The Princeton union., 1894-03-15
FOR FARMERS.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE
FARMER
Laying Off Lands for Plowing-How
One Farmer Succeeds With Hogs
"A Bag or Sack Holder-A Movable
ROOst-Farm Notes. ...-E

Before starting the plow, make care
full survey of the field with the eye
and by pacing off the lands, to see
where the proper places for back fur
rows and dead burrows are to come.
The proper place for the back furrow,
If in an open field, is where the dead
furrow of the year before was, so as to
keep the field as near level as possible
Having selected the proper places for
the back burrows, pace from each end
| of the field three less PAGES than one
| side Of the land; then place the guide
| stake at one end and start the plOw
from the other, using care to drive the
first furrOw straight and parallel from
the side Of the field. Plow back and
forth, throwing the fu rows together,
until you have q strip six PAGES wide
| plowed; then plow across the end of
this back-furrowed strip at each round,
using care to start the furrow across
the end of the back-furroWed strip
parallel with the end Of the field and
the burrows straight, SO that the angles
at the corners are right angles, then
when you come to finish the land it
will come out even on the side and
end of the plowed land
For the second land, having selected
the place for the back furrOw, pace
from each end Of the line nine less
PAGES than the number CT PAGES from
the last furrow of the land last plowed,
place the guide stake at one end Of land
and start the plow from the other, and
plow as before until you have a strip
six PAGES wide plowCd, throwing the
burrows together, and then plow aero SIS
the end, as before, and so continue
until there are but six PAGES remaining
in the strip between the back furroWs.
Then plow back and forth on this
strip, throwing the burrows alternately
toward one back furrow and then the
other, until completed, and so continue
until the field is completed.
The advantage Of this method of
laying off land over the ones in common
use is, that you have the field plowed
without turning on and tramping down
the plowed ground at each corner of
the land and that the dead furrow,
by ending at the end Of the field, car
ries the surface water completely past
the plowed ground and thus gives a
much better drainage than is done by
plowing around a land and turning ON
the plowed ground AMI finishing the
land a number of PAGES from the end
Of the field, SO that there is no outlet
rows. Another advantage of this meth
cd Of laying off lands is this: Instead
Of piling up number of burrows of
,, the soil on the outside edge Of the
field, where it is Of little or no use,
and is often of great damage by hold
ing the surface water on the field, it
, tends to work the plowed soil more to.
, ward the center of the field, where it
\ is Of use, and makes the edge Of the
field low, so the drainage is more com
plete.
How One Farmer Succeeds With
Hogs.
1t is very seldom that two farmers
;. follow as near as possible the same
e plan in the management of their hogs
;. Some believe sows should have a short
- rest before breeding after their pigs are
s weaned; others breed their sows before
II the pigs are weaned. The farmer we
Z have in MUD is of this latter type, and
Is known as a successful man. One
feature Of his management is in not al
lowing himself to be overstocked. His
herd of brood sows numbers six; al
o though he controls 800 acres Of land
he considers this herd as large as he
can properly care for.
The first week of September las
Il these sOws farrowed and saved a goot
I number Of pigs. Once they saved forty
,r eight head, but we are not certain tha
it is the present lot These sows ar,
safe in pig again, due to farrow earl,
y | tn, for hyn1 vxrf1S1
Is pigs were still sucking, and allowed t
f. wean the pigs themselves The SOW
r. were all bred in five days time. Thi
will bring the pigs all at once and max
a nice, even lot that will feed well to
le gether, much better than if there wa
to from one to three weeks difference il
q their ages.
:. The present lot he has given goo
" range over the clover sod fields that ar
80 to be plowed next spring, and let then
to follow the cattle that are fed Who'll
II. corn and fodder. Some of them vii
!, weigh 125 pounds each. His plan nov
" is to sell these before the next litter o
d young pigs are farrowed, as he believe
If he cannot we'll care for both lots.
w The present lot have been grown yer
7e cheaply, but most men would cOndem
his plan in parting with them at Is
<, pounds, believing that there would
n. more in them at $50 pounds, but of tn
1e two the former weight is the mos
profitable. We know that this farme
It is universally successful in his under
at takings. ..
K The results obtained at experimen
ls stations show that he uses the bes
or part of the pigs life to make none
th out of it, although there would be a
us excellent profit in feeding to twenty-iV
OF or fifty pounds more weight. But as
ST is, his feed is turned quickly to money
us his losses are very light, from the fac
ne that there is no crowding, and his hog
IN are not kept to an age that an occs
d. sional loss counts heavily. By his pra1
lis tice he escapes the burning out proces
~ so common with farmers that try. t
NJ NJ make young hogs do their best by cor
le feeding, particularly those that winte
~ feed fall pigs on corn alone, or sprin
:, ~ pigs during the winter months, to max
L. ~ them weigh 250 pounds. It is our belle