Show CARE AND FEED FOR BROOD SOW AND PIGS after tha th are re bar horn the saw ow should not at b have ave anything but water tor for the first twenty tour four to thirty IX hours for far the nest first feed a handful of bran brall in 1 it little lukewarm water 1 good A mixture ot of bran 10 pounds 25 pounds ground around grain 6 M pounds pound and WI ill 10 P pounds ad snakes a suitable BUt ration tj for a BOW saw to I 1 milk ilk in feeding a brood blood sew BOW I 1 I 1 in mallte ilk it should he be kept la in mind that her requirement are the same as I 1 tor fi do dairy law cow la milk at first only 2 teed feed should be given as a it a heavy feed will unduly stimulate the milk flow making it more the than I 1 the no pigs can ase at first th the ration at at should aid be hi lId grad natty so 0 that the SOW ROW will be getting a full feed at about the end ad of two weeks ask after furrowing farrowing far rowing g the th of the sow am suckling a go good od lit ter tar 1 la a pr tty safe if go guide id to follow blut st will I 1 equall usually lose wright weight with the beat of feeding fet eling A aa soon sma as the tea pigs are am a day or two I 1 old they should be out I 1 in the sunshine as it t Is well wall knonk that soud dle he haa a 1 11 very y beneficial ct 0 on the little piga 1 B because ace rf of the exercise ay as well as a the f teed eed wh which irb they get th ere is no bet better P place lor far t them bem the than an we pa pasture the SOW BOW and title litter should be moved on oa the alfalfa as soon a aa 4 it 1 up or four inches they should also be provided with a colony hen house for sleeping quarters I 1 if an examination Is made at the time of a irvill it bill be found that the pla pig he hae on enah 0 th slue side small it short black tusks called ne needle teeth it with which they often injure each other a theroh well wel as the ams tests teats these alt should aid be cut on air with a small amit poll pair of force care belne being taken not to loomis lacerate tl the gain galub 11 nhen hen the pigs ma tb three w f four daa old it will be noticed oil red that they are to taking an interest in th their it moth at er era led feed and this should a d be encouraged by flolo filing creep cr P for them 1 so that they can be givern given feed which 1 l will not be disturbed by the sow handled in this way will be very easy to ta wean it it 1 Is the plan to let raise as two I 1 utter litt a year the plo sea should III be w weaned ad at about eight weeks I 1 ek of age M where only one litter a year 1 la the practice ettles toe the dig piga need not at be weaned until not ten weeks of age it if property properly fed fd they will usually rally w wean themselves 1 by this fline H I 1 smith A assistant professor animal husbandry colorado agricultural itra college |