The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-07-20

DIAGRAM OF THE FARM ARRANGE.
MENT.
meadow has been pastured consider
ably. but with so much care that Il has
steadily improved. The orchard. also,
OF y acres. Is In clover.
The northwest field. a, Is TO be In
corn this summer. The whole upper
half OF the farm furnished rye pasture
all winter. and TO May. when the fat
tening hogs were restricted to the barn
lot and soil-fed with fresh alfalfa and
clover With the advent OF spring the
slop feed OF the fall pigs is gradually
changed TO whole grain. and during the
last few weeks Of feding the variety OF
grain gives way 10 corn alone. All OF
the swine have access to coal, salt.
ashes and charcoal.
Toward the latter part OF the winter.
the brood sows we're separated from
the younger hogs and confined to The
lane. When the ground was not soft
they were allowed 10 run By them
selves In one Of the fields. Il is al
ways planned ihat the spring pigs snail
come between March 10 and May /.
Until the pigs are woaned the brood
sows are kept In the grassy lane end
allowed TO use the pens which are
hoored. During this time they are
supplied once a day with all the green
alfalfa and clover they will eat. proyid.
ed with an abundance OF water e
drink and stopped heavily morning ant
eyning. Oats and corn. with a llul,
bean meal. are used for the slop. which
Is never cooked. but Is made viii
warm water on chilly days
When the pigs are old enough q
begin eating they are fed skim milk II
trough by themselves. Water an,
ground feed are added whenever III
milk is insufficient.
During April. May and June a SINAI
opening In the fence will give m
, spring pigs chance at the meadow
providing them with pasture. addin
fertility TO the field. and not MATERIAL
. lightening the hay crop BY the middl
= OF June the youngest litter will hav
I been weaned. A. each SOW il take
n from ner pigs she is removed 10 IN
4 orchard.
II The boar receives less corn than IN
sows, but otherwise il fed about m
sane. Mos, OF the line he T. kept b
himself and usually with more tina
one fence between him aud the 9th,
breeding stock. The lane Is his mr
+ way sevpl months In the year. A
o other times he occupies the or,har,
= eats blue grass In the COW pasture. Z
occasionally has 10 be confined Ia n
= pen for short periods.
U During July and part Of August n
shOtes will be confined 10 the barn Ia
Z but for time In the latter month. the
n will be- allowed 10 pasture on peas AN
). beans In the corn field. They will 81
I Joy this freedom as Ions a. they do N
modest the corn. After that ihay wi
spend several weeks tn the barn !,
again. with some opportunity of glcai
Ing In the field Of soiliEg crops.
During the ho' weather he swine ,
all ag,s have IN abundance ~ shsd
r As AZ other times. they also Ia,
plenty OF water 90 drink. but none
/ which 10 wallow. The breeding an
mails arc led gTala. bat nol much cor
except when Il L. Seydei TO put or kre
them In fair flesh. The GROWING pis
are given slCp until new corn Is readl
Tho constituents ~ this slop arc vsrle
to make. with whatever soillng cror
are at hand, balanced ration.
The barn lot and the lane. Nhic
contain some forest trees. are Away
available for the hogs and there is
constant supply Of alfalfa and Glove
for any emergency. While at time
nearly all the swine run together. ye
their grain feed Is given to them Il
the stationary uroughs uf ne pens Il
the hog shed. Every animal Is a pe
and each one knows 10 what bunch b
belongs In this way. those Of like az
and sise are ted together and s,ec!a
attention Is given to the ones tina
nrsd H. In order 10 hayv fairly eYer
/ drove al selling tina