Show sanitation MOST profitable prepared rc pared by the th boll states state department 0 of lack of thoroughness ss in using the modern system of swine sanitation results in a corresponding decline lo in its effectiveness this assertion by the united states department depart of agriculture Is based on the of IGO indiana farmers some gome of whom followed official directions completely while others for comparison used only parts of the system the test was directed by indiana extension workers with the following results swine owners who cleaned farrow ing pens before saws were put lu in raised an average of only pigs per litter owners who cleaned and also bisin fectea the farrowing furrowing far rowing pens raised an average of pigs per litter owners who cleaned and dis infected farrowing furrowing far rowing pens and also washed sows bows before putting theta them into the pen raised pigs per litter owners who followed all of the pr practices I 1 f ces mentioned and in addition put their pl pigs p on fresh pastures during the suckling buckling period raised an average of 8 pigs per litter the last method Is the complete method it thus appears that any cettl cutting ing of corners in using the system of swine sanitation reduces its effectiveness considerably department officials point out that the complete method however Is a simple and easily followed and urge that it be used in full showing that from one to three more pigs per utter litter were raised when owners followed modern methods of 0 swine swin sanitation a report received by the united states department of ag jr jl culture on results in illinois Is of special interest to hog bog men the system of sanitation u users ea was based on investigations of federal scientists in the control of roundworms round worms and other parasites pnra sites in most cases the report states as many pigs as usual were raised from one third fewer sows bows and over 95 per cent of the pigs saved at far rowing time were marketa market pl more than COO illinois farmers used the method of swine sanitation last year and its popularity Is spreading |