The Brood Sow and Her Litter. 389 



It is seen from the above data that corn alone in dry lots is not a 

 satisfactory ration for young pigs. It will be noted that when fed a 

 mixed ration, the gains were increased more than 250 per cent. More 

 than this, the author notes that the pigs receiving corn meal alone seemed 

 to become stunted and not developed well. If corn is fed alone to 

 young pigs it should certainly be in connection with some good pasture 

 so as to give succulence and protein. 



Aside from the actual food nutrients required, the necessity for an 

 abundance of exercise and fresh air is best secured by the provision of 

 a good clover, alfalfa or rape pasture. It is practically impossible to se- 

 cure as good results from growing pigs without pasture as with it. 

 Numerous trials have been made with fattening hogs, proving the high 

 value of pasture for that class of hogs. How much more so must be the 

 value of pasture to young and growing animals that are being gro^^^l 

 rather than fattened, and that need an abundance of exercise ! 



TROUBLES OF THE YOUNG PIG. 



The care of young pigs does not consist alone in giving feed that 

 contains the proper nutrients. Anything that tends to injure the health 

 of the pigs may lead to serious trouble. In reply to a question as to 

 the most troublesome factor in raising young pigs, sixty-two replies were 

 received, as follows: 



Total replies G2 



No sc-iious truulili' 13 



Thumps G 



Lice 7 



Worms 9 



Scours 5 



Large pigs ro)3bing small ones 4 



Saving at farrowing time 7 



Sows eating pigs 1 



Eating cockleburs 1 



Bad weather 3 



Cholera 4 



Lack of exercise 1 



evolves 2 



Wheezes 3 



Losing pigs 1 



Getting to grow 1 



Coming at wrong time 1 



Growing until 10 to 12 weeks old 1 



It will be noted from the replies made that practically all the troubles 

 are due to causes that can be remedied to a large extent by good care 

 and judicious feeding. The provision of sanitary quarters and lots of 

 sunshine and exercise will do more toward keeping pigs in good health 

 than any other one thing. The nature of the last nine troubles are of 



