746 



Journal of Agriculiurc. 



[lo Dec, 1909. 



tlie boar piii's 

 inakinn' a.s iiiucli 

 as 19Jj guineas, 

 and the only sow 

 ill the litter, 10 

 guineas. 



Mr. Jenkins in- 

 foi-med nie that he 

 found pumpkins 

 the most pi'ofit- 

 able feed for his 

 brood sows v>-lieii 

 they are about to 

 farrow. He con- 

 siders it unwise to 

 feed too heavily 

 at this particular 

 period, and be- 

 lieves in the sows 

 having plant}' of 

 exercise, and, 

 whei'e practicable, 

 allowing them the 

 run of a handy 

 clover and r3'e 

 grass paddock. If 

 i-:ept in the stye, 

 he maintains there 

 is nothing better 

 to keep the sows 

 in good health 

 than a double 

 handful of bran, 

 dail}', ill their 

 feed. Aftci' far- 

 rowing, he Hnds 

 English barlev one 

 of the best milk 

 producers for the 

 sow suckling hci' 

 voung. 



This bi'eeder is 

 a firm belie\'er in 

 going in fora j^ure- 

 l)red pig, whether 

 it be Borkshii'e, 

 Yorksliire, or any 

 other breed, but 

 from his experi- 

 ence he finds the 

 l>ure Berkshires 

 f levelop q u i c )< e r 

 tliaiianv other. He 



