PIG REARING.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13277, 30 November 1911, Page 4

PIG REARING.

Money is to tm'ina'Uo by roaring piga it tne animals are properly red and cared for. Feeding pigs is an art which is not learned in a day. Careful feeding has its reward just the same as liorse and sheep feeding.

Over-feeding and. under-feeding are the common errors. Most pigs which are over-fed become stunted aud runty—while others often appear well but gain slowly. The under-fed pig usually develops into a thin, scraggy, hairy fellow. His frame develops, but he does not gain much in weight. Ho, of course, is not preferable. The feeder should discover his errorß by the way the pigs are doing and oorrect thorn.

Too much water in the slops cheats the pigs. Allowing pigs to sleep in dust causes mange and lung troubles. Pigs want water to drink even when fed on slops. The greater the number of pigs the more food the sows need. A pig that is continually over-fed will hardly take the exercise it should. Brood sows fieod «xerci(SO, hence a pasture is better than a pen for them. Whatever the conditions of the pastures, feed the pigs sufficient to maintain good thrift. _ A tight plank floor to feed on and a dirt floor for sleeping is the best arrangement. It is necessary that pigs have a variety of food if they are. expected to make rapid growth.

With the immature sow a good letter is obtained at the oxpense of immaturity and lack of development in tho young mothers-, but also in the progeny. All waste from the kitchen and table are wholesome and suitable as feed for pigs, but a swill tub that is never empty and never clean injures tho system of a hog and lessens his owner's profits. Young pigs especially are easily stunted by over-feeding.

Swine are seldom profitable when kept in close quarters.

Young pigs will never thrive well in a filthy pen.

Do not mako a radical change of food just beforo or just after farrowing.

The ideal pig should not be sleepy or sluggish, nor on the other hand restless or uneasy.

The young pig should have the best care, and should get to eating nicely before they aro weaned.

Growing pigs not only need plenty of exercise to aid digestion, but to develop muscle, bone, and vital organs.

It is a good plan to keep the breeding sows to themselves and feed them according to tlie demands of their condition. —"Agricultural Gazette."