The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-10
Winter Feed for the Hogs.

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It is an accepted fact that the pig
thrives best when the variety of foods
is the greatest. This is in the spring
and summer, when The spontaneous
growths Of the a are eve present.
To continue this thrift into the winter,
and during the winter, should be the
aim Of the hog grower, says John Nd.
Jamison in Ohio Farmer. To do this
he must grow foods that will take the
place-to some extent-of those pro-
duced so easily and naturally during
the summer season. The cold of win
ter requires to some extent a different
kind Of feed. But in one point there
should be a resemblance, that of sue
culence-a little dry matter diluted N
a great deal of water. With care.
pumpkins, can be kept we'll into win
ter; the pig never loses his appetite for
them unless his feeder has been too
liberal in their use, and then not for
long at a time. Roots of some kind
can be kept throughout the winter, and
it will be much added to the thrift and
health of the porcine race when farm
ers try to grow a root crop for them as
regularly as they grow a grain crop.
The pigs are always ready for a feed
of roots. We like to have these things.
and keep them as long as we can In
store. feeding them at regular inter-
walls.
When these succulent foods fail, we
can render other dried foods succu-
lent by adding water. Glover hay
should be found on every we'll regu-
lated farm. Hogs will eat much of 1t
dry, but will relish 1t more If water
soaked properly. When the Duroc-
Jerseys or Jersey Reds were first
brought before the public, a strong
point made in their favor was their
liking for clover hay. We were led to
think, by advertisements, that they
would stand up to a clover hay rick
like a steer. If this breed of swine
will do this, any breed will. The prop
agators of the breed did not have corn,
like western breeders, and discovered
that they would eat hay much to their
profit, and to the health and thrift OF
the swine. Arrange to give the pigs
a share of the clover hay-the leaves
that shatter of when thrown from the
NOV. If you have no clover hay your
hog farming lacks a very essential
part. Grow clover next spring.
Leaves Of Indian Corn and Sorgham.
When the corr crop is ripe or nearly
so. the dry matter. which the crop
contains is found about one-half in
the ears, less than a. third in the
stalks and one-fifth in the leaves.
About one-half Of the total protein
content Of the plant, So per cent, Of
the albuminoid nitrogen; SAT- per cent
of the nitrogen free extract. and but
TIA per cent of. the ash elements were
found in the ears. OF sorghums the
larger share Of the total weight in dry.
matter was found in the stalks; but,
on the other hand, 1856 per cent Of
The protein is in the leaves. a little
more than q third in the tops and less
than q fifth in the stalks. These ex-
periments 60 to show that in harvest,
ing either Of these forage crops atten-,
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ton Of the leaves and stalks, since
they contain 90 large q proportion Of
the nutrient Observation-Disclosures
Experiment Station Report.
Big Shipment OF Pigeons.-Robt. Cox.
shipped from Chicago on Tuesday the
18th inst, q straight carload of pigeons
to the number Of $4,000, using L. P. T.
Co, a No. 784. The birds. were ship
ped to Nashville, Tenn, to be used by
the various gun clubs in their annual
shoot, which occurred there or the
10th, goth. and 21st Inst. These patent
live poultry : are also suitable for
shipping rabbits y other animals in
quantity. . car Of live Jack rabbits
containing 5000 head having been Ship
ped n a Of them from q point in
California.-Ek &