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result of poor feeding. The animal is starving for a 

 certain kind of food. 



In selecting a brood sow the choice should be 

 made from a large litter. The sow should have a 

 long body, plenty of teats, level back, straight and 

 short legs, fine hair and a quiet disposition. Such a 

 sow may grow so deep as to be slab-sided, but if she 

 possesses good traits and high constitutional vigor her 

 coarseness can be toned down bv the use of a finer- 



YOUNG CHESHIRE SOW* A GOOD ONE. 



built thoroughbred boar. The disposition of the 

 young, unbred sow may be quickly learned by catch- 

 ing and holding her. 



The disposition of the sow depends largely on 

 her treatment from pighood up till maturity. A sow 

 that has been kindly treated will in most cases be kind 

 and gentle, and too much emphasis cannot be placed 

 on the importance of having a sow so gentle that at 

 farrowing time she will allow the attendant to enter 

 her pen (if necessary) without becoming excited. 

 The life of the whole litter and often that of the sow 



