The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-17

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County Stock raising by the followi1 4
from r. H. Doe, who has a well In
proved farm near Adrian, on l
now TO RAISE HOGS.
EDITOR ADvANCE:-Having gtveEl
some thought during. tue past twp|
years to pork raising, and having bee
to give the results to IT,
public, I do so through the mediu1
of your valuable paper.
The question of pork raising, like III
Of farming, is one Of dolla1
and cents, and the grand question u
how to adjust labor SO as to insure til
best return, and this can only he denB
by keeping in mind the climatic condE
tions ofithe country in which we reside.
For instance, the practice found best
for. Illinois, oHav-and -statss -fuEt heF
south, will not do for Minnesota as the
corn crop is not SO certain and is less
in quantity when matured. Therefore
some other method must be sought out
to balance this disadvantages. All au-
thorities agree that bone and muscle
must be made with as little use of ripe
grain as is possible, and any pasture
method we can adopt to carry them
through the summer in a healthy grow
ing condition is right, There is no
better method than to have a clover
pasture which gives permanence, Out
rye and oats can he s0wn each year
and pastured to advantage by using a
movable fence. Corn can also be sown
near by and cut and thrown to them as
required; also barley AS it is ripening.
In short, we have all the elements Of
green feed that any country has, and
hogs 50 raisedare more healthy than il
fed the year 'round on pure grain. In
winter quite Il saving can be made by
feeding unthreshed barley, which fol
convenience should be stacked along
the fence and fed to stock hogs only, rs
the season and occasion requires, using
i. large yard so they can root it over
many times without wasting it in mud.
But better than all, is cooked feed, and
this is the best way have found as
vet for utilizing all kinds of fowl seed
such as barn grass, wild buckwhea,
and the like, combined with barley
rye, oats, potatoes, pumpkins, roots, sc
Make an arch three feet wide and
twelve to sixteen feet long, eighteen
inches high. with an opening of l2xl4
inches at the end. or sufficiently large
to allow OF hay being pitched in with
ease. Take Il 12inch plank and make
box to mattel, the arch, OH the bottom
OF which nail a sheet of galvinized iron
putting the nails thick so it will not
leak, and using wrought iron nails
and with some form Of Il chimney yol
are ready for actiop:, Hay, straw
cornstalks and rubbish can be used fol
fuel, and the above Ebt'iler will cool
oyer three barrels at once and make ;
quality of food that will 80 twice a:
far as the same thing. fed dry. to sa!
nothing of the advantage of warm foo,
for fatteuing purposes. I have seen il
stated that clover boiled would carr,
hogs through the winter, whiclil have
tried, but rs yet am not liable TO n.Akl
them eat it. Think perhaps my cl6vsj
was too ripe. Win some one post IN:
up on the matter? Those who have
side hills can dig a hole for the arch
or turf can be used with some repair
ing. The expense is light in either
case. Barley and potatoes are al lnOsI
Il certain crop with us, also all thu
roots. and used in this way. are con
verted into money without much ex.
pense, and in many cases entirel,
within ones family. So We need MOI
depend entirely on corn. In fact, WI
can raise pork successfully without il
at all. -'>..>-. 80
Brother farmers, if you have hogs
plant your usual quantity of corn. bu
back it up with barley and potatoes
and you need not fear being able tt
fatten your hogs. Meantime, let II.
] ventilate this subject. So here I wai1
| for you. Il. II. Doe.