THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VIII 475 



that come to the fall pigs and particularly the late fall pigs. The bedding 

 should be clean and fresh and it ought to be of rye straw if you have it 

 or something that does not accumulate dust and chaff. 



"If the pigs do not have suitable quarters that are sufficiently warm and 

 well ventilated, a good place to feed and good bedding, the chances are 

 not favorable for the late fall pig. A good many men figure that the fall 

 pig is not of any account. He is not of a great deal account unless he 

 comes fairly early, starts into the winter thrifty and in a good condition, 

 and unless he can- be carried through in a fairly thrifty condition. Some- 

 times the fall pigs come out in the spring not much larger than in the 

 fall. On the other hand, if the breeder takes pains to have them start 

 well and gives them good quarters, good bedding, and so on, they can be 

 carried through the winter in good condition, make a good growth and 

 grow rapidly when warm weather comes in the spring. Of course you 

 seldom get the same growth with fall pigs as you do with spring pigs. 

 You will sacrifice some at best in this climate but you will make up a good 

 part of that if you can carry the pigs through the winter and into spring 

 thrifty. People that live further south do not have this difficulty. 



"Now with reference to the feed. Probably you would not vary that a 

 great deal from what you would furnish to the spring farrowed pig. Of 

 course you cannot have all the feed that you would have for the spring 

 pig because you lack the pasture and green feed but you would feed 

 about the same grain ration and if you can have alfalfa that will per- 

 haps be the best substitute, with roots if you can have them, for the green 

 succulent feed of summer time. Not many farmers have roots. A good 

 many have alfalfa and the number is increasing. It may be used in the 

 hog ration v,^ith good results. 



"One thing that should be avoided I think in the matter of feeding is 

 taking out of a warm bed and feeding in the open where they get cold. If 

 they have a bedding place v/here they are warm, and particularly if the 

 ventilation is not satisfactory, and then come out into the cold air at 

 feeding time, you might almost as well knock your pigs in the head be- 

 cause you will not get through with satisfactory results. It does not cost 

 much more to furnish suitable quarters and ventilation and satisfactory 

 feeding place as well as sleeping place. If you are going to raise fall pigs 

 at all they have to be raised right. Nothing will lose money faster than 

 pigs carried over the winter without making any growth. Pigs necessarily 

 require a heavy feeding bill and if they don't make any growth you can 

 lose money pretty fast in the hog business. If you can carry them through 

 in a thrifty condition and make up the growth in the spring they will 

 give quite as good and sometimes more satisfactory results than those 

 farrowed in the spring. 



"One thing in favor of the fall pig, by that I mean the early fall pig, 

 is that he usually finishes and goes into the market at a more valuable 

 time as far as prices are concerned than the spring pig." 



DISCUSSION. 



"Will you say a word about ensilairc for fall pigs?" 



Prof. Curti?-s: I cannot say from any experience we have had 



