The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-07

DIAGRAM OF THE FARM ARRANGE
MENT.
meadow has been pastured consider
ably, but with 30 much care that 1t has
steadily improved. The orchard, also,
Of 1h 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 to 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 to run by them
selves In one Of the fields. II is al
ways planned that the spring pigs shall
come between March IL and May 1.
Until the pigs are weaned the brood
sows are kept in the grassy lane and
allowed to use the pens which are
ioored. During this time they are
supplied once day with all the green
alfalfa and clover they will eat, provid-
ed with an abundance OF water to
drink and stopped heavily morning and
evning. Oats and corn, with little
bean meal, are used for the slop. which
is never cooked. but is made with
warm water on chilly days.
When the pigs are old enough to
begin eating they are fed skim milk In
trough by themselves. Water and
ground feed are added whenever the
milk is insufficient.
During April, May and June a small
opening In the fence will give the
spring pigs chance at the meadow,
| providing them with pasture, adding
fertility to the field, and not materially
tightening the hay crop. BY the middle
of June the youngest litter will have
been weaned. As each SOW Is taken
from her pigs she Is removed to the
| orchard.
/
sows, but otherwise is fed about the
same. Most of the time he is kept by
himself and usually with more than
| one fence between him and The other
breeding stock. The lane Is his run
way sevral months in the year.. At
| other times he occupies the orchard
eats blue grass in the cow pasture, OF
| occasionally has to be confined to his
pen for short periods.
During July and part of August the
shotes will be confined to the barn lot
but for time In the latter month, they
will be allowed to pasture on peas and
beans in the corn field. They will en-
Joy this freedom as long as they do not
modest the corn. After that they will
spend several weeks In the barn lot
again, with some opportunity Of CLEAN
ing in the field Of soiling crops.
During the hot weather The swine Of
all ages have an abundance Of shade
As ut other times, they also have
plenty of water to drink, but none n
which to wallow. The breeding ami
mails are fed grain. but not much corr
except when It Is needed to put or keeT
them In fair flesh. The growing Pig
are given slop until new corn is ready
The constituents OF this slop are variet
70 make. with whatever soiling crop
are at hand. balanced ration.
The barn lot and the lane. which
contain some forest trees. are Away
available for the hogs and there Is
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