Show 1 H breeding 1 1 J I 1 I 1 I 1 i t Bre breeder eders Jd journal to procure large litters of health healthy alga g ia is a an rr object and slid t to 0 do this t the by cn conditions editions must be observed which bich will produce them breeding BOWS must not n ot be allowed to get too tod fat and heavy for if they do although they may have piga pigs enough ina in a litter they are very apt to li lie e upon them or kill them so that the result nult r is unprofitable sows bows to make good breeders bleeders bre eders should run ruu upon grass in in summer not hate too much grain in winter and bo be kept in a moderately thin condition what awe we arc are going goin to say now no w will not be approved 1 by y every one still there are good breeders bleeders bre eders of hogs whose c experience pe r en ce will back us in saying a y i ng t that lat t to 0 g get et the best beet results but b t one litter of pigs pig s should be taken from a sow in in a year and these should come say in in may when the sow can be kept upon green food which will be productive of milk it is also a it season of the year when plenty of cows milk can be had bad to keep the little piga pigs growing and in a healthy condition fall and winter pis unless kepi kept in a warm place are re very apt to get stunted and their growth stopped after they are once stopped in this manner they thet become potbellied and it seems impossible to get the them in growing again ag ain the tile result is that it costs twice as much them I 1 good and profitable pork brood som with their litter of pigs to be deptin the best beat manner enst bo furnished with a good hog hoj pasti pasture lre the fence which encloses this is the first consideration this must be built in such a manner that they will be confined absolutely to their tw ir own quarters this can be built buil t with th three ree fence boards at the bottom and two barbed wires al altha the top this pasture pastures should bould be used for hogs alone and the calves kept out of it the so sod d in this pasture ili should be clover and kept in as good condi tion as though it was to be mowed for hay lay to keep it in this condition it ia is almost necessary to have bare two ho hog pastures one of which should be plowed ev every ry ali ird or fourth year and a crop of oats or rae rye put in seeding at the same time with clover in this way fresh and good grass can be kept for the hog hop all tiie ibe time there should be no mud holes or stagnant water and the pigs should be furnished furni she avith d eiith good fresh water wate r which they can cau betat et ne becq airily some trouble av tawa da 1 tei horses ses it will also be found to be some trouble to water the hogs but they need nedd water just as touch much as any other tock and jug busl mclean as clean aud and pure water 1 some people have hava trouble with their sows bows when they have pigs they dyrti dying while having their lit ht ter terr this is 6 by the condition 1 of the sows bows and the food they have had bad before caming in any costiveness on the part of the sows bows must be strictly guarded a against at this time their bowels must be kept loose I 1 in grinding grain if it we mill nii 11 I 1 with nails and pieces of iron we cannot expect good ground feed as a result A pig is as much a machine as a grinder ader and if so eon by its owner and fed with proper feed the results will be as satisfactory etory as in feeding good co corn rn and oats to the mill |