THE FEEDING OF BREEDING ANIMALS 15! 



Bran slop makes a very desirable food, as do also 

 middlings and shorts, and should be fed both before 

 and after the pigs have been dropped. 



At Pigging Time, the sow should not be disturbed 

 and her ration should be diminished for a day or two. 

 A thin slop or clear water should be set in her pen 

 and nothing done to excite or disturb the sow in any 

 way. Brood sows should be accustomed to handling 



MAKING PORK FROM RAPE 



This forage crop is gradually extending its boundaries, and, while useful 

 for all stock, is especially prized as a green pasture for hogs. 



and at pigging time should admit the owner or an 

 attendant to give quiet assistance when necessary. 

 If the weather is cold some provision for heating 

 may be advisable, or the newly born pigs may be 

 removed to a basket after having been carefully 

 wiped and dried, and after having fed on the milk 

 that by this time has been secreted. It is important 

 that the pigs get the first milk soon after birth. 

 Otherwise their strength soon declines. 



