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If one is going to raise two litters of pigs from a brood 

 sow in a year, good warm quarters must be provided. 

 These quarters need not be expensive, but they should be 



convenient and 



comfortable. 



Requirements 

 for Pigs. — The 

 first requirement 

 of young pigs is 

 that they have a 

 clean, dry, com- 

 fortable bed in 

 which to arrive". 

 As the mother is 

 naturally in a 

 feverish condition 

 at this time, she 

 may be somewhat 

 careless and he on 

 the little pigs. To 

 prevent this, a 

 shelf ten or twelve inches wide and eight or ten inches 

 from the floor should be built around the pen, so as to 

 make room for the pigs to get out of the way of their 

 mother. This is a very simple precaution, and may save a 

 number of pigs. 



A Creep. — To feed the small pigs so that the sow cannot 

 bother them, have a small yard or pen fenced off in the place 

 in which the sow is kept, with the fence raised high enough 

 from the ground so that the little pigs can pass back and 

 forth easily, but low enough to keep out the old sow. In 

 this place plenty of trough room should be provided, so 

 that every pig has a chance to eat. Otherwise, the larger, 

 stronger pigs will get most of the feed and the smaller 

 ones will not get enough. 



Weaning Pigs. — If but one Utter of pigs is raised per 

 year, they may be allowed to run with their mother until 

 from twelve to sixteen weeks old, or even longer, until 

 the sow begins to wean the pigs herself. If the young pigs 

 are given a chance to learn to eat as suggested above, they 



Figure lOl. — Hog cot, a cheap and portable shelter. 



