COMFORTABLE BEDS
Young pigs are by nature mischievous animals; they seem to delight in upsetting their own dinner and in tearing their bed to pieces and throwing it all over their pen. It is a strange form of amusement, for a comfortable, tidy bed must surely bp preferable. They seem to throw their bed about most when it has just been newly put down for them; therefore, if it is possiole to distract their attention for a few hours at this time, the straw can be kept clean and tidy. If they arc fed as soon as the straw is put down they will eat their food and go and lie down comfortably for an hour or two, and after that they wilf leave the straw alone, and not throw it about. Not only will this mean a saving of straw, but it will also mean a cleaner, drier bed, they will rest longer and more comfortably, and in consequence will grow and Imt on flesh more quickly.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2310, 1 December 1925, Page 5
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168COMFORTABLE BEDS Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2310, 1 December 1925, Page 5
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