Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-06-06
Value oil Pasture for Piqs.


Value of Pasture for Piqs.
A recent bulletin of the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture quotes
G. w. Waters as follows:
We will now state two propositions
bearing on economy of production.
First, while the pig is not considered
primarily grazing animal, from the
fact that he cannot be expected to
make gains and grow fat if turned
onto common pasture grass like cat
tie, sheep or mules, yet, as a matter
OF fact the pig will make better re-
turns for the amount of grass eaten
than any other farm animal More
over, the pasture will increase the
emc1ency and value of the grain fed
IN connection with it. The second
proposition is this: The pig is a grass
feeder and will eat too much of rich
reeds, as grain, more than he can
use economically, more than he can
digest well, consequently greater
: gains from a given amount of corn
are obtained If the pig is fed less than
he can or will eat. This statement
applies with especial force In cases of
long feeding period. The two propo-
sitions just announced, are brought
out in tn, following report of tests
maoe at the Wisconsin station six
lots OF pigs being used:
Lot 1, full fed, in a dry lot, gained
1.15 pounds per day and used 537
pounds of corn in making 100 pounds
of gain.
Lot 2. full fed, on clover pasture.
gained 1.30 pounds per day, and used
Az pounds of corn in making 100
pounds of gain
Txnk f,,1r
pasture, gained 1.2O per day and used
BIT pounds of corn in making 100
pounds of gain.
Lot 4, one-ha1f full, clover pasture.
gained 81 pounds per day and reouir-
ed 352 pounds of corn to make 100
pounds of gain
Lot 5, one fourth full, clover pas
ture, gained ga pounds per day. and
required 243 pounds of corn to make
100 pounds of gain.
Lot g., no gain, clover pasture.
gained .36 pounds per day.
IN lot there is a sudden drop over
lot In the amount of corn required
Bus IN lot there is a still larger
drop. Nearly three bushels less of
corn is required to produce 100 pounds
OF gain over dry lot feeding. For
growing hogs a still larger reduction
OF corn is advisable. The rate of gain
is slower. but it is vastly cheaper. II
is however wise practice to full feed
for the last 80 days before market
ing"
Requisite In Poultry Raising.
All classes Of people may go into
the raising Of poultry and do it sue
cessfully. Sex is no bar to success.
In iact very many of our most sue
cessIul poultry raisers are women.
some are semf-invalids who have
given up the great lines of business
ana nave been told by their family
physician to get into something where
tney can be out of doors a great
deal, but where the amount of manual
labor will not be large. These and
others may succeed, but there is one
requisite for all and that is interest
In the business. The writer has
known of people intending to go into
the poultry business, when they hated
the sight OF live hen. Asked as to
their reason for making the venture
they replied that they had been told
there was money in it. The inyaria-
bic advice given by the writer in
such cases is for the would-be in
vestor to keep out of the business.
Longfeliow says the heart giveth
grace unto every art" The person
that has a deep interest in poultry
can make a success of raising any
kind OF fowls, for he will not be
stopped by the obstacles that are GER
tain to be discoyered in the vay.
The number Of people tnat dislike to
have poultry around is very large.
But there are those that find great
pleasure In caring for fowls. Some
times 1t is one breed that strikes their
fancy and sometimes another, but
whatever it be. they can see beauty in
It. The man that mas a real interest
n fowls will make success of rails
ng them, If conditions be at all favor
lble. but the fowl-hater is about sure
20 fail.
Warm Shoes.
From the Farmers Review: Women
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