St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-09-29
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL
t1ints on Making RorlI,

Hints on Making Pork.
The process Of converting grain intc
pork BY means of a machine called q
hog. is by no means . difficult one.
provided the machine is kept in run
ming order. It is folly to suppose and
expect that . hog can convert any and
Eli kinds Of food into pork. 1t is neces-
sary that. If we want pork. we must
feed those foods which will produce
desk and fat. When hogs arrive at
the proper age for fattening. see that
every one Is in a healthy condition
and is thriving. The system must be
in perfect order, that food may
not be wasted. Don't throw in q
wagon-load of corn, reminding
your hogs that it is all they
will get for . week, but gradu-
ally and systematically work them up
TO full feed" Do not change the diet
too suddenly. and especially use care
In changing from green to solid food.
Adopt regular hours for feeding. and
the animals will soon learn to expect It
about that time every day. With old
hogs. food twice a day is often enough,
but with young shoats. I would advise
feeding three times . day. as by only
feeding twice they overload their stom-
achs- The food should always be given
In . clean. wholesome condition. and
never allowed to sour. The barrels
or watts In which the food is mixed
should be cleaned after each feeding,
and all surplus food removed. The
main object should be to keep your
hogs with good healthful appetites.
Hogs fatten best when not disturbed
Or excited. Never allow your pigs to
run with fattening hogs. as their run
ming about often excites the older ones.
The important thing now Is to promote
ldleness and sleep. / believe that
feeding about s q m. and 6 p. m. are
perhaps the most satisfactory hours
during the summer and fall.
\ There Il no doubt that hogs can be
fattened quicker and with less food II
provided with good warm houses, and
the food given in troughs and not scat
8ered about the ground. do not ad-
wise placing too many together. but
thoso Of nearly uniform size may oc-
cupy the same pens or apartments.
Stops thickened by meals arc very de-
sirable. and are certainly more econom-
9cal than entire grain. Vegetables
and roots may be used literally in
winter fa&tening, but this must not at
any time form the whole diet. As
ehey do not contain much
sasssaing qualities. Use lib
orally Of salt and wood ashes.
FINDERS. refuse coal. Stacked lime.
birthstone and charcoal about once
week, each in small quantities. Above
Ill things see that your hogs have un-
tailing appetites and are in good con-
61tion physically.
! The watering Of hogs Is also very
important and should be done with
some system. The heating effects Of
porn ars often aggravated by pouring
Into the overloaded stomachs a mass
of cold water. This often results in
severe purging that debilitates tho
digestion moro than any thing else.
Water should be given hogs In limited
Quantities, and 1t should be warm
to have the chill taken from
It. BY following this course. there
will be less disturbance Of digestion.
The cravings Of an animal suffering
from such intense internal heat, caused
by overlooking, should not be satisfied
by allowing perfect freedom to cold
water. As an animal grows fatter.
there Il less waste Of moisture from
the system by evaporation than when
the animal IL in thin flesh. There Il.
In fattening animal, . |
gradual hardening Of the flesh, |
caused by q substitution Of fat for |
water in the system, so that we'll |
fed fattening animals do not require |
Is much water Is the stock hogs. and |
when roots and vegetables are fed.
but little water is actually necessary.
II . fattening hog shows signs Of fire.
Quent thirst. this il sufficient evil
dence that It has an over-feed. which
has brought on fever and caused q |
OF digestion, 80 that
caro- should be used that an animal |
shall not drink too much. The in
stinct Of the animal will not be q
proper guide as to its appetite. Then
It IL far better to prevent all disorder |
BY giving water that has been warmed.
These facts can easily be applied
10 all animals, for it Is known
hat al beasts suffer more or less from
the injurious effects OF taking cold wa
'er into the system. Then believe It
b we'll worth the trouble to supply
yood. roomy bathing apartments for
III kinds Of hogs, whether in summer
" winter. Hogs require nice. clean.
,ure water for Ill purposes. It Is ad-
'ocated BY some that By boiling water
'efore giving to hogs will reduce the
liability Of disease; germs that might
y in the water would thereby be kill.
d. The plan il . good one and might
- more generally observed.
3ros01. in Fdsmers' Home journal.
Southern Grasses.
A well educated and successful farm
r in Irwin County. Ga, writes: Ihave
or several years given interested at
ention to what have heard and read
concerning lucern as a forage plant, !
nd although the development of it's
Iuality has been very slow, and many