The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-04-07

revealed the presence OF germs of
bacteria. These germs were among
the grasses taken into the stomach of
grazing animals, from which source
the deadly diseases again break out.
In soils where worms flourish such
diseases are frequent. In the steppes
of Asia the plague Charlton is per-
manent. In France it is endemical.
In the champagne regions the malady
is unknown, and this is attributable
to the saline character of the soil.
While these examples are not ab-
solutely conclusive, they are sug.
gestive of danger in the direction of
burying dead animals is fields where
herds 1T to be pastured:
We can burn thoroughly at all seasons,
while in such i winter as the past it
is impossible to bury promptly.
There is great danger in allowing
dead animals to be around to poison
the soil and atmosphere at the time
of an epidemic.
New EGYPTIAN SWEET CoRN.-A
comparatively new ariety has been
grown near Baltimor e, Nd. for some
time. The ears are of large size, and the
flavor is peculiarly rich and sweet, and
so superior to other sorts of sweet
corn that the hotels and families using
it will have no other, as this variety is
to be had. The introducer, who is a
large grower and Gamer of corn, states
that the superiority of this variety is
50 we'll established in his neighbor.
hood that the prices he receives for it,
both in the canned and green state,
will average nearly one half more than
what he could obtain for my other
sort he grows. Like all other large
sorts it ripens late.
FOOD FOR Hogs-.In m any parts of
the West the supply of corn is very
small, and farmers who have a consid.
cradle number of hogs will be obliged
to rely on other kinds of food to keep
them till another crop can be raised.
Corn is generally so easily produced in
the West. and is so sure q crop, that
farmers rely on it almost exclusively,
not only for fattening hogs, but for
keeping them through the spring and
summer. Many farmers seem to think
that pork cannot be economically made
from other material than corn. Still
large numbers of hogs are kept and
very excellent pork and bacon pro-
duced in countries where no corn is
raised and into which very little if any
is brought. In Ireland hogs are kept
through the spring and summer on
grass and fattened on potatoes and
barley meal. In England they are
pastured during the summer and fat
tened on roots, peas and small grain.
Foreign pork, hams and bacon are
generally preferred to those produced
Ill this country, which is evidence that
Corn is not the only material that can
be fed with advantage to hogs.
1t Il farmer is short of corn and has
quite Il large number OF hogs, hc
should fence off Il portion of Il good
clover field for their support, and
should turn them into it us soon rs
the ground is well settled and the
vegetation has made Il good start. AS
arule, one acre of clover pasture will
be required for each hog. Provision
must be made for supplying water if
there is no spring or stream on the
ground. In parts OF the country
where red clover does we'll, it furni.
shes the cheapest as we'll as the best
food for growing hogs. 1t grows
rapidly, and is sweet, tender and
nutritious. No kind of true grass,
whether wild or cultivated, is the
equal OF clover for keeping hogs. 1t
is so tender that pigs will eat the
leaves, blossoms and stocks. Hogs
confined to a clover pasture, should be
supplied with salt, charcoal, ashes
and sulphur. 1t is also best to allow
them some change of food. This can
generally be furnished ut little ex-
pense in the form Of skinned milk,
bran and middlingS. A few ears of
dry corn will add to the variety of
their diet.
For feed later in the season
sugar corn may be raised and cut any
time after the ears have commenced
to form. Peas can also be raised for
summer food Of hogs to excellent ad.
vantage. by sowing small patch
once 4 week, and cutting it at the time
the peas are full grown, a supply of
excellent food may be secured during
the several months. If cut at the
time indicated. the leaves, stalks and
pods will be eagerly devoured. In
Canada farmers raise peas or oats and
tares on the same land, and feed them
when green to growing hogs. If all
are not wanted during the summer
they are allowed to ripen and are EN-.
ployod for feeding hogs, being first
thrashed and then ground. In New
England states hogs are often kept on
pumpkins during several months in the
fall. All who have tried them &C.
knowledge the great value of arti-
chokes for stock hogs. In portions of
the South where corn cannot he raised
to good advantage, sweet potatoes,
chufa and peanuts are employed for
feeding hogs in all stages of their
growth: 1t is plain that many hogs
in the West must be kept on other
food than corn till crop can be
raised.