Show not difficult to raises raise orphan pigs at dakota raising of the orphan pigs that are often present in large litters Is not difficult if care Is taken to attend to details W R hauser live stock specialist of the south da dakota kota state col lege extension service says timp spent in raising tho the orphans orp lians will be well paid for in the lie return from extra pigs matured mr hauser has observed that tl at pigs two days old are much easier to han ban die than the younger ones A ration of an one e quart whole cows milk dally hand fed at first with cracked corn salt shorts and green alfalfa hay in self feeders as soon as the pip pig will eat wakes makes a very good ration best results can be secured by feed trig ing five to six times dally daily for the first few weeks then gradually cutting down to three times dally daily mr hau ser pays As soon agthe as the pigs be begin gin to eat cat grain fairly well the whole milk can be gradually repin replaced ced by skim milk sunlight in the pens ex enelse and abunda abundance nc e of fresh clean water and strict attention to keeping feeding clean and the quarters clean dry well bedded find and gen erakly sanitary are arc important factors facton in achieving success |