The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-30
Cure ormogs In summer

The principal diet ofhogs in summer
should be grass, rich slop, fruits and veg
etables and some corn; these, with the
worms and insects obtained on range,
are amply sufficient 10 sustain a steady
growth until the cool autumn weather
sets in, when a diet Of sound cJrn, with
some slop, should be continued until
they are fat enough for killing or for
market. This process of tskiDg hogs
through the summer applies equally to
hogs that have teen wintered, or to
spring pigs, except the pigs should be
fed, stronger on account Of their more
rapid growth. Summer is the time to
make pork; making it in. winter is much
like running boat against a wind and
tide; 1t requires too much food to keen
up the supply of animal heat. If hogs
have plenty of grass in summer, and
about half the grain they will eat, they
will fatten rapidly. The grass is cooling
and loOsening, and counteracts the
feverish properties of the grain. An
other important consideration in favor
of such diet IS cost, which is merely
nominal as compared with grain alone
Free access 10 pure water and good
shade Is essential 10 com Ort and conse-
queDt growth and Thrift OF the pig. The
hog delights IN 4 cool, damp locality,
and IL very sensitive to heat and cold.
and suffers extremely from exposure to
either. An unusual ex rcise will be
fatal to q. hog that is fat, on a hot day.
If it has not free access to water. Hogs
are not apt to root when there is plenty
of grass on the ground, but rings in their
noses have many great advantages and
by all means should be used. They
should be allowed to have all the grass
they VIII eat as early in the spring as
possible, and clover and timothy is good
for them IN winter. Hogs that have
run 20 grass and slop all summer can be
shut up IN 2 pen and fed to advantage
SIX weeks or two months, but no longer.
a pig should never he allowed to stop
growing-in fact, that rule holds good
during its entire life. A poor. NANCY
pig, Is of no value. Close confinement
in filth and dirt will check the growth.
however gene ruus the feed; but If
starved at the same time it will be A
mercy to both pigs and owner to send
them to the manure pile. Milk is a
very cooling drink and almost indis-
pensable in raising young pigs. But
very little corn and no corn meal should
be fed to young pigs before thew
are four months old The effects of corn
and raw cofn-meal on young pigs
are these: These pigs will first be cos
tive; then they will scour; they will rub
against everything they come in contact
with and rub their hair off: their skin
will have red and dry appearance. A
dry, black scurf will begin to form on
them, and the more of the corn-meaI
that they eat the poorer they will get.
The best thing that can be done for a
pig 10 this condition is to give him q
thorough washing in warm rain water
or sour milk. Sour milk is best. Coarse
flour or middlings from rye or wheat
when made into a thin drinkable slor
with milk, is the best feed for young pics
except bread and milk. Bread is good
Tor young pigs because it has been leav-
ened. Food has to ferment before it will
digest, and II Ted to young pig be ore
fermented 1t will overtask his stomach
and spoil him. Lettuce is good for youn,
pigs 1t will stop the sc0urs on them
The middIiDgs should be put with tn,
milk at night. after the feeding has beer
done, and allowed to be in the mill
through the night, never allowing tn,
swirl tub to get quite empty, aIway
leaving little in the bottom for yeast
The swirl should should never be allowed
10 get stale Hogs or pigs treated as her,
described Will grow to satisfaction an,
prove profitable Ohio Farmer.
Plan for Probable FaI mfux-Rer,..,,,
Select the much abused Bermud
land, portion ofwhich is well set !,
Bermuda; SOW down equal portions Il
!. orchard and tall meadow oat grasses. an.
make general stock farm of the same
selecting good, tested and accllmate.
stock. ignore cotton-make ONLY corn
wheat, oats, barley, bay, potatoes, tur
DIPS, ETC., such products as are necessar-
Tor the sUstenance of the stock Tn,
Bermuda will afford the best of pastur rae,
Tor summer grazing, from early Nav /.
October or November. Immediatei,
upon Its cessing to furnish pasturape. tn,
orchard and tall meadow oat grass come
to It's relief, afording equally "a goo,
winter pasture as the Bermuda did snm
mer. The two will afford pastursge tn.
year round, and it will only be necessar,
10 feed stock during excessive wet ans
cold weather. L have thoroughly tester
the orchard grass, and it has proved /,
success, Is adapted to all kinds of lands
Will grow even upon poorer lands thar
GRAD grass; keeps green during winter
furnishes excellent winter grazing and !.
much relisbed by all kinds of stock n
Is perennial grass, and when once 3 !,
Is as much fixture as the Bermuda. II
VIII stand our summer drouths mrcb
better than clover. Toshow what limit
ca amount OF soil and moisture it takes
tossuPport it, there are several buncht !
growing IN my chimney, perfectly green
and luxuriant, this the 4th of July. and
the place where it is growing ia PERFECTLY
devoid of moisture. There is no grass
better adapted to orchards and back
YARDS, whether shaded or not, as it
thIlyes anywhere.
ror ssyiog for hay, select a piece of
smo2a land manure il properly, and it
WI furnish from two 10 three cuttings q
sseason, owing to season and style of
Should tho above plan prove success.
our much abused Bermuda lands will be