The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-08
Filthy Feeding Yards.

We would like to ask our readers
how many OF them feed their hogs in a
clean place. One experience Is that
the average feeding place where hogs
are daily thrown their corn is about as
filthy a spot as one could well I'M
agine. What does It look likel Wei.
L Is a slough Of deep mud and man
ure trampled into a compost bristling
with dirty cobs and pieces Of corn
stalks. When a hog dives into II after
an ear Of corn the said ear disappears
and the hog roots after 1t and con-
sumes about as much mud as corn in
making a neal There are the cobs Of
a lifetime in some OF the wallOws we
have seen and smelled, and we have a
strong suspicion that some OF the hogs
which annually disappear might be
found in the lower depths Of this mire
we're the spade used industliously. But
It does not require a spade or any
elaborate Investigation to find one
thing that turks IN the recesses Of this
slough Of despond Disease germs are
there by millions and come from Il
in every breath of air that plays over
its surface. The hogs wallow here IN
germs OF al sorts Of disease and 50 get
into q state Of body fit for the pro-
liberation OF those germs and when
taken sick speedily succumb. Besides
this there is great waste OF good food
in throwing It into such a place and
we can well understand that hogs do
not pay all that they ought 70 return
for the amount Of corn expended upon
their feeding and in supplying footing
for them ia the morass referred to. 1t
requires no argument surely TO prove
that hogs do better when fed on clean
food In a clean place and everyone
who owns such a feeding place as we
have been speaking Of knows TINT per-
fectly well but has got into the habit
OF using the place because Father
used 1t during his life" We can see
that father did this but It Is about
time the son abandoned the old mans
methods and got into line with modern
ways OF management Il might be said
that father also had to burn corn and
found II make a good hot fuel but that
would not nowadays be a good argu-
ment Ia favor OF the wasteful practice
Il might be said that the feeding place
Is difficult to keep clean and we know
that that IS the case because It Is the
old place we have spoken Of, but what
Is to prevent making a new plank
floor or a floor Of cement which can
be easily kept clean and will conserve
corn by the bushel and prevent the oc-
currence Of many Of the complaints Of
swine which are due to fifth There is
no excuse for the filthy feeding place
and we next come to another matter
which comes right in line with what
has been said in the foregoing. and
that Is that cattle have the same sort
Of abominable places 70 wade In and
become infected with troublesome
foul in the feet"
It is an awful sight to sec dairy COWS
come wading into the barn through a
pond OF mud and manure-tea coming
up to the udder and wetting and be-
daubing the teais 60 soon 10 be
stripped OF their fluids sayl there is
little poetry about the cows coming
home In the cleaning when they wade
through this horrld bog holel Gus
toners would not be SO charmed with
cows milk If they could see this thing
happen twice a day and there is no ex-
cuse for It happening when there are
drain tiles to be bought cheapy and
brick and cement delivered without
great cost at every railroad center.
Clean up Is the moral OF this little
article and II you viii do It the years
clean up Of profits viii be greater than
it was before