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they need and some nourishment, so that they do not 

 need so much grain to satisfy them. Roots are an excel- 

 lent form of feed for brood sows. As they are succulent, 

 they aid in digestion, supply bulk and variety, and tone up 

 the system. 



Suggested Rations. — The following grain mixtures have 

 been fed to brood sows, in addition to clover hay, with very 

 satisfactory results: 



1. Shorts 1 part, corn 3 parts (by weight). 



2. Oil cake, 1 part, corn 7 parts (by weight). 



About ^ lb. of either of these mixtures per day, per 100 

 lbs, live weight of hog, is sufficient, if enough bulky food, 

 as hay or roots, is fed to satisfy the appetite. 



Mother's Milk for Young Pigs. — The very best feed for 

 young pigs for the first few weeks is the dam's milk. If 

 the sow has been well cared fot previous to farrowing and 

 is liberally fed after farrowing, she. will, if she is the right 

 kind of a mother, give a liberal amount of milk. At two or 

 three weeks of age the young pigs begin to develop a desire 

 for something besides their mother's milk. Provision should 

 be made to feed them some light but muscle-forming food, 

 as skimmed milk with a little meal added. * 



Clean Feed. — Only clean, wholesome feed should be 

 fed to the small pigs, and the trough in which they are 

 fed should be kept clean; because their digestion is easily 

 deranged and a pig is valuable only when his digestion is 

 good. No feed should be left in the trough from one feeding 

 time to the next. Feed only what they can eat up cleaii. 



Keep Pigs Growing. — The aim in feeding young pigs 

 should be to keep them growing every day; and, since their 

 capacity to make use of feed determines their usefulness, 

 it is well to so feed them as to strengthen and develop this 

 capacity. Bulky feeds containing a good proportion of 

 muscle-forming feed, as milk, milk and shorts, clover pasture, 

 etc., are very good kinds of feed for young pigs. 



Summer Feed. — If but one litter of pigs is raised per 

 year, they should come in the spring and can be raised on 

 pasture. Pasture furnishes the cheapest feed on the farm, 

 and good feed too. Pigs are often kept in small pens and 

 fed grain and slops. This practice is undesirable for several 



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