Show sanitation BIG AID TO HOG MEN swine this past year was waa ceala the hie big g lilea idea in pork production on illinois farms anna and as was tile the case in 1923 1925 19 23 it paid out well to the advantage of fa farmers who practiced it it la Is reported by prof IT 1 T robbins Roh bina live stock extension specialist of tile the college of ct agriculture university ot of illinois ue ile had bad charge of the demon which 1213 farmers tu in 73 75 counties of the state mate conducted in cooperation with the college and their county farra farm adl sers to show their neighbors the benefits of the sanita tion system which the college aavo cates written from ICO of thene farm bariner er demon stra tors have hate been lied filed with professor kobble Kobb ln these reports cover 33 different counties of the state they confirm the line fine showing made a ear ago by y the ih simple Earlif tation system in practical farm fann practice more pigs raised by each sow BOW fewer runts cheaper gains rain and quicker market weights are some of the main benefits which the farmers who used the system obtained again this year the reports report i show that some rome of the men skipped one or two of the four factors of cleanliness which constitute the system but their work was SO SG per cent complete if in these details the average time required for one roan man to clean rind scrub tile the farrowing furrowing far rowing quarters for one sow was 45 minutes the average time to wash a sow was 20 10 minutes on BG per cent of the arms the clean pasture had not been used for hogs within the last two years the average area of an pasture allowed for one sow and her lit ter was nine tenths of an in acre on 18 per cent of the farms the pigs drank running water from a creek ditch or tile outlet these farmers got the best results they bad only I 1 runt pig among each III pigs raised where pigs drank from houi troughs there were twice as ninny many runts on all the farms the average was one runt among almonr each 71 sanitation pigs the men raised 94 per cent of the pigs sned sailed at birth the litters raised averaged 16 15 pigs olvie more than whoa when pigs were raised the old style wormy way they averaged 24 pounds heavier tit at four months old and were ready for market when six weeks younger than usual altogether 09 per cent of those who reported said that the sanitation system Is more profitable than the old oid way and that they will continue to use it the system calls for clean BOWS tit at farrowing furrowing far rowing time clean furrowing farrowing far rowing pens and clean pastures to which the sowa and pigs should be hauled not drive ii and the pigs kept there until they are at least four months old |