THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



the run of the pasture as long as the weather 

 permits. If the sows are to produce only one 

 litter a year they should come in in March or 

 the first of April. When two litters are raised 

 the second litter should arrive In September. 

 Sows should be in good physical condition, 

 though not fat, when bred, and the young are 

 carried from 112 to 116 days. In feeding 

 sows that are to produce only one litter a year 

 all the best breeders see to it that the pigs are 

 weaned by the first of xAugust. The mothers 

 then need nothing except good pasture and 

 plenty of pure water until October, when some 

 corn (about two pounds per head) Is given to 

 increase the weight. After the sows are bred 

 again they are returned to pasture and fed 

 from three to four pounds of a mixture made up 

 of equal parts corn and oats, until December; 

 then the feed is changed to ground corn 2 parts, 

 ground oats 2 parts, and bran i part. These 

 rations are mixed and fed In the proportion of 

 five or six pounds per animal. They may be 

 fed dry or mixed with skimmed milk until a 

 stiff slop is made. In addition to the grain in 



