The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-28
When to Make Pork Chez NV.

without doubt the grUwifig season Is
the time to make the cheapest pork, or
for that matter any other meat product
1t is an open question whether men who
give the most attention to swine raising
are able to realize the greatest possible
benefits from the advantages of the sea-
son. 1t is an accepted fact with up-to,
date swine feeders that grass alone will
not give the most profitable returns
While grass is the cheapest feed, the
pig il unable to get return from it
equal to that obtained by the calf, steer,
lamb or sheep. 1t is folly to argue
there is profit in allowing hogs to run
to clover Or other grass for month OF
two without grain to clean out their sys-
TENS and put their digestive organs in
good shape: Under these conditions they
seldom make aiiy gain aid where there
is fd gain there must be ah absolute loss
somewhere. Whole grain Or mill prod.
ucts of some kind should form a part of
pigs rations. At this season the wastes
Of the system which are met by the food
consumed are reduced to minimum,
hence it follows that the grain consumed
t fve IS so ss %R E;t %ssum d reR hai
early fall and winter is the TIME to feed
to hogs the summer-grown crops. For.
mefly the market demands made this true
but tiew PORK making has c0ihe to lie ali
oil the year around business. Theii why
not make it more of summer business
when it can be grpwh at the least Gust
H6!d over some Of the fall maturing
grain to be fed to the hogs when they
are on pasture, or, if the farm does not
produce the needed amount of grain it
should be purchased for it is seldom that
the price of grain is too high to make it
Improbable to feed to healthy, thrifty
hogs. Again to realize the most out OF
the pasture by pig grazing the pigs should
not be fed too literally ON grain, espe
cially corn, as feeding too mitch tends
to produce s!uggishness and disposition
to lie around and sleep. Other foods not
SO rich ii, fat can be fed in greater qYan-
sluggishhess. It should be remembered
that when mill feeds are purchased and
fed to pigs they carry away, as meat
but small per cent IF the amBuht they
consume, but the Remainder If properly
utilized adds to the fertility of the farm.
When feeding pigs on pasture we should
also feed the land by adding to it's fer
tility. When proper value is attached
to this land feeding and is deducted from
will surprise the close calculator how
cheaply pork can be made. With full
supply Of fresh, succulent foods during
the growing months and limited supply
Of grain the farmer can have his pig in
condition, at d MINIMUM cost, to fatten
with corn and market before the weather
conditions are adverse to profit Bile feed,
ing. It should Alse be remembered that
d pig found at the trough with sharp
appetite is more profitable than one
which must be driven to the tr5ueh be
cause bis appetite has been fully satiat-
ed;-Johh NJ. Jamisotl iii Prairie Farmer.
Field Peas fof sheep.
There Is no better food for sheep than
Canada field peas, aid oats: The sheep
be raised together at DIS little trouble
aid expense as almost any other food.
The peas and oats should BIZ sowh in the
field together and as the oats will hold
the pea vines up, the two can be cut
with mower. The proportion of seed
should be about two bushels of the small
Canada field pea to one bushel of oats
to the acre. The oats should be chosen
with special reference to the straw,
main purpose is to provide a support for
the peas. Pretty good land should be
used for this planting, says writer in
Germantown Telegraph, and corn stubble
is best if it is ready. The ground should
be plowed and narrowed early and as
soon as it is i'll good working order SOW
the peas. The peas should be covered
under with at least FOUR to six inches OF
soil, which can best be done by blowing
and narrowing after the seed is ysown.
At the end of q week sbw Ole. bushel IF
oats and give another Thorough Harrow
ing or this work Heed not be done after
the peas are sown as one narrowing will
do for both crops. This will leave the
peas deep in the soil and the oats near
the surface. This late narrowing after
the oats have been sown will not hurt
the peas and it will kill all weeds that
may have been in the meantime started
Rolling the ground after the oats have
been planted will further help the two
crops. Let the crop grow rapidly and
when the peas have passed the green eat
ing stage, but while the pods are still
green, the crop should be cut with the
mower. Cure them SO that they will not
mold but not enough 80 the vines will
lose their leaves. Cock them in small
heaps Of 200 to 300 pounds each and at
the end of week air the vines little
and then put into the NOW. If put into
stacks outdoors instead of cocks they
should be capped off with some cheap
hay or swamp grass. The grass used for
Gaping should be only half cured when
put on. The pea vines and oats will be
in this way. It is much simpler and
easier than to thresh out the peas to be
fed separately and the loss of vines and
peas is much smaller. The crop can be
threshed with machine if desired