Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-01-15
FARM and ~ ~
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A friend of mine thinks he has
solved the problem of producing
cheap pork, as far as cost of labor is
concerned, by the general practice OF
the old "hogging down. process. He
not only that, but he grows his pigs and
not only that. but he grows his pigs
keeps his stock hogs in the same way
/ visited him lately, and he showed
me pigs about four months old that
would weigh about 100 pounds each.
They We're as strong, thrifty and
healthy as could be. but had never
known what slop was, had never been
| fed at all, and would run and hide
when called. The sows were on clover
pasture when the pigs were farrowed,.
and they, with the pigs. were allowed
the privilege of the cornfield as soon
as the corn began to glaze. The sows;
had never been stopped or fed pound
of feed of any kind They were in
high condition at the time of farrow-
/ ing, and were in good stock condition
when the pigs were weaned. There
were 10 of them. and they were win
tered by cleaning up a 10-acre corn
| field, from which herd of hogs had
been tattened, and they came out in
the spring fat enough to butcher.-E.
p, Synder in New York Tribune Far
mer.
For small orchard. F. w. W., in
the New England Homestead, prefers
| fencing as guard against rabbits:
| This ! have done very successfully.
make Stats or picqets out of
saplings or larger timber. They should
be about two feet long, and may vary
in thickness from one to three inches.
| They must be of sufficient thickness to
hold staples securely. The width may
be any dimension that the timber will
make. Straighten the edges of the
Stats, set them close together, and
nail the wires to these Stats with
staples. Now you have rabbit-proof
fence. Above these Stats you may
string barbed wire or two. to keep
out the stock. Another very good
method which | have seen tried is to
put the ordinary screen wire around
the tree. Close it up until it stands
-
and rests on the ground This, you
will readily observe, will protect the
trees from borers and such pests, as
the eggs cannot be deposited on the
tree or its roots"
Beyond question, he floor of con-
crete is the best for the hog-house,
and when such floor is laid 1t can be
readily arranged so that the liquid ex-
crement will be carried off. thus leav-
ing the floor comparatively dry at all
times. If the floor must be of plank,
it should be slightly sloping so as to
carry off the liquids, or it may be built
| level and holes bored in 1t at intervals
through which the liquids will flow.
If this is done some provision should
be made for saving this valuable
manure, and all open spaces around
the house must be protected so that
| the cold winds will not come up
! through these holes in the floor and
chill the hogs. The room occupied by
the swine during the day ought to be
separate from the sleeping room, so
that at night the animals may have
clean place in which to sleep. a little
care in the direction indicated will do
much toward keeping the house clean,
and, as consequence, the animals in
the best possible condition.
report from Heath says that ap-
pies stored in cellars are likely to re
main an indefinite time, there being no
present outlook for any considerable
demand The fruit is not keeping
well on account OF warm weather.
Hundreds of bushels in remote local
tiles were not picked at all, IL cents
per 100 pounds being no inducement to
cart apples, six eight or 10 miles to
market.
The Maine agricultural experiment
station has completed a set of expert
ments comparing bug DEATH" paris
green and arsenate of lead as insect.
icides, as measured by the readiness
with which they kill the potato beetle,
and particularly the yield per acre.
The Bug Death" proved superior, a
result confirmed by two other sets OF
similar experiments.