Modern Pig-keeping

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 250, 23 October 1935, Page 12

Modern Pig-keeping

A GERMAN LESSON i The'Germans are a thorough-going, people, and have little room for senti-! ment where business is concerned. This is borne out in the way they arc focussing attention on the .commercial •qualities of -their pedigree pig stock. • At the present time there is beiug compiled by the National Pig Association of Germany a German Performance Pig Book. In this will be enter-1 ed only those animal's with the best average figures, i.e., those able over six litters to show an average of .10 born (in no single instance less than 7) and 9.0 (never less than 6) reared,! and in these litters a 28 days’ -weight j of 60kg. (1301 b), with a minimum of | 45kg. (lOOlbs). In addition, two young, pigs from each of three litters must fulfil the fattening centre’s requirements of a daily increase in weight of j G3og. (141 b.) The sow must, in addition, be of good conformation and be! in a satisfactory state of health. -Tho association also arranges for the sale of pigs. Besides purchases on the auctions arc a very important feature. In recent years there have been as many as 200 to 225 sales held annually, at which some 0000 stock boars and 2000 brood sows have changed hands.