The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-08-17
The Hogs. .s1f,

lt IS tribe early yet to think of pre-
dieting what the corn crop will be, for
| although the season has thus far been so
unpropitious, in many large sections of
the west it is not unusual to get avery
satisfactory crop, even when the planting
has been done after the middle of June.
But appearances certainly ind cate that
the crop will be far below the ayerar e
and if that shall prove to be true, it means
that pork will be highs It, therefore. be-
moves our swine breeders to do all with
In their power to- reap whatever advan-
tage there may be promised. During the
summer it costs little to keep the hogs
growing and improving, and little extra
care to that end, always profitable, is
doubly so when prices for hog products
promise to be above the average. One
OF the beauties of keeping hogs is that
the animal consumes almost ANYTHING
that is offeredit. 1t is mill that grinds
the refuse of the farm into value, and
very much that the hog eats, would be
thrown away and wholly lost, if it was
not thus fed. Therefore, although the
corn may be short and the price corre-
spondingly high, swine may be kept
growing, of course, without it, and thew
may get considerable Of their fat from
food that is worthless for other purposes.
Thus the refuse of the farm, under such
peculiarly favorable circumstances, will
he made worth a great deal, and NAV
make the cost.of pork production, even
II corn shall be high, comparatively mod
crate.
When corn is high, of course it is de-
sirable to get our hogs into market as
soon as possible, and it will aid us to do
this by leaving as little for the corn to do
as possible; in other words, let the hog
have every advantage which the season
naturally gives, and see that nothing is
wasted which nothing else but the hog
will profitably consume. Hog raisers
seem to be greatly favored just now. We
hear very little of sickness among swine.
There has seldom been so little COM
plant in that respect as for, the last sew
eral months. This apparent freedom
from disease, however, should not in
duce swine breeders to be careless of the
health of their hogs Human BEINGS
ward off disease by carefully protecting
themselves, keeping themselves free from
communicating influences, regulating
their diet and keeping cleanly. Animals
must be treated similarly if we would
keep them in health. If the advice that
we have given. to help the hogs grow
ing, were more generally obeyed wa
should have less . hog cholera. y In
stead of building up one part of the ami
NAL to the neglect of another part, we
should then succeed in getting SYM
metrical development, The animal
would be strong enough to bear the fat
tenning process without injury. The
hog should have clean, healthy sur
rounding, or it viii be a marvel if II
keeps in health. It shoull, also. even
In apparent health have an occasional
dose of charcoal, That will not only do
it good by imparting carbon to the blood
but it will absorb the injurious gases OF
the system, which are often the specific
poisons that breed disease. There il
nothing in this world that is SO good for
the health Of swine as charcoal
ey7s Rural.