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Feeding  Breeding  Hogs 
I  have  a  pair  of  Berkshire  pigs  almost 
a  year  old.  As  I  look  at  them  and  others 
l  have  raised  they  seem  smaller  than 
others  of  the  same  age  owned  by  others. 
The  sow  is  due  April  12th.  Will  you 
tell  me  how  I  ought  to  feed  her  now  and 
after  April  12tb.  I  would  like  a  good 
reasonable  ration  for  the  sow.  the  boar, 
arid  the  little  pigs.  w.  a.  y. 
Miilis,  Mass. 
I  am  firm  in  my  belief  that  the  East¬ 
ern  farmer  must  recognize  and  appreciate 
the  importance  of  liberal  feeding  of  ani¬ 
mals  during  their  early  growing  stages. 
It  was  suggested  at  the  Berkshire  Con¬ 
gress,  that  one  reason  why  Iowa  or  Ohio 
boar  I  would  give  him  all  of  the  Alfalfa 
hay  that  he  would  consume,  the  same  be¬ 
ing  fed  in  racks,  or  if  it  is  possible  to 
grind  the  Alfalfa  this  would  be  advan¬ 
tageous.  and  a  very  useful  grain  mixture 
would  be  as  follows : 
25  pounds  ground  Alfalfa  hay,  25 
pounds  ground  oats,  15  pounds  wheat 
bran.  15  pounds  oil  meal,  15  pounds 
hominy  or  corumeal. 
This  should  be  fed  in  the  form  of  a 
thick  slop  two  feedings  per  day.  and  in 
sufficient  quantities  to  keep  the  animal 
in  a  thrifty,  vigorous  condition*  but  a 
breeding  boar  should  not  be  mated  while 
A  Yoke  of  New  Hampshire  Oxen 
I  Berkshires  were  in  some  instances  super¬ 
ior  to  Berkshires  produced  in  the  East 
was  because  they  had  a  “corncrib  cross'* 
in  them. 
Your  correspondent  recognizes  the  fact 
that  his  Berkshires  are  under-sized. 
There  are  two  factors  involved  in  obtain¬ 
ing  size;  the  first  one  being  to  select  a 
breeding  animal  possessing  the  desired 
quality,  and  second,  liberal  feeding  of 
the  animals  such  as  will  enable  them  to 
obtain  normal  development.  To  this  end 
wo  have  found  the  self-feeder  especially 
useful,  and  very  well  adapted  to  farm 
cundirions.  Its  use  insures  rapid  growth 
on  young  pigs,  and  it  lias  been  demon¬ 
strated  time  and  again  that  pigs  may  be 
safely  trusted  to  balance  their  own  ra¬ 
tions.  and  if  they  have  access  to  sclf- 
f.'eders  will  put  on  flesh  economically 
both  from  a  standpoint  of  time  and  cost 
of  feed.  We  have  made  it  a  practice  for 
a  number  of  years  to  mate  our  brood 
sows  when  they  are  thin  in  flesh  to  a  sire 
that  is  vigorous,  active  and  regularly  ex¬ 
ercised.  By  this  means  we  have  ex¬ 
perienced  no  difficulty  in  settling  our 
sows,  but  we  find  it  imperative  that  wo 
commence  feeding  these  sows  liberally  as 
soon  as  they  are  settled  and  are  safe  in 
pig.  It  is  essential  that  the  brood  sows 
carry  considerable  flesh  at  farrowing 
time  if  it  is  desired  to  develop  and  as¬ 
certain  the  highest  milking  qualities,  for 
there  is  nothing  like  the  mother's  milk 
for  young  growing  pigs,  and  we  have 
found  the  self-feeder  very  well  adapted  t<> 
feeding  brood  sows  nursing  pigs.  I 
would  suggest,  therefore,  the  following 
i  ration  as  adapted  for  feeding  bred  sows 
due  to  farrow  in  April : 
40  pounds  ground  Alfalfa.  40  pounds 
hominy  meal,  40  pounds  molasses  (mixed 
with  four  times  its  volume  of  water), 
six  pounds  digester  tankage  or  10  pounds 
of  oil  meal. 
Feed  this  mixture  in  the  form  of  a 
thick  slop,  giving  the  brood  sows  all  that 
they  will  eat  of  this  mixture  twice  daily. 
