Graham guardian., 1904-02-26
HOG SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

built the furnace of brick or stone, OF
which set the kettle for heating the
water. BY the side of and near this is
large hogshead, set into the ground
beneath the floor and at an angle SC
that the lower edge of Its mouth is
even with the floor. The hogshead
must be firmly planted. A sloping
bridgeway runs up from the mouth OF
the hogsheud to an elevated platform
built across the other end of the room
a wlndlass, with wheel above, is ar.
ranged on the platform and opposite
the hogshead with which the hogs can
be easily hauled out after scalding on
TO the platform for scraping and later
hauled up and hung to the cross pole
overhead for cleaning This arrange
ment does away with lot of break
back lifting, and the largest hogs can
be handled with ease. When not in use
the hogshead should be kept full or
partly full Of water, 10 keep the slaves
from falling in. A hog slaughter house
of this kind, which can also be put to
a dozen different uses, does not cost
much and is a great labor and money
saver. The hogs are rolled in on to
the platform through the door shown.
The bridgeway from the mouth of the
bogshead TO the platform is movable.
Largest Hog Farm In New England.
Over 1000 hogs are kept by w. w.
Rawson, the well known scotsman and
lnulsly of on1lnpa,. of
a 32O acre farm, which he purchased
in the spring of 1902. The farm, which
lies about six miles from Haverhill, is
partly In Massachusetts and partly in
New Hampshire and consisted original
ly of six separate parcels of land. 1t
was bought with the chief purpose of
making hog farm of it and is admi-
rably adapted for this line of work
The location of the piggery is on a
high piece of ground sloping in two
directions and a considerable distance
from any neighbors. The land is of a
sandy nature, which affords excellent
natural drainage.-American Agricul-
turist
The Farmers Pork BarreI,
The farmer who raises few pigs for
his pork barrel may count the cost and
affirm that pigs do not pay, but where
a few pigs are raised they will consume
large amount Of material that would
be Of no value except for their use.
When the pork barrel is full the farmer
Is at least fortified for the winter with
meat, and in many cases where no pigs
are kept there is waste Of material
that could be utilized with the aid OF
at least one or two porkers.
Feeding Hogs.
Whey, skim milk and buttermilk are |
Of great value as part of the ration for
fattening swine, according to Blooded |
Stock There is practically no differ |
ence In the feeding value of skim milk |
and buttermili when each is fed in prime |
They produce rapid and eco
nomical gains and fine quality OF |
bacon. The average of many expert
ments shows that 470 pounds of skim
milk are equal in feeding value to 100
pounds Of colnmeal.
Pigs Will maintain their weight on
pasture without making any apprecla-
BILE gain If u half ration OF grain is fed
This gain will be utilized entirely in
increasing weight The best pasture
plant for pigs is alfalfa where it win
grow, while red clover, white clover.
blue grass aud rape are good pastures
IN about the order named.
4 pasture 10 be satisfactory for swine
must be short and tender. Expert
nents show that an acre OF rape OF
Dther pasture Is equivalent to 2,GCN
'ounas of grain when fed the rigs,