LATE PIGS.

Shannon News, 5 December 1924, Page 2

LATE PIGS.

It is not an easy matter to make autumn pigs a payabe proposition. As a matter of fact, late autumn pigs are more often a losing proposition. If at all possible 'it is much bettq* to keep the sow frem breeding aUiumn. pigs if. she cannot be bred to farrow before April Ist. If a sow is bred ’ May 1 she will be due to farrow latter part of August and will be in much better condition to raise a good profitable bunch of pigs than' she would if she had 1 '” raised a late litter in the Autumn. A sow farrowing in June will want all the feed she can possibly digest to keep the pigs alive during the cold weather and when spring comes the pigs will be puny and undersize for their age while the sow will be so badly suckled down. that only the heaviest feeding will get her back in breeding condition. Pigs far•rowed in August-September will be nearly as large as these June pigs though they are four months younger. Many pig-breeders are not enthusiastic over a sow haying a very large litter. A sow raising say, .8 pigs well, Without any runts among them is really a better paying proposition .than to her having 12 to 13 pigs and a lot of them small puny and undersize.