The  brood  sow  should  gain  from  one- 
half  to  three-quarters  of  a  pound  per  day 
during  her  gestation  period,  and  during 
the  last  two  weeks  of  her  gestation  per¬ 
iod  it  is  important  that  she  gain  even 
more  per  day.  This  ration  would  be 
bulky,  economical  and  nutritious,  and  we 
have  found  its  use  very  satisfactory.  The 
hominy  is  added  in  this  case  owing  to 
the  fact  that  your  correspondent  states 
that  the  brood  sow  is  in  thin  condition, 
and  would  require  concentrated  feed  to 
enable  her  to  gain  rapidly. 
Concerning  a  ration  for  the  breeding 
he  is  carrying  a  large  amount  of  soft 
flesh.  Wo  find  that  exercise  ill  the 
breeding  boar  is  fundamental,  and  I  be¬ 
lieve  that  strung  vigorous  pigs  are  started 
on  their  way  iu  the  most  successful  man¬ 
ner  by  utilizing  a  sire  fed  and  managed 
in  this  way. 
The  young  pigs  should  be  fed  consid¬ 
erable  feed,  and  a  very  satisfactory  ra¬ 
tion  would  be  as  follows: 
1(1(1  pounds  red  dog  flour,  50  pounds 
corumeal  or  hominy.  20  pounds  wheat 
bran,  20  pounds  oil  meal,  five  pounds 
bone  meal. 
This  should  be  fed  in  the  form  of  a 
thin  slop  three  or  four  times  daily  until 
the  pigs  weigh  about  40  pounds.  If  it 
is  desired  these  feeds  can  be  placed  in 
the  self-feeder  in  dry  form,  and  the  pigs 
permitted  to  take  such  quantities  as  their 
judgment  prompts.  F.  c.  M. 
A  Yoke  of  New  Hampshire  Oxen 
I  am  sending  a  picture  of  my  oxen. 
They  are  Hereford  and  Devon,  dark 
cherry  red  bodies  with  white  faces.  They 
are  nicely  matched.  The  pair  weigh  3.400 
pounds.  I  am  very  much  in  favor  of 
oxen  for  a  farm  team,  especially  on  our 
rough  New  England  farms.  Tt  doesn’t 
take  as  much  capital  to  buy  and  equip 
a  team  like  this  as  it  does  a  good  horse 
team,  and  in  many  places  I  had  much 
rather  have  them.  I  should  like  to  hear 
from  some  one  else  on  the  subject  of 
farm  teams.  WALLACE  DUNN. 
Cheshire  Co.,  N.  II. 
R.  N.-Y. — There  are  still  many  fannies 
who  like  a  team  of  cattle.  -  This  use  of 
Hereford  and  Devon  seems  just  about 
right  for  the  purpose. 
Breeding  for  Butter  Fat 
Farmers  often  ask,  ‘'How  can  I  in¬ 
crease  the  blitter  percentage  of  my 
dairy?”  It  is  extremely  necessary  to 
know  exactly  what  qualities  you  need  in 
a  bull  to  head  your  herd,  to  produce 
heifers  that  will  produce  a  good  flow  of 
milk  that  will  test  well.  First,  if  your 
cows  produce  a  large  flow  of  milk  and 
do  not  test  well,  I  would  get  a  bull  whose 
dam  and  gramldam  on  both  sides  of  s\re 
produced  a  large  percentage  of  fat  with 
a  good  flow  of  milk.  On  the  other  hand 
if  cows  are  low  producers  in  quantity 
and  good  testers,  I  would  purchase  a  bull 
that  would  counterbalance  this.  And  1 
believe  the  result  of  this  will  be.  that  the 
heifers  and  bulls  produced  will  be  well 
balanced  as  to  quality  and  quantity  o? 
milk  prb<Jueed.  I  believe  the  selection  of 
the.  bead  of  the  herd  to  be  one  of  the  most 
difficult  problems  of  dairying,  in  that 
many  farmers  do  not  study  and  under¬ 
stand  their  dairy  well  enough  to  select 
a  hull  possessing  the  qualities  lacking  in 
herd.  \v.  BAKXES. 
New  York. 
