SWINE MANAGEMENT. 



15 



The first line of dates in each column indicates the dates of breeding 

 and directly opposite in the same column is the date on which the 

 sow is due to farrow. 



It is common practice among farmers to require their sows to pro- 

 duce two litters a year. Although the sows have had good care, they 

 will naturally be run down somewhat in condition, because the 

 greater portion of the feed consumed has been utilized for the pro- 

 duction of milk. 



The sow needs a rest before she is bred again, and the time for this 

 is between the weaning and breeding periods. Intelligent feeding will 

 bring the sow from a thin condition into a good, strong, vigorous con- 

 dition in a short time. Wlien this is done she wiU be in proper condi- 

 tion to assume her duty when breeding time arrives. If the sow is 

 bred in a thin, run-down condition, she must resume work immedi- 

 ately, and she will naturally be weak and subject to the inroads of 

 disease. A Uttle cold contracted in this condition may cause death, 

 while a strong, healthy sow will resist such attacks. It is the general 

 belief that sows in good vigorous breeding condition conceive more 

 readily, thus shortening the farrowing period for the herd. Alfalfa, 



Calendar showing dates of breeding and farrowing for sows, based on 112-day gestation 



period. 





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May. 



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June 



April 





May 



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1. 



.20 



1. 



.21 



1. 



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1. 



.20 



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.22 



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.23 



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.24 



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.22 



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.21 



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21 



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.21 



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.21 



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.27 





.28 



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.27 



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.27 



7. 



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.29 



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.30 



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k. 



.28 



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S. 



.28 



8. 



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.29 



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9. 



.28 



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9. 



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9. 



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9. 



.28 



9. 



.28 



9. 



.29 



9. 



.28 



9. 



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9. 



.30 



May 



June 



10. 



.29 



10. 



.30 



10. 



.29 



10. 



.29 



10. 



.29 



10. 



.29 



10. 



.30 



10. 



.29 



Mar. 



10. 



.31 



10. 



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10. 



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11. 



30 



11. 



.31 



11. 



.30 



11. 



.30 



11. 



.30 



11. 



.30 



11. 



.31 



11. 



.30 



10. 



. 1 



Apr. 



n. 



. 2 



11. 



. 2 



July 



Aug. 



12. 



.31 



Oct. 



12. 



.31 



Dec. 



Jan. 



12. 



.31 



11. 



. 2 



11. 



. 1 



12. 



. 3 



12. 



. 3 



12. 



. 1 



12. 



. 1 



Sept. 



12. 



. 1 



Nov. 



12. 



. 1 



12. 





Feb. 



12. 



. 3 



12. 



. 2 



13. 



. 4 



13. 



. 4 



13 . 



. 2 



13. 



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13. 



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13. 



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13. 



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13. 





13. 



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13. 



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14. 



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14. 



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14. 



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14. 



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15. 



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15. 



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15. 



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16. 





16. 





16. 



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16. 



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10. 



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10. 



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21 



10 



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.11 



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.11 



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22 



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.14 



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23 



12 



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21. 



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24. 



.15 



24. 



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2.5. 



.16 



25. 



.16 



25. 



.14 



25. 



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25 



13 



25. 



.14 



25. 



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. 14 



25. 



.14 



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.13 



25. 



.16 



25. 



.15 



26. 



.17 



26. 



.17 



26. 



.15 



26. 



.15 



26. 



.14 



20. 



.15 



20. 



.14 



20. 



.15 



20. 



.15 



20. 



.14 



20. 



.17 



20. 



.16 



27. 



.18 



27. 



.18 



27. 



.16 



27. 



16 



27 



15 



27. 



.16 



27. 



.15 



27. 



.16 



27. 



.16 



27. 



.15 



27. 



.18 



27. 



.17 



28. 



.19 



28. 



.19 



28. 



.17 



28. 



.17 



28. 



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28. 



.17 



28. 



.16 



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28. 



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28. 



.19 



28. 



.18 



29. 



.20 



29. 



.20 



29. 



.18 



29. 



.18 



29. 



.17 



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.18 



29. 



.17 



29. 



.18 



29. 



.18 



29. 



.17 



29. 



.20 



29. 



.19 



30. 



.21 







30. 



.19 



30. 



.19 



30. 



.18 



30. 



.19 



30. 



.18 



30. 



.19 



30. 



.19 



30. 



.18 



30. 



.21 



30. 



.20 



31. 



.22 







31. 



.20 







31. 



.19 







31. 



.19 



31. 



.20 







31. 



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31. 



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