Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-16
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An Indiana reader of Breeders Ga
zette desires to know if sweet milk an6
water given together to pigs will cause
cholera. The village oracle, the wise
man who sits around the country store
and whites and dispenses profound
knowledge on all things agricultural, is
probably responsible for this inquiry
This type, so prevalent, can dissent.
nate more unadulterated nonsense than
| any other type known to society. His
field is wider, so he can concoct more
weird imaginings than the man who
deals with a more limited sphere of
human activity. But just how any one
could be led to consider the possibility
that hog cholera was caused by sweet
milk, the most perfect food known, and
water, an essential element to life and
health, quite passes comprehension.
And yet there are thousands of farm
ers who believe that hog cholera is
caused by this or that kind of food
Many are quite sure that it comes from
feeding new corn. The man who wants
to know the truth can nail down this
fact: Hog cholera comes from hog chol-
era; nothing else. 1t is a transmissi-
bic disease, just as smallpox is a trans
missible disease. 1t is a germ disease,
and the germs may lie in the ground for
months and yet retain virulence sufti-
cient to cause another outbreak if
swine are exposed to them. Swine are
subjected to other diseases than hog
cholera. Indigestion may indeed be
caused by an overdose Of feed of al
most any kind, but indigestion ordi-
narily does not kill. Hog cholera or
dinarily does kill. About the only way
that sweet milk and water can hurt
pigs is by not giving them enough. But
let the pigs do the mixing
Rape For Hogs.
In reply to an inquiry OF one of your
correspondents l will say l have had
excellent results from the growing of
rape for hog pasture, writes John Bun
mel to Stockman and Farmer. NV ex-
perience has been very satisfactory
sowing broadcast from a point of saw
ing expense and time. Prepare a good
seed bed about three or four inches
deep Tor seed bed suitable for sowing
wheat, sow about four or five pounds
Of Dwarf Essex rape seed to acre
This can be SOwn with a common grass
seed sower. Then harrow the ground
thoroughly SO that seed will be we'll
covered.
The seed may be sown any time from
April l to August or LIST of September,
but l prefer earlier sowing l have
usually sown my rape about the last of
May, but will SOW earlier this year.
w. G. w. will find in about six weeks
he will have an excellent hog pasture,
and l am sure he will be benefited by
the growing of rape for hog pasture.
Growing Pigs.
The pigs that grow are the pigs that
pay.
II skimmiik be fed to pigs that run
to grass, 100 pounds will make one
third more increase in weight than
when fed to pigs not on grass
If the pigs root out, dig trench one
foot deep beside the fence and tack
poultry net to the posts. Their sensi-
tive noses will avoid it.
good trough for little pigs will be
made of long, narrow and shallow
box of any kind. The first feed of wet
bran will make it milk tight.
Don't keep 'em in a narrow nasty
pen.
Next to grass nothing grows pigs so
fast with skimmilk as cornmeal, says
The New York experiment station.
At ruling prices the breeding up of
choice drOves should be given a great
Keep the SOW for breeder until she
awkward and too heavy if
she produces good litters.
Notice if the English and American
'ull Berkshires crossed are not among
he quietest and most profitab BILE stock.
Ring the pigs that are in the orchard.
Then protect the tree trunks if they
manifest disposition to peel them.
"A high bred sire ought to enrich
own $1,000 if used right.-Farm Jour-
lal
Corn Wheat For Hogs.
"Hog raising in eastern Washington
las been given an impetus by the sue
'essful raising of new variety of
Wheat known as corn wheat" said Mr..
Donald S. Roberts of Tacoma, Wash.
o Washington Star man. expert I
nents conducted during the past two
ears indicate that an excellent and
substitute for corn has been
obtained by the farmers of the north I
vest. Heretofore one of the drawbacks /
t farmers raising stock, and especial
? hogs, in the Pacific northwest has
een the fact that corn could not be /