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give succulent food, and guard against constipation, and 

 in a few days the pigs will be better. In our own experi- 

 ence, we have never happened to have any serious trouble 

 from this cause, but we once sent a pair of valuable pigs 

 to a gentleman in Illinois, and the boar, nine or ten weeks 

 old, and a very strong and apparently healthy one, caught 

 cold on the route, and though he received good care, died 

 in a week or so afterwards. 



The great point in the management of young pigs is, 

 to keep them growing rapidly. If strong and vigorous, 

 they are seldom liable to any disease, and if attacked, 

 soon throw it off. We think it advantageous to pet them 

 and make them as tame as possible. They are fond of 

 being rubbed with a brush, and have not the slightest 

 objection to a good Irish scratching, especially in the 

 holes and corners about the head, where they cannot 

 scratch themselves without unusual exertion. We are in 

 the habit of taking hold of our young pigs back of the 

 ears, and when they get used to it, they regard it as indi- 

 cating a desire for a frolic. If well fed, well petted, and 

 in high health, they enjoy a frolic as much as a pair of 

 young dogs. At three months old, the boar pigs should 

 be separated from the sows. 



