The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-17
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the ground is frozen. this method will
do, butsvhen the ground is soft or mud
dy there is much waste.
A correspondent of Ohio Farmer saw
on II of the large hog raising farms
IN Ohio what is. in his opinion, a cheap,
ideal platform for feeding corn to hogs
shelled or in the ear. The platform is
about 6 by u feet, sufficiently large to
accommodate eight or ten fair sized
hogs. The Owner of this farm has sew
eral just such platforms which he uses
in feeding his hogs, so that each litter
is kept separate from the others. The
platform itself is made of two inch
plank twelve feet long. 1t is consid-
cred best to use plank on account of
the wear and tear. He had used both
the two inch plank and inch boards.
The inch stuff will do, but will not last
as long.
In framing the platform the planks
should be mounted upon . by As set up
: edgewise. The = by As should be. of
good pine or oak; either will last well.
The planks are securely nailed to the
2 by As. On II side of the platform
is the trough, and this is a good place
for it. 1t gives the hog a good place
to stand while drinking and be free
from mud and slush in very bad wealth
er. At the other side and end are
nailed 2 by Is to keep the corr from
working off the platform when the
hogs are eating. The opposite end has
no cleat, but is left open to give a place
to clean the platform readily after each
feeding. When building the platform.
let it incline toward the indicated end.
SO that in rainy weather the water will
wash and clean the platform.
The amount of material required to
build this platform is less than 200 feet.
and at the price Of lemlock plank in
his market about SIT per thousand) it
is SO cheap that 10 farmer should try
to get along without it. The platform
will pay for itself the first year., and it
will last many years.
Rony Frames In Hogs.
Swine breeders are not so anxious
now as they used to be to secure small
bones in their stock, according to Farm
anu lslIiSAi al ollt li1Ilc IL was ledIeu
that the bOneless breed would be the
ultimate result of the clamor for small
bones.' But for this change of senti-
ment after awhile our hogs would have
had only cartilage where atu placed
bones, and the animals would have
ceased to be locomotive, like the oyster.
Then confinement would have been
useless and hog fences a superiority.
1t was found, however, that a bony
frame was necessary to enable the hog
to take necessary exercise and to root
for a~rtichOkes, peanuts and periwin-
kles. If a bony frame is necessary,
then a good, stout frame, we'll braced
with ligaments and controlled by mus
Giles, is what is needed, and now breed
ers want just such frames.
Sufficient Range.
The growing pigs should have ample
range. No matter how we'll you feed
them, if you keep a considerable num-
Der in a small lot they will be restless
and disconnected. 1t is natural for the
pig to roam and have plenty of eXer-
else. Moreover, if you must depend
upon one or w watering places, you
will have to keep several sizes Of hogs
together. This, of course, is not the
best thing to do always, but in many
places it can scarcely be avoided. The
smaller pigs should have room enough
SO they will not be continually "bossed
around" Unless provision is made for
the smaller pigs they will fall behind
and not mature at the right time, says
Robert L.. Dean in Stockman and
Farmer. When feeding, q pen should
be made for these into which they can
enter and not-be molested, because if
fed with the larger hogs they will get
but little of the grain. Also if the herd
must run together there should be a
small lot of rape, clover or other sue
culent vegetation at hand where the
small pigs can enter at will and eat
without moiestation.
Ordinarily, the better we promote the
comfort of the hogs the less experience
we will have with hog diseases.
Hogs In Texas.
The price of hogs at the great mar
kets should stimulate pork production,
for pork is now our most profitable
farm product, says a Texas exchange.
Hogs and hog feed should receive more
attention than ever before. But why
mention this matter SO often? Our
farmers know the facts and will do
the right thing at the right time. With
normal crops this year hogs will be as
thick on north Texas farms as fiddlers
many old place.
The Hog and the Earth.
There is an affinity between the hog
and the earth that should not be ig-
nored. Floors are all right to feed on,
but hogs confined on floors are in an
unnatural position and will not do well.
Floors are especially r%epugnant to
brood sows both before and after far
rowing. But remember that mud is