| Show CLEAN QUARTERS INSURE PROFITS cleanliness of farrowing furrowing far rowing quarters and fresh dew ground for the rearing of young pigs Is one of the keynotes to successful pig raising according to C G elling el ling specialist la in pork production at the kansas state agricultural college who has completed a statewide study newly born litters that suckle buckle sleep eat and drink in quarters are usually v unthrifty and the owner Is subject to heavy losses mr elting elling states tie ele further contends that wor worms al s lice bee mange scours thumps and sores afflict the pigs and reduce their vitality making thom them stupid and weak fik G subjects to be trampled to death or die from weather exposure it Is a well known tact fact that thai thrifty pigs give good return on such practical rations ns as corn and or corn and skim milk de claret elling but the basis for their thriftiness lies in their getting a good start from the very beginning and clean quarters result in good thrifty litters at weaning time to cite nn an example of what can be done in the way of raising pork at the most economical cost to the pro dacer the pork specialist points out mosteller hosteller of washington ran kan nho raised his pigs in fit the sanitary way from the time they were born until they were put on the market markel in the spring burlog of 1920 1926 Bl hosteller osteller started with 10 gilts nt at during the spring and summer the total expense of teed feed labor and material was added to this the initial cost of the 10 gilts the entire cost was the total sales of hogs on hand at it the end of the year was the difference between the total expense of and the total receipts of was I 1 this summed up made a net profit of per sow BOW or a return of per bushel for each bushel of corn fed the gilts the results obtained by mosteller will A be on the average nn an exceptions except iona al case but it Is indicative of the superior results that can be obtained and probably fairly illustrates the difference between the results in profits secured froni from thrifty and unthrifty stock |
