HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-04-29, Page 6Page 6 Times-Advocate, April 29, 1976 GETTING IN FOR A CLOSER LOOK -- No one had a more intense interest in the progress of the little pigs that Bessie Campbell has been caring for the past couple of weekVhan her grandchildren, who decided to get a close look at the action around the feeding trough. DIFFICULT POSE As Bessie Campbell pointed out, it is difficult to get 15 little pigs to pose for a picture at the same time, unless they are waiting for their feeding trough to be tilled and the photographer has the food in his hand. Obviously this was not the case above. T-A photo. Man hospitalized after weekend auto accident 68.390 Schneiders COLD CUTS 7 varieties Gaiser-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. * Subject to change We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. Exeter Office 235 -2420 Grand Bend Office 238-8484 BESSIE CAMPBELL shows how she bottle fed 15 little pigs for a week in order to keep them alive after their mother had died. Working on a day and night basis, Mrs. Campbell would feed them up to 10 times daily. T-A Shop in the T-A pages photo ROTH'S FOOD MARKET Seaforth , Ontario 016 AT PRICES YO LL LOVE Mgr FOOD STORES A1116. For Your Shopping .sw:r7 "0--'rve AO* ' 'WM" Convenience. We Are Open Every THURS. and FRI. Night nol;;;;;MM'aszvesx44.4sMSAM.wgs.ssot0,4*,'W.04.0004NoioalloNiK 'Till 9 o'clock. STORE HOURS: Mont, Tues., Wed., & Sat. 9.6 Thurs. & Fri. 9-9 PRICES EFFECTIVE 'TILL TUESDAY, MAY 4.76. r-170can Aluminum FOIL WRAP 18"x 25 Schneiders BEEF PATTIES 2 Lb. 1 .-/f 1.09. Kraft Canadian CHEESE SLICES 1Pkgb 1.19 Silverwoods 2% or HOMO MILK 1.29 3 Qt. Bags Bee Hive CORN SYRUP ,Le. 89 0 (Schneiders SKILLET STRIPS '1.19 Schneiders Vac RING BOLOGNA Bonnie Parchment ) ARGARINE 1 Lb. 3 /1.00 Several accidents were reported by Exeter OPP over the past week, including a $2,500 single car mishap Friday mor- ning on Highway 4, just north of Highway 83, that sent the driver to hospital. A vehicle operated by Ronald Harris, RR 5, Goderich, had been northbound when it veered into the southbound lane and then into the ditch where it overturned. Harris, 33 years of age, was taken to hospital in Goderich. The accident was investigated by Const. Al Quinn. Douglas Jones received cuts and bruises when his vehicle collided with a cedar hedge and then a tree on Gill Road in Stephen Township. just south of Highway 81. The vehicle had been westbound on Gill Road. Damages were estimated at $1i'z 00. Michael Handerer of Stephen was injured Saturday when his bicycle struck the rear end of a parked vehicle owned by Arnold Mallott of Credi ton, The youth was taken to • University Hospital in London. ,1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110 ( for P.11 ‘r our Cll* GARDENING NEEDS emkes, ccm\e1°1" Gorden Centre Roth's Food Market Seafo„h The mishap occurred on Stephen Con. 6-11 about a mile north of County Rd. 4. Damage was sustained to the bicycle and to the rear tail gate and molding of the Mallott vehicle. A three vehicle collision oc- curred just east of the railroad crossing on Highway 84 in Hensall. A vehicle driven by Ronald Bassonette of Mitchell was eastbound on 89 when it skidded onto the south shoulder, striking a parked car owned by Edward Roweliffe of Tuckersmith Twp., causing $1,500 damage to the front and back. The impact caused the unoccupied Rowcliffe vehicle to be pushed into a third vehicle owned by John Merrifield of Hensall, causing 1600 damage. At this point, the Bissonette vehicle swung around and struck the store front of Super Save. Bissonette received, minor injuries. $1,500 damage was sustained to his vehicle. The accident was investigated by Const. Jack Straughan. MOY/10 MACH/NOR)/ 1.155 CAUTION AMMO 1 Woman hand feeds 15 pigs Where there are little ones to be cared for and their mother passes away, it is always a time of shock and grief. But for the survivors, emotions have to be put aside, for there is a great deal of important work to be done. Youngsters can hardly be expected to fend for themselves, Bessie Campbell, RR 1 Exeter, has the special qualities that are essential in bridging a family crisis. For the past two weeks, she has been caring for several little orphans, day and night, to ensure their survival and well- being. "We keep them out in the barn", Bessie says in describing the ordeal of caring for so many all at once. "There's always a lot of squealing and shoving to see who is going to get fed first", she laughs. "At first I had to bottle feed them, but now they can eat at a trough." Bessie, whose kind heart and motherly instincts have kept the little ones alive, found the deceased mother early Sunday morning. "When she realized how many kids she had had, I guess the old sow just turned over, had a heart attack and died." Bessie reflects. The mother had given birth to eighteen. But before any of you readers begin rushing to your phones to put in an emergency call to the Children's Aid Society, we should probably explain that the mother actually was a sow and her children are little pigs, or piglets. Originally, the sow gave birth to 18, but three died prior to her death on the second day. It was a time for fast action on the part of Mrs. Campbell who decided to attempt bottle-feeding the 15 survivors. Feeding them up to 10 times, day and night, she is happy to report that each one is now healthy and fat. It is not unusual for a sow to give birth to as many as a dozen piglets, but eighteen is a very large litter. For 15 to survive after the mother has died is even more incredible, but Bessie figures that less would have made it had the mother survived. The nature of child-rearing practices among pigs is somewhat more haphazard than among the • human species. Mother pigs have been known to squash some of their progeny in a moment of carelessness. The piglets were fed a formula that the veterinarian made •up, consisting of three pints of milk, an egg, a teaspoon of brown sugar, and a touch of salt. Now they receive pablum to sup- plement their milk plus pieces of bread. Mrs. Campbell says that at first, they were only able to take about two ounces of milk apiece, but now total con- sumption of the group has in- creased to four gallons a day. "I don't think that I would want to feed them all that milk if we didn't have it right here on the farm", she remarks. In about five to six weeks time the normal weaning period, the pigs will go on chop and feed. Feeding times have reduced from ten to five times a day and Mrs. Campbell is now able to get more sleep. "Personally, I've never heard of 15 pigs surviving from a litter before when the mother has died", says Bessie. "I suppose some people won't believe it, but they can always come out here and have a look." Currently, the little family resides in a straw- covered stall in the Campbell barn. A heat lamp is hung low over the stall to provide the piggies with the right amount of warmth. 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