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DOMESTIC ANIMALS, DAIRYING, ETC. 



Gestation Table for Swine. 



Showing the date when a sow is due to farrow, counting 16 weeks from the day when she was 

 served. Find the date when the sow was served, and the date immediately to the right is the date 

 when she is due. For instance, if the sow was served February 1, she is due May 24; if served May 

 24, she is due September 13, 



FEEDS AND FEEDING. 



Feeds; Concentrates. Bulk in the food of the hog is not desir- 

 able, as the physiological make-up of the animal is such that he can 

 not handle foods of this character to advantage. While it is true that 

 the hog consumes more food in proportion to his weight and makes 

 greater gains from the food consumed than any other farm animal, 

 we must never lose sight of the necessity of providing food for him in 

 a good mechanical condition and of a sufficiently palatable nature to 

 maintain the appetite of the hog. It is unwise, therefore, to attempt 

 to feed any considerable amount of roughness to this class of live 

 stock, as the gains obtained will not be satisfactory. Palatability is 

 also a very important consideration in the feeding of swine. Dry 

 grain is not a particularly attractive food and the same ration of corn 

 and water fed continuously for days while the animal is confined in a 

 small pen is not calculated to insure large gains or economic returns 

 to the farmer. (Va. B. 167.) 



Economical Handling. Feeding hogs from the time they are 

 weaned until ready for market in sections where dairying is not prac- 



