Show caro car 0 of abbood A broad sow should be a good however good in in other respects if deficient in this she should hardly be retained as 03 a brt breeder eder an abundance of milk for the first eight I 1 or ten weeks of their existence 13 the bet preparation a t ion young pig pigs cin can have to fit them thern for profitable growth in after life it is not always possible to decide with certainty whether or not a young sow will prove to be a good but as with cows BO so with pigs wo 10 may learn from enervation observation and trial to know in some degree judging from their general appearance wil what at to expect much will depend upon the dam and grand dam in this regard milking qualities in swine swine are surely I 1 transmissible to progeny yas as in cattle tae I 1 thus it is as is true of swine aa as of cattle that tw trait may bo be greatly improved by retaining only wai good mi akers for breeders bleeders bre eders as well as by feeding them when young with a view to their development aa milk producers rather alm ilm than it fat producers for this reason spring and early summer litters are usually the best from which to select young brood they can bo be kept through the summer a almost entirely on grass which if abundant abunda nl and in variety u will ill make them grow nicely and at the same time the exe exercise reise required in t grazing will keep them in goo good health and thrift by the time the cold weather comes on and corn is is to bo be fed they will have become nearly old 41 and largo enough for 1 service but even after this continued I 1 care should be taken that too much corn or other fat prodoc cin ing feed should not be given them I 1 VA we must however bear in mind that at this period all animals nat aurally lay up tip fat which afterward goes to enrich the milk hence while t alicy icy should not be allowed to become over fat they should yet be so fed as to supply this demand of nature and to retain the general health and vigor of the system when they have dropped their first litter the most the they will need for the first five or eight days will bo be cooling drinks and very little rich feed wheat bran scalded and then thinned with cold water to which may be added a handful of ship stuff or middling 0 may be given in ten days or two weeks the richness of the feed mabby may by gradually increased great rent care being taken takei however goth bogli as to the tile quality and quantity that these changes may not injure the health of the sow or so effect the milk as to cause scours in the pigs it it is a very cot common union mistake in in feeding sows bows having baving young youn pigs to 9 give 0 them too much strong feed when 1 the pigs are quite young it is is not until the pigs are tire three or four weeks old that they really begin to tax the sow heavily then it is that the sow should bo be liberally and regularly fed en on good nutritious milk producing feed and at the same time the young pigs should bo be t taught to eat by themselves at a n trough out of the reach of the sow the strength of the former is kept up and her disposition to produce an abundance of good rich milk BO so encouraged as to fix this at one of the best traits of her nature while the tile pigs by the extra feed given them will make a corresponding rapid growth and that at a comparatively small cost |