Show mature sows bows superior to gilts for raising pi pigs s with approximate information that the hog bog cycle revolves in from thirty to thirty six months mon llis many faulty farmers have conlu concluded ded that it Is more profitable to raise one litter of pigs pig gs from gilts then fatten the sows bows these young sows bows generally classify as light packers rind and bring front from two to three cents more per pound than the heavier packer cows sows will tile the gilts raise as many pigs us as the sows bows careful experiments tit nt purdue university show that two year old sows bows raise more algi tt than 1 an gilts the experimenters also found couri d t that h at if the sows bows are kept too long their productivity rapidly diminishes most farmers who keep ased aged sows bows keep them a year too long said bahl C SI AL vestal commenting on the fact that tile sows bows are sold a year too late rather than at the proper time |