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Febiuaijr, ii)14 



Tending the Young Pigs. 



Young litters of \Ags may be 

 jfuarded from the dan}j«r of crush- 

 in^ by the mother b}' having a 

 fender made of a scantlinir or rail 

 fa^stened say c'i<iht inches from the 

 wall, and the same distance from 

 the lloor. The pigs quickly learn 

 the protection afforded by this 

 device when the sow lies down. 

 Some breeders advocate a farrow- 

 ing pen not large enough for the 

 sow to turn round in, and with 

 walls open eight inches from the 

 floor, so that the jiigs may run 

 in and out. A pen of this sort 

 may be made by confining the sow 

 at one end of her regular pen 

 with' boards so nailed that she will 

 be unable to turn round. 



The condition of the weather will 

 govern the length of time it will 

 be necessary to keep a newly- 

 farrowed sow in close \^iarters, but 

 she should not be denied access to 

 the air. Pigs should not be al- 



lowed out in a cold rain, or where 

 they will receive the shock of cold 

 winds. Where they can do so 

 without danger thev should be out 

 in the sun within twentv-four 

 hours after birth, and after that 

 the best practice is to let them run 

 in and out at will. Neither the 

 sow nor very young j i^s should 

 be permitted to run in pasture 

 early in the morning if the grass 

 is tall and wet with rain or ii,ea\y 

 dew. 



For the first weeks of a pig's life 

 the mother's milk is its drink as 

 well as food, and therefore in car- 

 ing for suckling sows it should be 

 the aim to so feed them that milk 

 of only medium richness will be 

 furnished instead of a limited sup- 

 ply of that which is extremely 

 rich, the latter being less healthful 

 and more liable to cause thumps, 

 scours and unsatisfactory /rowth. 

 It is only a Uw (f nature that 

 pigs should make more economical 

 gains through the milk of the 

 dam than in any other way, and 



it is also true that the sow will 

 ■furnish nourishment for her voung 

 at less cost for' the raw material 

 than any other animal on the fanh'. 

 A sow's milk is rich in sold mat; 

 ter, which amounts to 17 to 20 

 per cent. Un a comparative basis 

 of 1,000 pounds li\e weight a cow 

 giving three g-allons of milk per 

 day will give in the milk 1 pound 

 of fat and .77 pound of protein 

 daily, whtLe a sow's milk' will yield 

 1.26 pounds of fat and i.i pounds 

 of protein a day on an average. 

 In composition sow's milk in com- 

 parison with cow's milk is very 

 high in total fats as well as, sofids- 

 — Leader. 



♦ 



Potatoes. 



plant only good seed of lieavy- 

 yielding potatoes. Have your soil 

 well drained. Fertilize as heavily 

 as you think need be, "then apply 

 same amount a second time. The 

 extra yield of the crop will more 

 than compensate for this. All but 

 the more soluble parts of the fer- 

 tilizer will remain for future crops. 

 Break the potato land early and 

 deep. Pack the soil as littlei as 

 ])ossible. In preparing the surface 

 for planting, cover the seed 4 in. 

 deep. Never plant when the 

 ground is wet. Begin cultivation 

 as soon as. planting is completed. 

 Cultivate at least once a week, 

 keeping the surface level as long 

 as possible. Harvest as soon as 

 the tubers will not roughen in 

 handling. Store in a cool, dark 

 place. Sell as soon as the price 

 justifies. Don't try to 'grow pota- 

 toes commercially with primitive 

 methods, else you will become dis- 

 gusted and quite the business. 

 With these suggestions properly olj^ 

 served, and the closest attention 

 to every detail, is how to make the 

 potato-crop pay. — Exchange. 



♦ 



Selection of Sow for 

 Breeding. 



In selecting a brood sow look 

 for an animal broad between the 

 eyes and snout. The ears should 

 l)e medium in size and fine in, tex. 

 ture, and the back strong and well 

 arched. Hoofs should be short, 

 and stand erect, legs fairly long, 

 so that the udder will not drag on 

 the ground. The under line should 

 lie long, hijis liroad, and the body 

 dec[). .'\ gentle disiiosition is im- 

 portant. A nervous, high-strung 

 sow is dear at anv price. 



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are 



' Rg. 178 



We do not think 

 llieie is a handsomer 

 Gate made than Fig. 

 178. which sliows a 



Double Driveway 

 Gate. Hand-gates to 

 match are made. 



They are strong, 

 rehable, and do not 

 sag- 



Cyclone Gate I rames are made of strong steel tubing. Rigidity is effectively secured not 

 only by the braces or mesh, as the case may be, but by making the frames so that there are 

 no joints in the top corners 



Cyclone Gates are Ant Proof. 



Cyclone 



Gate 



10-ft, 



Plain - - 



Rabbit 



Netted 



25 - 



30/- 



Fig. 132 



The Plain " N " 

 Gates liavr 5 wires 

 and are thus rend- 

 ered sheep proof. 



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our 



The "N" Gate (Fib. I321 is a most erteclive construction and is as rigid as a gale may 

 l( is only one. however. o( the many stionn, beautiful and useful gates illustrated in 

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