| Show 1 SUP management OF pa GS A 0 o x 4 Z tho the large hog was raised by a member of the boys boya pig club the small ono one was wa raised by B the boys boya father prepared Prep ansil by the united states department ot of agriculture all hog lots should bo be built where the sun aun will shine upon some portion ot of them at nil all hours of 0 tho the day says saya state farmers bulletin of tho the dopart department part ment of agriculture sunshine to la ono one of tho the greatest factors tor for destroying germs find and keeping down diseases A supply of clean fresh water at all times limes la is essential the troughs should be ba kept clean cloan and not so BO much teed feed given at ono one time that it will be left la in the trough to become sour and athy the troughs should bo frequently washed out and placed chero tho the sun will shine in them this to Is especially true of at troughs used for feeding coding small pigs cleanliness of the feed lo la essential in this case to prevent scours which la Is the cause of death among so BO many pigs avoid sudden changes of feed for the sow lust just before far rowing or while suckling her pigs do not give a sow too much feed at this time she should haye caare about four pounds of dry feed for or each one hundred of live weight some clean dry straw should be placed in every house for bedding as it la Is essential that the sow havo have a warm dry bod bad when she farrows many young pigs are lost each year from cold and exposure alo at far rowing time on every farm where no shelter la Is provided the young pigs must bo be kept warm dry and have plenty of sunshine until several weeks old in order to do well few BOWS that got plenty of exercise and are not too fat will need help la in far rowing but A it Is well to be ba present t to 6 give help if necessary and to keep any pigs from being crushed clip oft off tho the small tusks the day after the pigs are born live give 77 71 71 I 1 A ll 11 Ns hogs raised by a pig club boy in alabama them the best of care for the first ten days and the death rate will be reduced greatly A flat bottomed trough with sides not over three inches hagh may be used lived tor for feeding the small pigs and tho the feeding should be started as soon boon as aa they will begin to eat or at about four weeks old remedies for hog diseases charcoal I 1 bushel hardwood ashes I 1 bushel salt 8 pounds air slaked time lime 8 pounds sulphur 4 pounds and pulverized copperas 2 pounds Is a good remedy for pigs suffering buttering with scours tand and hogs affected with worms according to the tho animal husban husbandry dr y division of the bureau of animal industry department of agriculture it the pigs show indications of scouring keep the charcoal mixture where the sow BOW can eat cat it at will or give her 16 15 grains of copperas in her aop every night and morning until in case of severe scouring with little ggs pigs each may be given five to ten grains of of bismuth after changing the sows bows teed feed and giving her the copperas one of the best preventive measures tor for worms la is to beep the mixture where the hogs bogs can eat it at will mix the lime salt and sulphur thoroughly and then mix with the charcoal and ashes dissolve the copperas in two parts of hot water store in a barrel under shelter but keep somo some of it in it a shallow box for the hogs at all times it if hogs boga are already wormy turpentine can be given in the slop each morning tor for three mornings at the into of one teaspoonful for each 80 90 pounds of live weight it if hogs got get plenty of exercise and I 1 tire are fed slop or soft feeds they will seldom become constipated in case a pregnant sow becomes very conati give her one fourth of a pound of epsom sal salts tsin in her slop once dally daily until her bowels become normal examine the hogs frequently about the ears rieck neck flank and the inaldo ot at the lega legs to see it if they are lousy lice cause causa among hogs boga of any age and death among many sigs effs iffs to get rid of them wash wah or dip tho the hogs in a solution of any of the coal tar disinfectants disinfect ants A rubbing post may be made by wrapping some gunny sacks about a stake and wetting tile the sacks frequently with crude cruda oil so that the hogs may rub against them an effective method of clean ing the hogs hoga of lice during the eummer months Is to dour pour crude oil on the water la in the wallow A thin layer i of oil will get on the hogs a and nd will kill tho the lice without injuring the hogs every year tho loss losa of little pigs irom canker sore mouth is eno enormous rinous and might be prevented by a little care the disease is caused by infection through scratches on the nose or faco face of the pig by a germ which is found in the droppings and filth from nearly all hogs tho the infection results in swellings on OB the nose or in eating canker sores cores the small email pigs hava very sharp little tusks in the sides of their mouths which scratch a or r cut the tha others cheeks checks when they fight the disease may be largely prevented by clipping these small tusks tuska oft off even with the gums the day after the pigs are born and by keeping tho the pens cleaned and bedded with fresh clean straw care must be taken not to lacerate the gums when clipping the teeth and not to pull out the tusks as aa infection would probably tako take place through these wounds more readily than from the sc reAches made by fighting A pair of small email bane forceps tor for clipping tho the tusks may be bought for 76 75 cents to 1 and should be kept on every farm where alga are raised they should be carefully disinfected dis infected washed and dried af after te ruse use in cise case infection has already taken place and ulcers developed the dla dis etna case may be treated by scraping each ulcer thoroughly and rubbing it with a pencil of lunar caustic afterwards swab the cores twice dally daily with a 6 5 per cent solution of potassium permanganate in mild casesi good results have often been secured by dipping the head of 0 the affected pig several times each day in a solution made by disso dissolving lying two ounces of 0 potassium permanganate in a gallon of water it if lumps or bolls develop on the snout cut deeply into each with a sharp knife and at once saturate with tincture turo of lodin wash the snout dally thereafter with a solution of potassium permanganate and every day apply tincture of bodin to the ulcers |
