The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-03-19
POINTS FOR
RAISERS OF
GOOD HOGS
Continued from Second page.


fully, it has no equal as a pasture crop
for hogs, and it furnishes large amount
of feed almost the year round when
handled properly.
But about nine men in ten that use It
for that purpose ruin it by TOO close pas
turing and at improper times
Wheat, oats and rye are standard
crops for this purpose and may he SO
grown as % furnish green feed for al
most the whole year. But many times
they are overpastured and pastured too
late when the crop is to be left for grain
IN both Of these cases other crops should
be furnished TO prevent the over pastur-
ing and at improper times.
In addition TO the above named crops
that may be utilized for this purpose,
should be mentioned field peas. rape aud
vetcnes.
"The field pea belongs TO the COW pea
class and is suitable to a cool, moist eli
mate and viii withstand a hard frost. so
should be seeded early in March Broad
cast a bushel and a half OF peas, pI0w
under four or five nches and harrow
down and then seed a bushel and half
of oats on top Of this.
1.-The peas are ready to pasture when
they start to bloom. The seed costs
from $3.50 to s2.00 per bushel which VIII
keep many from growing them. 1t is
Wen to see if a more suitable crop is not
available, but field peas are worthy OF q
trial in this country. The yield Of oats
and peas the past season on the station
farm was Is tons per acre. Fair results
have ben obtained from fall seeding on
the station farm.
"The rape plant makes the best OF
spring pasture. 1t is a plant that fur
nishes, under fairly favorable condi-
tions, large amount Of green feed IN a
short time from planting. The color and
texture Of tn eleaves resemble cabbage,
but it grows two or three feet tail and
has no value only in the green stage.
1t is grown over a wide territory and
under varying conditions but adapted to
moist, cool weather and a good rich
soil. For time it was thought suited
only to the northern states and Canada,
but gradually it is working south and
has given very favorable results in Ok
Iahoma and should be tried by all hog
and sheep raisers.
1.-The following results were obtained on
the station farm the past season:
Rape, drilled, rows s inches, II.
"Rape, drilled, rows 80 inches, 23.5.
! Rape, drilled rows inches, II.
"Rape, drilled with oats, l25.
! 1.-THE seeding was made the last week
! in March and the yield determined June
| 2nd The plots were on well manured
land.
For this country the seeding should be
made early in March. The hot dry
| weather of August has stopped the
| growth here and the June seeding for
| faI pasture as advised by some VIII give
very uncertain results as viii the seeding
in corn just before the last cultivation.
Such methods may give fair results at
times Of much rain faH. 1t is plant
that stands a great deal Of cold and frost.
Seedlings made on the station farm last
fall have lived through the winter and
! the plants are making an early spring
start. The fall growth was rather small
Both broadcastng and drilling for cul-
tivation, are practiced. For .nis coun-
try, if much dependence IS put upon the
crop, dri---ng in rows to admit of cultiva-
ton is recommended. Planted IN this
way it win stand the drouth much better
and If pastured and cultivated properly
the period Of growth may be greatly eX-
tended and much more feed obtained
A good rich soil is more essential where
broadcastfng is employed.
For broadcasting. three to five pounds
of seed per acre should be used. Toi
drilling in rows 30 inches apart, one tc
two pounds should suffice. The poorer
the soil and the more unfavorable tht
| conditions. the more seed necessary.
"The plants reach their maximun
growth in to 10 weeks from seeding but
pasturing may commence as soon as tht
plants are firmly rooted. Sheep or hog:
Go not like the plants at first, but by lin
iting their other food, they VIII eat it
and when they have acquired taste fol
st, and whenbgkqjy, gkqbgkgkqgkt
it they eat it greediIy. Care must be takeI
in turning sheep on it to avoid bioat
ing. There will be several successive
growths if the plants are not pasturet
or cut closer than four inches from TIN
ground. The seed costs about Ten cents
per pound in small quantities. tn
Dwarf Essex variety should be used.
Rape and field peas. and rape an'
oats make fair mixtures for seeding
THE following may be considered sam
mer and fall pasture crops Sorghum
COW peas, peanuts, sweet potatoes am
| artichokes.
-sorguhn is the most reliable and lars
est producer of pasture for summer
While it furnishes o large amount o
green feed per acre. it is highly carbon
aceous, and should he pastared alon
with Gov. peas for best results
ITS culture is well understood Seed
ings may be made from spring TO lat
summer. It viii always be found
standby during drouths. While broad
casting is the common way Of seeding 70
hog pasture. = IS always advisable Z
drill and cultivate some as this win max
better feed in a case q q severe droutl
And when grown this way the sugar con
tent is mach greater and any stalks le-
/. VIII make good winter feed Tor hogs
selecting the seed, the sugar bearing va1
ieties should be chosen and seeded tniH
ner on the ground then when the Gro
is grown for hay. Sorghun may be seed
e5 with oats In the spring with 5000 r
suits. The sorghum continues af-er th