the veterinarian Is jest est qualified pigs that are kept in dirty pens and lots canant he expected to do as well after N since unsanitary conditions help then them lose their resistance A thrifty pig properly vaccinated vaccina ted will do well after vaccination it if kept in a clean pen and fed on a light diet diel use creosoted planks for hog house floor if at all possible either pressure or tank creosoted lumber should be used for the sills and floor ot of a hog bog house bouse because it will last several times as long in contact with the ground Is immune against damage from termites or white ants and the creosote discourages the harboring arborid ar borin ot of lice and mites individual and colony hog houses made londe entirely of 0 creosoted lumber are now on the market at prices probably below what the farmer can buy lumber tor for and build them himself while in other cases the sills and hoor floor boards are creosoted and the rest heavily painted in same some localities pressure creo doted lumber Is available or the farmer can cut his lumber ready to put together and then creosote by the tank method using a long galvanized tank it neither ol of these seen seem practicable several heavy brush coats ot of creosote just before the parts are put together will help a great deal to prolong the service obtained wise farmers raising colts well for future since farmers are not raising hall enough colts to take care of their future needs it Is wise to grow what are raised well the colts should be fed ed in to the mothers milk cheri three or four weeks old the tourig youngster ter will start nibbling grain from liae mothers teed feed box lia in a little littie while it will take grain from rom its own box bos increase the allowance to take rake care of what the colt eats ther then exercise the youngster let him film run with the mare at night in the pasture OT or with other colts during the day when the mothers are at work do not allow it to follow the mare through the day when she Is fit ai work as the colt then nets more exercise than it should have t H i i |