The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-06-28
CLOVER FED PIGS.
Difference Between Thorn and Fig
Raised ON Corn and BWill

Difference Between Them and Fig
Raised ON Corn and swill.
Pigs raised on clover are becoming
very profitable, for people are beginning
to appreciate the difference between the
meat Of pigs raised on a diet Of corn and
those which are fed clover and grasses.
Where the swim are raised upon . largo
scale for the pork factories it doesn't
matter much what their diet Is, % long
as they grow rapidly and increase In
weight. It is quantity and not quality
that takes. The great farms Of the west
devoted to raising pork for the market
are largely to blame for bringing pork
into disfavor. Many people won't ea4
pork, for they think 1t is unclean and
liable to contain the germs Of some d.
ease. One cannot wonder that this TN
preston has gone abroad, when dops
and dirty dish water, with corn added,
are supposed to be the diet Of the plgs,
whose time, when not eating this filthy
compound, is spent in wallowing In
dirt and mire.
In order to raise pigs for pro6t It Il
necessary to feed them food that will i'm
prove the quality Of the pork as well -
increase the quantity. In the spring Of
the year the question Of raising more
swine on the farm comes up anew, and
new methods of treatment of them should
also enter into consideration. The farm.
er that gets the name Of raising pork
Of the best quality never lacks for Gus.
toners who are ready to pay good prices
for it. There are those who are willing
to pay fancy prices for a high grade ar
ticle. In this age Of deception and fraud
city are nev certain Of what
they are eating, unless they buy direct
from some farmer. Many prefer to buy
their eggs, butter, milk, vegetables.
fruits and meat direct from the pro-
ducers, for then they know they are get
ting a genuine article. Farmers living
close to large cities can find nothing
more profitable than establishing a anne
for raising nothing but the best, and then
charging fair prices for all of their pro.
ducts.
1t is only recently that a change and
reform in pig raising have generally been
known by city people. They are begin
ming to understand now that some of the
pork is raised from clover, grains and
clean food. The ordinary swill com
pound has been superseded by q diet Of
milk, clover, grasses and grains. Grass
fed pigs produce superior pork, and they
run less danger Of sickness. There would
be less mortality among the swine IL they
were given the range Of fields, and al
lowed to root around in clean soil. Il
will not always pay to inclose Largo pas
lures for swine, but some good system Of
soiling should he adopted. They should
have green food in summer, and roots.
clover hay and silage in winter.
Corn is probably the cheapest ration
for them, but the pork Of such hogs Is
always fat, and lacking in the flavor that
always characterizes the clover fed hog.
The pen and house for pigs should also
receive some consideration from the
owner, for the filth Of such places has
much to do in breeding diseases during
the hot weather, and also in tainting the
meat. They should always have adecent
pen or house, and plenty of fresh, clean
water near them. Those who raise pigl
in the best approved ways will inevitably
find profit in them, and will find that in
the course of time, IS this pork becomes
well known, the demand will exceed the
supply.-S. w. Chambers in American
Cultivator.