About The Swine

Give 'ein a warm mash ior breakiast. Make the brood sows as comfortalile as possible. AU swine are notieeably sens'.tive to cliangea In the weather. Pigs are better off to liave something to do, and their time is not worth anything. Tliey are healthier with soniething to do. While fixing íenee, ïix the pig pasture. It will do more for your pork, if a good grazing field, than any other work you bestow. JJristles has deoided that lve will get more money tliis year lor the same weight of pork than it brought last season, as he wlll cure it and sell it in ueater cuts and more attractive packages. IE you have made the pigs grow well over winter kill ihem thls spring and start with more growers. Young pork should bring' a good price, and there is more money in growlng your pork than in making it on corn. When through with a male let him go to the shambles early and before he eats his head off. Shut in the young pigs early at niglit and keep them in late on the cold morning. Now be on the lookout for choice pigs that will bring good litters next spring. Raise them on liberal feefli develop them and stint them early and you won't be far astray. To increase the interest of the boys on the farm, glve each of them a pig. Iet them compete in feeding. Glve them good books and papers on swine and in the fall let all pork be dressed at the same age. Invite neighborhood boys und let the youugsetrs stick aad dress their own animáis.