The model farms and their methods : giving the experiences of over one hundred successful farmers in the various branches of husbandry in different portions of the country; stock raising; fruit growing; dairying; title drainage; cost and profits of mixed husbandry, etc With over one hundred illustrations and plans of buildings . they will eat. I now take away the sows for twelve hoursand keep them on dry feed and water, then let them go backto the pigs. I separate them again for twenty-four hours, andthen let them out to their pigs. I continue to lengthen thehours that the sows are kept away,
The model farms and their methods : giving the experiences of over one hundred successful farmers in the various branches of husbandry in different portions of the country; stock raising; fruit growing; dairying; title drainage; cost and profits of mixed husbandry, etc With over one hundred illustrations and plans of buildings . they will eat. I now take away the sows for twelve hoursand keep them on dry feed and water, then let them go backto the pigs. I separate them again for twenty-four hours, andthen let them out to their pigs. I continue to lengthen thehours that the sows are kept away, until they are dried offwithout damage to them as sucklers. The pigs which I designfor the market I push as fast as possible, feeding as I have 448 JASPER COUNTY, IOWA. stated. In the Fall I give them the run of the artichoke returns are what all breeders should aim to make. Inever keep a pig but one Summer. If I can not make her thenweigh at twelve or fourteen months old from three hundred tothree hundred and fifty pounds, I consider no one to blamebut myself. SLEEPING AND BREEDING PENS. I herewith submit the best sleeping arrangement for hogsthat I know of. I have seen many, but prefer this as the resultof my experience. I make the pen face to the south, and havethe entire front open, as shown in the plan :. Set four posts in the ground. The front posts should befive feet above the surface, and eight feet apart; the rear poststhree feet above the level, and six feet to the rear. This makesa floor six by eight feet. The roof will have a slope of twofeet. Cover as means will permit. Tin or iron makes the bestroof, shingles the next. Boards will, however, do. Board upthe ends and north side. Spike on in front a six-inch, and atrear an eight-inch joist for floor. This will give a slope oftwo inches to the front, so that the rains, if blown in, will runout. I then fill with any earth convenient, pounding it insolid, to top of front and rear joists, then cover with plan
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