12 BULLETIN 665, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



8. — Uoga are profitably pastured on winter oats. 



clean : further, the sticky mud often adheres to the bellies of the 

 hogs, sometimes causing sores, particularly in the case of sows with 

 suckling pigs. Watering troughs are used, but there is danger of 

 the supply failing at a critical time ; further, it appears advisable for 

 the animals to get into the water. 



During warm weather various pests, such as lice and mange, attack 

 the hogs. A very simple remedy for prevention and cure is the use 

 of crude oil as a disinfectant. This may be applied directly from 

 a sprayer or by pouring on the backs of the animals, or it may be 

 placed in a rubbing post. It is not uncommon to place the crude oil 

 on the surface of the water in the wallows. When the pests become 

 well established before being discovered, an emulsion of coal oil and 

 soap solution is commonly used as a spray. 



Small scratches and the eyes and noses of pigs often become in- 

 fected during the summer and if these infections are not cleansed 

 they frequently cause considerable losses. Screw worms develop and 

 bury deeply into the flesh. The use of crude oil as above indicated 

 goes far toward preventing infection, but when screw worms have 

 developed they must be removed or killed by the use of chloroform 

 or the like. 



Very few buildings are necessary for successful hog production; 

 a shade for summer, a slight protection from cold rains during 

 "northers" in winter, and farrowing pens for sows and pigs, fully 

 answer the requirements. 



Dairying. — This enterprise is receiving considerable attention, 

 whole milk and cream being sold. The number of farms that can 

 profitably sell whole milk is limited by the population of the towns 

 supplied, so that this method of disposing of the dairy products can 

 not be extended far beyond the present. There are a few very 



