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1 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
- ..3 Extension Division
§ ’l`H()I\lAS |’. (fO0l’!·ZR, Dean and Director
_ i CIRCULAR NO. 84
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 i eml‘uhlisl1ed in connection with the 11;;ri¤·nlt111nl extension work carried on by coop-
i mm;°2f°£_`!lie College of Azrienltnre. Uiiiversity of Kentucky, with the U. S. Depart- ·
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The objvct of this projcct- is to tcacli Clul> in¤·uilit·i·s in ``·,
t0 raise hogs protitably. Thv oxpt·i·it·iict· gainwil in piupt;.
, ly caring for a sow and littvr until tht- pigs arc 1‘t·;i(ij.· ·
` niarkot will grt·a.tly assist in accninplisliing this cud.
Rl~IQI'IREMEN'l`S
1. Only incinbvis 0f 4-H Clubs arc cligililv. [H
A 2. Timo of c1n·0llmcnt for wintvr and spring pxiiy · m‘m“
August 1 t0 January 1; for sumnu·i· and lall pi·.¤_it·t·t. .1,.;;;. till if
ary 1 t0 June 1. liinjttt
3. Each mcmbvr shall misc a littvr ni pics lo wt·.i;.;;,; $h""]‘I
agc. or t0 niai·kctable= wcight. ht'! lil
ful zu
4. Each incmbcy shall fwd and carc for his sow ;e:~* I I
pigs. and shall d0 all thc work iioccssary during thc pi·c_‘~t· mh I ll
Ht-lp is permitted for wcighing and handling thc pics, (""]‘ '
5. Each incinbcr shall kccp a cnniplctc i·ccni·d af .111
items 0f cxpcnsc lllCll1`l'€‘(t in c0nnccti0n with thc pi·ti_‘·c‘ Th
as indicated in this circular. Thcsc rcc·0i·cls shall bv ui;·:;·;E [ (
in tc the County Agcut 0i· local lcadcr at thc clnsv nt` iliv i::·‘— 0 W"
j€ct. The wcaglits of thc pigs must bv ccrtihcd hy me tife- Wlltntti
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lllrc. llll lll(T (2lI`('l1ll·i(‘l` lll |ll· llll llilllll ul lllill lillll· lll gill .I~~[~l.llllC llnill
\\‘llCll ll l~ lll‘l‘ll<‘ the litter'. Yet. this lzntner pointed tu gi guw
lmhi \"'f°l“’ mhjl herd uml suid. "il h<·t<·`s u s<»w thut will gu iutti the lutteuiug
H ""·’l*ttt· . s ·i;iisetl unly eight >i··s in her lust litter/’
I I y pi]]_ lt V .—. l n
un ni·;_i , . .  
lllwwglv ··_\ pretty high stumluttl, tlnnt yon think hir uny snwr usked
lie shit _ _1 the (Zunnty .\g<‘ttt. `
··Y(»`_ hut uiy stltvs nnist ruise lil pigs in the litter or I will mit
h·t·ptltt·i1i."
rlihis fuirnei spends the nights in his huin uml wutthes the pigs
Z "‘·’l‘ `· (]uu·h [ur twu weelss. lle nnnes the pigs fmni the sows ut feeding
time uml Leeps thern uyvuy tnnil the suws huye hnished their feed
t·tt·t t 1 ·. hill huxe hud tiine puttiully tn digest it. lnnm·diutt·ly ulter eut-
ieitiuwt .. jim tht- suw is sluggish uml niuy lie npun her pigs.
tls.
I M _ FEEDING AFTER FARROWING
( ·' .
