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skim milk, it is better that such pigs remain on the dam 
until, say, 10 or 11 weeks old. In no case should they be 
weaned until they can take food freely. Much care 
should be exercised to furnish those kinds of foods that 
promote good growth. Slop food is best. Corn meal, 
linseed meal and middlings or shorts make an ideal com- 
bination. 
8. After weaning.—As soon as young pigs are weaned, 
they must be kept entirely away from the dam until 
she ceases to secrete milk, but not necessarily for a 
longer period. Give them access to a good pasture in 
the day, and a grain slop in addition, morning and night, 
until the time of fattening. The amount of slop or 
meal will depend, to some extent, upon the character of 
the pasture, but it should be nitrogenous in character. 
When fed in connection with skim milk, a less quantity 
can be given, and the meal can be more of a carbonaceous 
nature, like corn. 
Pasture may consist of alfalfa, clover, green cereals, 
cowpeas, or mixed grasses. In addition to pastures, 
green crops may be grown with advantage for store 
pigs, stich as field peas, sweet corn, squashes, man- 
gels, rye, cowpeas and soy beans. These are to be fed 
to supplement pastures and also the meal part of the 
ration. Store pigs will make a substantial growth when 
gleaning among wheat stubbles, providing they be given 
access to the stubble soon after the wheat has been cut. If 
clover has been sawn in the spring, no grain will be required. 
9. Fall pigs—When store pigs are to be reared in 
winter, the aim should be to have them farrowed early 
in the season, in order to he considerably advanced in 
growth when winter sects in. The pens must be warm, 
well lighted and dry, and the pigs must be allowed exer- 
cise. The food may be essentially the same as that 
