. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. 28 HIGGLE SWINE BOOK. result of poor feeding. The animal is starving for a certain kind of food. In selecting a brood sow the choice should be made from a large litter. The sow should have a long body, plenty of teats, level back, straight and short legs, fine hair and a quiet disposition. Such a sow may grow so deep as to be slab-sided, but if she possesses good traits and high constitutional vigor her coarseness can be toned down by the use of a finer-. YOUNG CHESHIRE SOW—A GOOD ONE. built thoroughbred boar. The disposition of the young, unbred
. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. 28 HIGGLE SWINE BOOK. result of poor feeding. The animal is starving for a certain kind of food. In selecting a brood sow the choice should be made from a large litter. The sow should have a long body, plenty of teats, level back, straight and short legs, fine hair and a quiet disposition. Such a sow may grow so deep as to be slab-sided, but if she possesses good traits and high constitutional vigor her coarseness can be toned down by the use of a finer-. YOUNG CHESHIRE SOW—A GOOD ONE. built thoroughbred boar. The disposition of the young, unbred sow may be quickly learned by catch- ing and holding her. The disposition of the sow depends largely on her treatment from pighood up till maturity. A sow that has been kindly treated will in most cases be kind and gentle, and too much emphasis cannot be placed on the importance of having a sow so gentle that at farrowing time she will allow the attendant to enter her pen (if necessary) without becoming excited. The life of the whole litter and often that of the sow. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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