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al 4. The greatest and most economical gains are made when the swine are 
*to eat the most feed in proportion to their weight. 
| 5. Frozen wheat may be used as a profitable feed for swine. 
109 i Skim milk adds most materially to the value of a grain ration, and 
ak; ‘mixed grains equat about 700 lb. of skim milk. The relative value of 
“milk in any ration varies with the amount fed, the poorest return per 
io fed being obtained when the proportion of skim milk to the total food is 
Steatest. 
= | fast 7. The average dressed weight of swine is about 76°44 per cent. of the 
ed Weight. 
| 4 8. Skim milk is a most valuable adjunct to the grain ration, when hard 
8 desired. 
ie, 4 Type of animals fed influences character of meat more than breed— 
‘200d ie fact of an animal being a Yorkshire or a Tamworth will not insure a 
Nay 4con carcass, but they must also be of a rangy type, and fed in a certain 
~ 
| 1 fin 2 eit mixed meal (barley, peas, and oats) with milk usually insures 
, re i, 
| the lL, The greatest gains from a given amount of grain appear_to be made 
ts itis ground and soaked for twenty-four hours. Part of erain fed whole is 
|  “Wently voided before being digested. 
- Mixed grains are more economical than grains fed pure. 
| gain 3. Pies whose rations are limited make, on the whole, more economical 
| 8 than pigs that are rushed. 
Maturity or ripeness of the animal affects the quality of the flesh. 
| congo” of the more advanced pig-breeders regularly supply their hogs with 
ina ‘Hon powder. This is made with, say, 6 bushels pulverised charcoal, placed 
‘ sha ow box or on a floor; add 14 bushels of hardwood ashes and 6 Ib. salt. 
q ie this thoroughly. Dissolve 14 lb. copperas (sulphate of iron) in 3 gallons 
| the pater ; sprinkle this on the above through a watering pot, stirring and mixing 
tele vhole while slowly sprinkling. ‘Then place the whole, or a good portion, in a 
*eedine box, 
TEETH OF YOUNG PIGS. 
ids Should the sow carry her pigs beyond the usual period of gestation, it 
ange ently happens that the piglings’ teeth will have made an abnormal growth, 
Which Some instances the teeth will have become discoloured to an extent 
Well? 28 led to the common saying that “ pigs born with black teeth never do 
Digg These little teeth are often very long and sharp, so that, when the little 
the Attempt to suck, the teeth extend beyond the tongue of the pig and prick 
fre, Mlamed and tender udder of the sow, giving her great pain, which 
theltently causes her to refuse to suckle the pigs, and sometimes she will attack 
injy wt © ones with open mouth, when one grab trom her powerful jaws seriously 
ate HE it does not at once kill, the youngster. Unless immediate steps 
fog ken to remove the cause of this trouble, the pigs soon die for want of 
it ‘allies the sow’s udder becomes distended with milk, and inflammation of 
Ws. 
THE REMEDY, 
ty edhtis is simple, and easily applied by the attendant on the sow. He takes 
Wit ac] pig, tucks it under his left arm, opens its mouth with his left hand, and. 
nq a7 8 Nght hand and a small pair of pincers he breaks off the erring teeth, 
the Pp aces the pig to the sow ; then, by a little of both coaxing and scratching, 
| anq ‘ow will turn on to her side; the little pigs, being unable to bite the udder 
|) tot other, will quickly relieve the distended udder of the sow and prove a 
| the <° °f pleasure to her instead of an irritant and a cause of pain. Sometimes 
0 “i will become impatient on hearing the shrieks of her little pigs while the 
the weed of dentistry is progressing ; if this does affect her, it is best to take 
ttle pigs into an adjoining place out of hearing of the sow. 
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