THE SOW : SELECTION AND MANAGEMENT? 



121 



the spring- before late March, nor later in the fall than 

 October. A sow that has been wintered properly, and 

 has had the right kind of feed, with plenty of exercise 

 and sunshine, shoukl do well with a Alarch litter and 

 be prepared to farrow a good litter again in the autumn. 

 \\'liether or not this is advisable, however, will depend, 

 in great part, on how well the owner is situated and how 

 well inclined to give the needed care to the sow and her 

 pigs. Both early spring litters and those of the early 

 fall will do the best and pay the best on an average. 

 Care of the pigs in the mild season is not so difficult, 



Table Showing Period of Gestation. 



