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HOW ENGLAND IS HELPING THE SMALL FARMERS—Page 13.
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Vol. XXVII. No. 39. SATURDAY, SEPTEfc 'ER 28,19n. WeeklyT JlYvearT
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SHORT TEXTS FOR PORK RAISERS TO CONSIDER]
HOG - FATTENING time is
again with us and we hope
our readers have heeded
I our advice and are better pre
pared than ever before for mak
ing pork economically. The man
who still fattens his hogs on corn
alone, in a dry lot or small pen, is
beyond help. He will continue to
make his pork at from ten to 20
cents a pound and declare there
is no money in raising hogs. For
such a man it is cheaper to buy
pork than to raise it.
* * *
We wish, however, to rea
son a little with the man who
has peanuts, cowpeas, soy beans
or other grazing crops for his
hogs. It is a mistake to allow
the hogs to get their entire feed
from these crops. When hogs
are grazing these, a quarter or a
third of a full ration of corn will
be worth at least a dollar a bush
el and no one can afford not.
to feed it. The failure to feed
wiu iu iuc uu^d wiiiic:
grazing these crops rich in protein is almost as big a mistake as to
feed corn alone in a dry lot. The only difference is that the wasted
feeds—peanuts, soy beans, etc.,—have not cost quite so much as
, the corn that is wasted by the other method.
* * *
When the hogs have grazed off the legume crops they should lie
fed for not to exceed three weeks on a rotation of one part of cotton
seed meal to three parts of corn. This will improve the quality of the
carcass, the hogs will gain rapidly on this feed, and cheap poik will
be made.
* * *
It is likely that we shall again have the usual crop of “big hog"
stories when December rolls around. Until we learn that it takes
three times as much feed to make a pound of gain in weight on a hog
weighing over 300 pounds as it does on one weighing 100 pounds,
these stories will continue. They are simply an evidence of our ig
norance regarding economical pork production, instead of something
that anyone should be proud of. No hog kept for pork production
should live longer than one year or weigh over 300 pounds.
* * *
The man who has only corn to feed his hogs should probably sell
them to someone who has grown peanuts, soy beans, cowpeas, velvet
beans, or some such crops for hog feed ; but if he will not do this,
then he should buy tankage and feed one part of tankage to about
eight parts of corn. The tankage is high-priced—$50 to $60 a ton—but
b is cheaper than corn alone. Soy beans and corn grown on the farm
will make cheaper pork than tankage and corn, but tankage and corn
will make cheaper pork than corn alone.
A PRIZE-WINNING POLAND CIIINA-ONE OF THE LARD HREEDS.
The fattening hogs will need plenty of good pure water to drink
and it will also pay to keep the following mixture under shelter where
they may go to it and eat at will:
One bushel each of charcoal and hardwood ashes.
One pound each of copperas and common salt
The charcoal should be broken into small lumps, the copperas
powdered and all thoroughly mixed.
FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE.
A CONVENIENT KITCHEN—How It Was Mailt* Out of an Incon
venient One ... Iq |
FARMING IS A BUSINESS—The Farmer Should Consider Him
self a Business Mun and Act Accordingly . H
FEEDING BEEF CATTLE PROFITABLY — Valuable Information
From Clemson College. I I i
HARVESTING SWEET POTATOES—Methods Followed by Mr. j
Latham . 1q
HOW TO PREVENT COTTON ANTHRACNOSE—Be Sure to Se
lect and Plant Only Heulthy Seed . q
INFORMATION ABOUT VETCH—By Professor Duggar and Mr.
Hudson . o;j
MORE LETTERS ON NEIGHBORHOOD BETTERMENT — How
Life Was Made Pleasanter in Three Communities. ,1
PLANT FRUIT TREES—And Then Take Care of Them. I
SHRUBBERY FOR THE HOME GROUNDS—How to Select anil
Plant . oq
SUBSOILING—When It Should Be Done and How. :j
THE TENNESSEE STATE FAIR—A Great Display of Livestock. . 1.1
T1VO l NION CONI ENTIONS—National and Tennessee State. 21
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN AT YOUR FAIRS—Educational Oppor
tunities Open to All. .. 12