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separate trough where they can eat without being dis- 

 turbed by the mother. They are given a mixed feed of 

 middlings, corn meal or other ground feed softened with 

 water. They thrive all summer on forage crops and 

 need little grain until a month before marketing time. 



Mineral matter such as phosphorus, calcium, sulphur 

 and iron is very necessary to the best development of a 

 pig. It is needed in the body to carry gaseous products, 

 such as oxygen, from the lungs to the tissues of the 

 body ; to maintain acidity in the blood and tissues ; to aid 

 in the movement of liquids through the body; to aid in 

 the digestion of proteids and fats ; and in addition to sev- 

 eral minor functions to aid in the formation of muscular 

 and bony tissues. A pig fed on ground corn and water, 

 and provided with plenty of mineral matter will gain 

 twice as much in weight as one fed on ground corn and 

 water alone. 



Rape, artichokes, red clover and alfalfa make good 

 forage for hogs. Carrots are excellent food also, either in 

 summer or winter. It is not best to let hogs have the 

 entire run of a large pasture. Confine them within 

 movable fences, giving them access to a part of the field 

 at a time. Such fences are not expensive. They save 

 much waste of grass, secure a large growth of feed from 

 the land and cause the hogs to make rapid gains. 



Vermin are a pest and cause heavy losses. Nothing 

 holds back growing pigs more than lice. It is necessary 

 to fight them as long as one remains on the premises. 

 Coal tar dips are a great help in keeping hogs healthy, 

 and where a sprayer is used it is a good plan to spray the 

 litter that the hogs sleep in, and kill the lice there also. 

 Lime is a help if sprinkled over the litter. Black oil 

 poured over the pigs will kill lice effectively. A mixture 

 of lard and kerosene when rubbed in, answers the pur- 

 pose. Do not use kerosene alone, as it blisters. Good 



