. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 653. Pig-feeding scene in middle West. is not available, such foods as roots or finely cut clover or alfalfa leaves during the winter, and green food of some kind during the summer, should always be fed in addition to the grain ration. The. Fig. 654. Colony houses and pens in the West. both of which are detrimental to any sires, often- times causing sterility Of the various kinds of grain, finely ground oats are perhaps the most desirable for the bulk of the ration. The addition of wheat middlings in the case of a young boar
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 653. Pig-feeding scene in middle West. is not available, such foods as roots or finely cut clover or alfalfa leaves during the winter, and green food of some kind during the summer, should always be fed in addition to the grain ration. The. Fig. 654. Colony houses and pens in the West. both of which are detrimental to any sires, often- times causing sterility Of the various kinds of grain, finely ground oats are perhaps the most desirable for the bulk of the ration. The addition of wheat middlings in the case of a young boar, or wheat bran in the case of a mature animal, to the extent of one-third to one- half of the ration by weight, added to the oats, makes a most useful combination. Skimmed milk may be fed to good advantage, especially to young boars. For the purpose of furnishing bulk, variety and succulence during the winter months, some second-crop clover or alfalfa hay, cut up finely, soaked in warm water and mixed with the grain ration, gives excellent results. The boar should not be overfed, but given just what he will eat up clean. By all means, the feeder should avoid hav- ing the boar fat, as it is just as injurious as to have him too thin. Regular exercise should be given throughout the entire year. This can usu- ally be furnished through the medium of a grass lot in the summer and a small yard adjoining the pen during the winter months. The feeding and management of breeding sows and young pigs. Breeding sows are kept for their present or pros- pective value as pig-producers. Their manage- ment and feeding is purely a business proposition. Irregular breeders, sows that produce but few pigs at birth, or sows whose pigs are not of high excel- lence as individuals, should be weeded out as soon as possible. Sows that are not in themselves good representatives of the type sought, and that are not descended from prolific ancestry, should not be taken into the herd as breeding sows. In the
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