tt w11 lmtlr. \\'ll('ll this ll1l[)|)k`ll\. sh{· s{1·»11ltt~-
{·t>1m·s tl1i11 uml weuk uml {Ines m1t ruise the pigs l)ll1l1l‘Il\_ sf
slimilil liuw ull {lie leetl she will (Ull%l|l|ll' uml it ‘·•llt1lll l`¤1{{1-l1l'{l1s{»l u p1.i.1;,§— llw"
lllL‘(lllill`l. l1llll§1lg(‘1ll)Ulll l.Y1Y1 p<1{{mls. 'l`l1i·s¤»w·»11 lull l't·t·tl tttiiuy .,  mill
lllg`l`1llll(l1llll`lllllllll 2.7 ])(‘l`(`L'lll <1ll{{‘1` live weight. .\{ 1l1i\1.~. .  mlll
. 3(lll~l)()llll&l sow (`()Il5llllll`$ ltl\ltlt‘tl_ il;.    hul
_ will begin {{1 eut ul` the lIl<>lllL'll\ l`1lllt>ll when they 1ll(’Qll1t1l|t{l Ulm
weeks <1l{l. l{ will {hen he ll(`(l'\\Qlll in im{t·usi· thi- g1;{i{i_·f·.  {lm
ume {{1 llllll\L‘ up lor {ht- leetl ({lll\lllll<`(l ln llll' pigs. lll;. · .  until
_ {llings lllill he |`etl us ll slop. mi lv`!
 ttt`. tl
Other \1lll\l`1l(lUl`l gllllll mixtitres ure; (21 {{1111, ll p1{1{—; 
uge. l putt: tilt (<>l`ll. l purl; sLi111r111ilL. Sli putts; {lt g1·»{{i;tE‘ - llli
ley ll purts. {unkuge l purt. (Z<>u{st·l\ QlUllll(l wheut is ~{11·;f lllllll
{{1 the other (`Ullllll()ll gruiiis. l`{1r hugs, \\·ll(‘ll {he p1l{t·p{1{ tm. I I
tl{>es11t1test·eeil tl1u{ nl ({11111. it is Jlll us lllill letl {{1 the stiw. lt iw] V
to suppl} this i11 u Slllilll leeiler l)l` llllllgll plutetl i11 u t1{tip.~‘ ¤Y‘· »(“ll`
tltnsltlt. \1`llcl‘{‘ ll1¢· pigs 111;t\‘ t·;{l {t11111<1lt·slt·tl by nltler hugs {{1 tliltlv _hc lug
<·11s. .·\ simple (ll`U[)-(l<)<)l` utturhetl hy lt-u{l1e1· hinges {t»;1r1·»pt=¥€f`; ll MU
lurgcr <·11{1ttgh l`x·t·r {ht- I)li('lllI\l'\ tlti lt lhcuw
creep shnultl he (`<)\'(`l`(‘(l witl1 I)()lllIl`}' wire, This ;111{l the ~{1‘l1{Lll‘i ”K`
_ (l()()l` {nuke the creep ])()lllll`}'-[)l`()Ol·, The
D0 not l{{r{1 pigs {111 l)ZlSIlll`Q 1111til they girg git legist llll`l‘k' with °XP0l`lc
wld. l)l`($\`lUllS {0 {his. {·l1illi11g, ixiiiseil by ;1llmt·i11g pigs {{1 {M11 lll  m“ll· ll
wet pusture. lowers lll(jll` l`CSlSlZll`l(`C uml mukes them liuhlv l<> `l"*‘lll‘· l`l'll"‘l`1

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II UI II` I 111·1L1I11·1I1~1·.1s<‘ 111111111 S1 I1‘\\'  0111.
I *'1·111  2. Keep trough cI1·:111.
I "III" I 3. Keep beds dry.
me ~1.Ifsc0u1‘s :1ppe111*s. give- sow :1 dose 0f L2'; 111 4 01111c1·s 0f liiiseed 011
r111d1‘ed11c1· feed for :1 few days.
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11 11  
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1‘11, 11 1.. . 5
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be [)l§l(`L‘(l in il vessel ftllllilllllllg :1 Elf |>t‘l`tt‘IlI soltttion 111 Mullin
or other good tllSll]li(‘(`I1lll[. :1nd sltottld he l‘t‘tl1¢>\‘t‘tl only wlim the {hi"
ope1·;11o1· is l`t*1Itl\' to use thent. ll»<‘i`<>\`<‘ l><‘;Ll¤\l1ittg` lh1· 1»]111_11g,," UM
theope1·:1tot·sl1o11ldw:1sl1 his hztntls i11 the sztnte solution. {Mm if
jg now })lQl(`(‘(l in I)()Sl[i()Il by the ll<‘l[><‘l"i· 'l`ll<‘ sttotttnt is tljim, iwl
feeted by st.1·e;1ki11g witl1 llll(`Illl`l` of iotlinv ill the p:1tl1 11·l11·imh€ 1(iil
knife is to [l`il\'(‘l. The outer skin illlll then the (t)\'t'li[]u1,g[lyE Hi?
