The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-08-02

me Farmers Review. have
us' ueen reading an article. In your
n ,ssu' Z May !. on summer feeding Of
~ vat seems to me TO be- little
liisis'.allng. What Is said about the
au tages Of feeding in mild weather
Ylu ,llt the most profit comes from
nub 'g,qlng when they are given all
.n,y slu consume. and all Of that u
b unuuUWedly true Hut that they viii
eet Ndy much benefit from pasture
Erash when fed grain to the extent rec
oiuil need u seems to me TO be quite
uouu'luL Indeed. my experience has
neeh mat when hogs are led about all
tho gram they will eat. they will eat
/ put very little grass OF any kind. or
course hey will eat some for hogs,
INC nv Other animals. like a variety Of
ioou' uut they will eat most Of what
they IKE best. and that " the grain.
What grass they will eat when fed all
the fIaln they want will be beneficial.
" VIII stimulate the appetite and aid
ther digestion but they won't eat
, enough ot the gross to add much to
their weight from il.
MY experience has been that 20 get
the most growth on hogs from grazing.
they should be fed little grain once
day, led al night and as nearly rs pos
slble ~ The same hour. They soon come
to LOOK Tor their grain feed only ut the
regular time and will not hang around
waiting TOT u VI any other time. ! am
aware that n good many hog raiHerH
claim That hogs will do better ON grass
not TO be fed any grain. Il mean when
grass ~ TO BE- the main fccdl hut that
has not been my experience. think
/ they VIII do much better " fed little
dry corn with the grass.
wonder how many hog growers viii
indorse my statement that more growth
can be made on hogs lof the right kind
on nm acre Of clover than eau be from
one acre Of CORN
Prof. sanborn. formerly Of the Agri-
cultural College OF Kansas. claims TO
have made 500 pounds Of pork from ono
acre OF clover. | have never made M
4 much as that. but have made GOO
/ pounds and that ~ more than the aver
/ age feeder will make from an acre OF
corn. ! am talking now about n good
/ growth Of clover and good crop OF
/ corn; 30 bushels Of shcllcd corn TO the
acre ~ good crop. and the average
/ feeder wont make over ten pounds OF
pork 10 the bushol Of corn. Possibly
I there are some that would make more
than 10 pounds. but there are good
many more that would make less, NO
| that the clover ~ ahead nj my figures.
! have all Of the years planned TO have
n clover field for my hogs 10 run In
and have always thought ! got good
pay. but never have but once known
| Just what ! was doing
In the spring Of 1855 ] bought 30
shoatH that averaged 100 pounds. |
turned them into an cight-acrc clover
/ field about the lat Of May aa soon as the
clover was up. 10 that they could get n
good bite. And | want to say Just here
/ that I think good many make the
/ mistake Of letting the clover get too
1 large before they turn onto Il. Turn
/ In NJ soon aH II gets fairly started and
then II II II fairly growing season
/ the clover will be likely to outgrow the
hogs | kept those hogs In that field
OF clover and sold them the 18th day
Of September, aud their average weight
WIS 22b pounds
Tiny we're fed IN addition 10 the
clover one pound OF ahollcd corn 10 tho
hog per day Thy weight. They had
! free access 10 salt and wood ashes lln
equal parts. mixed. kept In trough
under shed NO Il would not waste by
the rain. They had good clean water
when they wanted H. An automatic ar
rangement Kept their trough full, with
Stats across the top 40 that they could
/ not get into II and foul II. That was all
the feed they got and ns before stated
they gained 1876 pounds. The 20 pounds
| fully paid for the corn they were fed
d Lon sHlnm nm o.. - 81 IA.
clover The clover was the common
medium red. II was going to seed a
/ field for hog pasture to-day | should
mix the seed equal parts medium red
and alsike. II will make more dur
able pasture and makes variety. which
I the hogs like. One thing more: Sue.
cess often comes from attention 10 lit
/ tie things. The corn fed these hogs
was not put In n trough or In pile Va
/ they could gobble a mouthful Of II and
/ swallow u whole. but II was scattered
10 they had TO pick Il up slowly and "a
OF courfc they would chew IL much bet.
ter and get q good deal more from II.
see that | have said above that 10 get
the most out Of clover for pork-mnk-
Ing one must have the right kind OF
hogs. ! do not mean by that any par
tlculnr breed, but hogs Of suitable age
and by the way this Is one item on the
wrong side OF the ledger. when we come
to strike the balance on cloyer-growu
pork. shonts must be nve or siG
months old, before they will do their
best on clover. And this means winter.
Ing them, which, aa rule, do not con.
slider profitable. have for a good
many years wintered only my breeding
stock. ] bought thu 80 In the expert.
mont reported. have made the most
money when fed my hogs no that they
were ready for the market NJ from Ave
to eight months old. 5, Fayill.
Wisconsin.
Value Of Mixed Feeds The wise