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JOS. H. BLACK, SON & CO. HIGHTSTOWN, N. J. 
Raising Ten Pigs Per Litter 
R. B. Rushing 
N INETY-THREE pigs from nine 
sows is an exceedingly large number 
of pigs to save at farrowing time. Even 
now after they are four months old the 
average of live pigs per sow is close to 
the ten point, as I counted eighty-seven 
when I recently viewed the herd. This 
is the record of Mr. M. A. Jackson of 
Johnson County, Ill. He, however, did 
not think this was anything exceptional. 
He said that this was just about what he 
always done with his sows. . .. 
There are two main things that go to 
make this herd so prolific. One is the 
breeding and the other is the feed and 
management. 
The head of the herd is a very large 
hog, being chosen because of his being 
from a sow of high fecundity, and because 
of his bone, his length, width and low 
set form. The selection of the other 
individuals of the herd is carried out in 
like manner. The tried sows are kept, 
and then with them are the most promis¬ 
ing gilts from some of the most prolific 
families. No boar is ever used to head 
the herd till he has been tried out. and 
tested to see if he is a real producer of 
the right kind—the kind that meets the 
ideal of the breeder, Mr. Jackson. 
However, Mr. JacksOn says that breed¬ 
ing alone will not make prolific sows. It 
is like this, he says: “Breeding gives 
a person the foundation to build from or 
the possibility, and the hogs must be 
made and raised by their care and feed. 
How Breeders Are Fed 
This herd boar is kept in a good breed¬ 
ing condition, but is not kept fitted for 
the show ring. His feed consists mainly 
of shorts, bran, oilmeal and alfalfa during 
the summer. Very little corn is fed ex¬ 
cept during the cold of winter and then 
only a limited addition to the other with 
some silage. He has the run of pasture 
in which is much alfalfa part of the time, 
not being allowed to stay there long 
enough to begin to lay on surplus fat. 
In winter the alfalfa is either fed in small 
racks or in a hog crate staked down to 
the ground. 
In summer, the sows have the run of 
clover pasture and alfalfa hay in winter. 
After the pigs are weaned they get a 
little corn, shorts and slop and they have 
the run'of a clover pasture. 
Then just a couple of weeks before 
breeding the feed is increased so that 
the sows are gaining quite rapidly at the 
time they are to be bred. 
It is known by practical experience 
that with treatment of this kind there 
are but very few sows that do not get in 
pig. It also makes the pigs come at 
nearly the same time so that this saves 
a great deal of work at the time of 
farrowing. 
After breeding, Mr. Jackson puts his 
sows on just a little more than mainte¬ 
nance ration. They are kept gaining 
slowly so as not to overload them with 
fat, but simply to get them fat enough so 
that they will suckle the pigs in nice 
shape. The sows are put in separate 
pens four or five days previous to farrow¬ 
ing. This gives them a chance to get 
accustomed to the place and get ac¬ 
quainted with the man who takes care 
of them. 
Care at Farrowing Time 
One thing that helps to insure so many 
pigs is the care that they receive at far¬ 
rowing time. If it is very cold, and it 
usually is in the early spring and late 
fall when his pigs are farrowed, a fire is 
started so that the young pigs can be 
dried and warmed up, instead of chilling, 
as is so often the case on so many farms. 
At farrowing the sow is put on reduced 
rations, a day or two. A slop of laxa¬ 
tive nature such as bran or linseed meal 
is given. When the pigs arrive no feed 
is given for twelve to fifteen hours. 1 epid 
water is given the sow to drink. 1 hen 
the feed from then on is regulated largely 
according to the milk flow. Care must 
be taken at first to not overfeed the sow 
{Continued on page 333) 
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