WAIKATO METHODS
PADDOCKS FOR PIGS. PROPER HOUSES ESSENTIAL. There is a general tendency in the Waikato, where the paddock system of keeping pigs is making great _ strides, to adopt the Massey College idea pf having the house in a practically permanent position next to the race. But in the sow paddocks the sub-division of the 'small paddock is regarded as most important. The house and its concrete platform are situated midway between the two portions of the paddock, the dividing fence striking the. house at its centre. In wet weather the sow' is .generally confined, but the little ones can get into either division, of the. pdddock as is desired. It is the sow that does the bulk of the pugging. Experience ■ this winter of the paddock system shows that, where the house is well, built, completely draught proof, and where good bedding is provided, it matters little what is the condition of the paddocks. With the good house and the comfortable bed the pigs thrive amazingly . though' they may be surrounded by mud and miniature lakes.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1935, Page 12 (Supplement)
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