Show FOOD SUPPLY NEEDS TO BE INCREASED prepared by tile tho united states department of agri agriculture culture sows bows must be bred before the end of 0 june if fall litters are anre to be obtained the pigs will then conic come before the last week in october and will have attained growth enough to be able to for themselves before cold er arrives if the brooding breeding can be lone done in early june or in may so iauch tho the better under no circumstances this thi year I 1 should bree duble sows bows be carried over the lie summer nier the food supply needs eds to bu be increased and under com mon sense ni management nna gement fall litters are profitable scruples over breeding immature sows bows should be forgotten 11 while litle in normal times most hog raisers do not breed tile gilts earlier than eight months of age there ire arc thousands thousand of young gilts furrowed far rowed last full fall and winter which will take the boar and tho the pigs retards regards the growth of the young sow but this permanent retard atlon aaion of growth is small and of minor importance when the sow bow will nill produce a good litter of pigs obtain large litters larger utters litters tire are obtained by flushing sows bows before breeding this is 19 lone done by feeding in such a way as to have the bows putting on weight tit at the time of breeding the suckling sow should have her pigs weaned shortly before being bred her udder should be dried up by a reduction of feed slie she should then be hushed flushed and in a few lays days can usually bo be brel bred A after breeding the sow should bo be watched to be sure she has caught it if she has not 21 lays days later she will again show indications of cicat and can again be bred A good purebred boar should be preferably of tile the sunie breed as fefe 5 f N te biow lr t paz rh SS A X 1 M A te Z X AM az fil ai v P n a ile icsis te ve fe tr brwst as P T v yav it I 1 i f s 14 4 sv N ry t r i ij J e t i jr J J CHAMPION POLAND CHINA SOW FROM MISSOURI should be bred this spring by breeding them this spring the feed given them through tile the summer will have been mote completely devoted toward food production it will help to produce a greater meat supply and a supply ready for market six bis months earlier than if they were not bred until fall breeding such young gilts will have no bad effect on the farm herd results at the missouri experiment station show that the young pregnant sow continues to grow under proper feeding and that the size of the litter is not appreciably reduced suckling the sow or of that breed which pr predominates c in the sow this will result in a more uniform lot of pigs and an upgrading of the breeding herd for the young gilts arid and small sows bows a breeding crate may be necessary if the boar be large the pregnant sow should be fed a ration consisting of bone making and muscle making feeds she should gain weight but not be made fat pastore with a small grain ration proves excellent for carr carrying Ning the pregnant sow until she is almost ready to farrow |