The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-11-19
Agriculture.
HARRY FARMER's TALKS.
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Oorrssponhence OF The Progressive Farmer.
Many farmers are now penning
their hogS TO finish fattening them
This IS necessary in order TO ''clean
them out" and 80 save the manure
We SUI. o'e they have been running
in the fields, eating peas, potatoes,
peanuts, chufas, eto., and in order to
harden the fat they must be fed on
corn. II gs fattened on sweeE pOta-
toes will make better bacon for sum
mer use than If they had fed on any
of the ab we named foods, excepting
corn The fat from sweet potatoes
does not drip ous of the meat in
warm ~ eatner. Peanuts is the worst,
then chufas and COW peas. the last
named is not very bad.
We u.uAlly put down a layer. of
straw, woods mould, ETC., about -
inches thick and then make floor
of fat raiIs and cOyer this with good
leaves and straw. Ia day or two
it will be necessary 80 put more
straw in, IA some of the straw will
be packed by the hogs between the
rails of the fl DJr. Now is the time
TO be careful If you want the best
meat. For hog so fatten we'll, it is
necessary shat he should be confined
in a small place, and this will require
CLOSE attention IN order to keep she
pen clean. Is Will require new bed
ding every day, and if there are
many IN tne pen it will be best 80
give fresh s5ra InOrning and even
ing
We like 80 have a shelter that will
cover ons half to two thirds of the
pen. We give water about three
times u day-m lrnIng, noon and at
night. Clean all litter out of trough
before ppuring in water. It is not
necessary for hogs to have enough
80 waliow IN, IA they only stay in the
pen from 10 to 80 days.
Il you have hogs of different sizes
in a pen the large ones will lie down
out and the small hogs will not get
any. In order t. prevent this We
take wire and stretch 1t across the
trough from side TO side, first driv-
ing sJme nails about foot apart on
each side of the trough and wrap the
wire aruund the nails just like lay
ing a fenoo wJrm with rails. Tae
hogs will lie down on top of these
wires few times until they learn
that they cannot get in the water. 1t
will give them good chance TO eat or
drink. The only objection TO this
trough Is tnat the wires running zig
zag across it you will have to turn is
over in order 60 clean it But this
is better than 70 have TO stand over
them until all have drunk.
We ike to change the feed little
If they are 81 be kept more than ten
DAYS. Give some charcoal, cOllard
leaves, fodder, hay, or anything that
is free from dirt. We have often
made pigs cas- more corn by giving
little iced OF other things
Hogs treated in the manner have
described Will make meat fit for a
kings table. But if they are con
daed in u pen of filthy mud and
water, the meat will not be good.
And ell that may be done to it after
wards will not free it from tue flavor
Of the pen. We believe many hogs
ara killed by being kept IN pens
w-shoat floors where they can eat all
the dir5 Jney want.
We do not remember losing one
ser penniug We are never both
sgad about ceiling our pigs, even
wLea there is a glut in the market.
Cur customers know just what tney
ara getting and are willing TO pay
olr prIo5.
HARRY FARMER.
NoIumbus Co, n. G.