testiele :1t*e split ])ill`1lll(`l to the tliyisiott line. ilihe t1·s1i1l. mai mm
moved simply by p11lli11g out the cottl i11 young pigs, 111 timing T
it i11 two in t)l(lL'l'1lllllIIill$. \\`ll(`l`L' tuttittg it in two \llItlt>llll‘13·1;;ly[ 0[UL
I (`LIUSC heavy bleeding: The wound is now ll`('illl'(l with ti1111;1;1·,,{ Stlfify
t lt)(llllC :111d tl1e pig turned out i11 :1 tle:111 li1·l1l. llo 11111 111;1;1}—1 Skim
pigs into :1 field where they have :1t‘11·ss to the Ublllllltlll i11111{;,_1j. nm
i low. This n1:1y result in the wountls l)<`t`<)llllllQ' llllit‘tlt‘(l illlti wt]. Wl.
ing. St)IllC[lllIL'S pigs never 1‘1·t`1>yt·t‘ lil`<\|ll such i11I1·1ti1»11s_ _11;1§§{ Umm
they do. (`t)lISl(lCl`ill)ll‘ lllll(’ is 1‘e1|11i11·1l for Ill('lll to Qt`l l11.L~~1
l feed. \\v(l[(`ll the pigs closely for ten llil\'S following lllt‘ t1I>tl.!il—Z`_
WEANING
Pigs should he wezttted :1t eight weeks of :1ge if the sow is Wi
bred for :1 f:1ll litter. .-\ s;11isf:11to1`y ntethod 11li \\`t‘illllllQ is 11:;·
inoye the sow from the pigs. since she 1:1n l`(‘1l(lll}' iltlillll l;1z~ii:1~‘1
new Slll`l`()lll](llIlQ_S. lf the pigs :11‘e lL'lllt)\'('{l to il new l(l(illll'll 1};1= C
beeome more restless thztn if 1lll()\\'l'(l to l`L'IllIlfll i11 1l11·i1·;11111~:l~·~;;ll
` (lll2lI`[CI`SZ l1C11CC it is only 1`t·;1so11;1l>le to espett th;1t tl11·~u·‘—.1L
from weaning would be less seyere if the pigs :111- ;1llo11·11l wx1·
lllitlll in their old (lllill`[Cl`$. 'l`ln`ee or four tlll}`S l)l‘lit)lL' lt‘lll1>\lEiZ NO.
the sow. put her Ull il lllllfll redttced 1lllt)\\'illl((‘ of 111111 ;1l1»111:1Z2i> toseli-
rztpidly reduces the milk flow since coin :1lo11e does not s11111¤l¤ ie 3
elements necessztty to prodtttie il l:1t’ge llow of milk.
lf the pigs hztye l)CL'll (lllt)\\'C(l free il(`(iC$% to il tl`t‘(‘l> illlll wl
pasture previous to weztning time. Ill(‘}' will be (t>ll\llllllllQ .1 nil
feed of grztin, (ll`|(l tl1e 2ll)S(‘ll(`C of the mo1hei·`s Illills will 11··tl>¤"t‘ 44
keenly felt.
· FEEDING WVEANED PIGS
Corn is the most widely used :1nd. llillillly. the (llt'ill}t‘ltini·niill< uml lil!llsil}.;<‘. Pigs slroultl be kvpt growing lu],.
um l` ‘ll‘lll· j(]]\·,l, lliqr will lit: l<'J|ll(<'§ in lli<· unl} spring uml curly lull thuii
"ll'l! lll lllt anim ,,lllL·l· time ol lllC }'U¤U`· .
t·slllt· to supply thc iced in a
1 llll(lllllillf stlllt·<·tlt·r sim<· t1n1silt· lul>1»r inur l><· suwtl in this wuy. lll
inn nina llc glii1r—1nill\isust·1l us 1lu· snppIt·rm·nt. tlu· uruin only will bc lctl in
rn lllll