Breading Berkshires.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 317, 17 November 1888, Page 6

Breading Berkshires.

BicjitcsjiiftK-S *n r s 'irfusb' nob be kep too' 1 itil y .nor ranso thoy be unduly stinted ; and^iiffrer all, the'great thing 1 with breeding animai^is to gi\e them plenty of exercise. My breeding styes 'were forineily too much ,conuecte4 with* the covered yards ; and. I 'wa^j obliged 'to build' a row ot'VbycV under covert, -with open .runs in- fronts* As-the ! sowB -farVow-iri these stfve'ft, they 7 Sve're 1 filbert with .a.. Bboub=wooden"raiL-'all round',; aboub"6in. fioni t the p-oun^jr^k^id l \v\lei'eKs^ I u&ed to" lof-o. several -youn^ pigs fiom the sows lyine^ 'on '"'thimt ;J; J nbvv" lose nonV-'in/bhab'^vayf Jiavinp some asphalt J by me, I b'diled-ib up' ;^f![ain, ,'and 'laid it do'wu in the new stye,^., and yards,, and'thus rijiaclo a gp^d 1 floor. " , J^b "is very important -( to k^ep yoiin^ _ pigs dry j'and warm."* I" keep young^pigs^ vi-ell ; -and such* J/3.sJ /3.s are not g<j»l.djoj' bj:eef]ing,pur- • poses are gofe off, (,o t!)C batcher .at from, 'sst'to ;> /su ihoie. is -,no Tj . better,, pig .qo 4 es. to J,he' market, t|iaw,''..a-, r! ssb l or.^sf 1 Berlphire, 'bi; , p}i& more' ijsiial.Jor' 'j\o\]§e\ 1 hold ,pui-[joses. * tjaqon ' "and hams are made from th^e'pigp.'. The,' "great advantage .Berkshire pjgsHave oveif 'ob'lier breeds 9 ia'jbh^i.t cpsts so iibble r bp keep *"t^era. 1 fina • the same bh'ing with' r i;ed l ; 'polled. qatblo / as ( compared with , shorthorns. { jl£j I£ any, bi-e<?d;of- Mjmals '/qan' be jcepb, .abbess, ''expose, "ptanfls I,t^,,rea1 ,t^,,reas i oh that nioije. r^iiimal a are mnjhbhm et}' for! tjb "e t,a.fnfi , monpy , ,' ''ancf;,c'onstiqu"e.n^ly::6hat'mbvb profit id miide! <. ub ,dt the farih nrqc.uce.^ The,youi^g pig,?, .always lo'oks well, and gppfF, rjipi'dly ; • a^d s eome.m9ney. is .al\yays7bcing piaffe.-- Brig-.

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