The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-15

Every one recognizes the need of econ
omy. Many believe that this is the rule
of their lives. Such people are endeavor-
ing to accumulate all possible resources.
Strange to say, the majority who pride
themselves on their thrift fail in their
intentions. The feeders of live stock as
rule, do not fully master their work
The average farmer, for instance, rears
large number of hogs, and often feeds
this stock nothing but corn in the way of
grain during this entire life. A good num-
Der of swine-growers fail to consider
right methods of building the framework
of the hog. They do not realize that bone
muscle sinew and other elements of the
framework can be properly built only by
feeding in right com bination oats, bran,
mineral matter and other grain equiv
aents during the first four or five months
growth of the swine. 1t is true that with
abundance of grazing and mineral mat
ter found in the hillsides fair success
Is realized in some cases. With the same
favorable environments, right attention to
proper grain material would lead to the
realization of better results.
Method in ones work makes a large
difference in results. Some men accom-
plish more by sitting down and marking
out the plan of operations, devoting an
hour each morning to this outline, than
many others who devote every minute to
pushing their work" 1t is good policy to
guard in every way to prevent disease
in the swine herd. Great effort is nee
essary to check the plague in any form
after it is begun among the swine.
variety of food administered according
to the age and stage of growth of the
hogs will do much to maintain good
health During the frosty weather of
autumn and winter 1t is important to give
much attention to the bedding of the pigs
and other young things. Much of the So
called plague in the case of pigs is only
the result of colds taken by exposure
to drafts, or by emerging from a nest in
perspiring condition to the cold air.
If possible this sleeping-nest should be
broken up into small apartments, permit
ting groups of not more than three in one
place. By this preeautIou one will have
less trouble at feeding-time in calling the
hogs out of their warm apartments. The
temperature of every animal will then be
about normal, and each will come to its
food with the usual relish.
waste Of feeding is often observed in
too rich diet of corn, barley, rye, etc, for
the horses, dry cows, brood-sows and ewes
and other stock not intended to be fat
tened during winter months. Where such
store stock starts into winter in fair flesh,
an abundance of roughage requires but
little grain to support the animal frame in
normal condition. At this season of the
year all perishable foods that cannot be
preserved against freezing until midwin
ter should be fed literally, as rule, to all
classes of stock However, in the case
Of all animals that are for any reason re-
duced in flesh 1t is economy to feed liber
ally during the autumn months to restore
10 thrifty condition before the severe
winter sets in.
1t is a mistake to neglect any of the
Young things of the farm. At present the
colts and calves call for extra care. Quail
lty Of rich food is not so much in order
as the right sort of food and shelter. The
cold rains and the early snow and ex-
posure to the night air do more to retard
growth than diminished food. Oats or bar
ley mixed with bran, and this sweetened
with mite of oil-meal, and the addition
or bright hay along with ensilage or its
equivalent in roots, fruit or vegetables, in
rght combination, make nice variety for
young things.