Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1904-10-27

A. six state and district fairs, says
American Agriculturist. She is splen-
did specimen of this compact, early
maturing breed.
Artich0kes For Hogs.
Artichokes are planted as potatoes
and cultivated enough to keep them
free from weeds. The tops soon be-
come so vigorous as to shade the
ground, after which they will need no
further cultivation.
We had q few years experience with
them, but after the second year our
struggle was to get rid Of them. says
writer in Breeders Gazette. We did
not turn the hogs on until late IN the
fall, after clover and blue grass failed. |
So long as the ground was not frozen |
too hard the hogs found exercise ana
abundant feed. The tubers are as good
feed as potatoes. The crop Is more pro-
life, yielding two to four times as
much. The Massachusetts station
planted artichokes May and had IN
November a crop of 80 tons per acre.
The Arkansas station had 454 to 6l2
bushels per acre. We let the hogs do
the digging. But we believe the crop
would pay to plow out the tubers and
store those thrown to the surface ell
Their in pits or root house for winter
and spring feeding to brood sOws when
the ground is frozen hard or so COW
cred with snow that the sows cannot
get any succulent feed from the wood
lot or pasture.
Avoid Medicine For swine.
Medicine should not be given hogs II
1t can be avoided, says Farm ana
Ranch. Keeping everything clean, with
plenty Of pasture, il the safe thing In
the business. The man that thinks any
one kind Of feel and any kind Of wa.
ter good enough for hog is the one
that wants, or thinks he wants, rem
edy for his hogs. 1t Is the man that
should have the remedy in $his cas-
and not the hog.
Now, in regard to scours In pigs
when everything else Is kept nice ant
clean and the pigs commence to scoul
find one raw egg given to the dan
for each pig she has twice per day will
stop the scours, and If the pigs ar
large enough to eat give them one raw
egg each in slop twice per day. Thi
will cure them at once.
Feeding Sows with Litters.
Where there are q lot Of sows wit
seven to eight pigs each and the owne
has plenty Of corn, barley or rye an
thinks 1t must be fed because he ha
1t, feeding is likely to be extravagar
and injurious to the animals, say
Stock, Farm and Home. II less Of IL
grains and some shorts with little o
meal are fed with them the sows' mil
flow will be increased and the pif
will develop bone and muscle viii
young instead OF fat. And this kind ,
ration will not add to the cost, 4
at present prices the grains named ca
be exchanged for the other feeds wit
out loss, the quality Of nutriment CO
tanned in each considered. Beside
pigs while very young learn to eat th
ration. and that makes their subs
Quent weaving easy and without sho
or setback.
Proper Care Of the Boar.
While taking care Of the sows Al
pigs do not neglect the boar. 3
quarters should be clean, be should
given an opportunity to exercise, ha
plenty of green feed during the su
mer-even pigweed and other wee
are acceptable to him-and when
time comes he will do better serv
because he had them and the OIL
treatment suggested. Do not fori
the important part he plays In swi
economy. = Theodore Louis In Far
Stock and Home.