Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-08-11

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 tire farm furnished rye pasture
ali winter. and 20 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 90 whole grain. and during the
last few weeks OF feding the variety OF
grain gives way 20 corn alone. All of
the swine have access 10 coal. salt
ashes and charcoal.
Toward the latter part of the winter.
the brood =ows were 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. Il Is al
ways planned that the spring pigs shall
come between March 10 and May /.
Until the pigs are wcaned the brood
allowed 10 use the pens which are
noored. During this time they are
supplied once "A day With all the green
alfalfa and clover they viii eat. provfd-
ed with an abundance OF water 10
drink and stopped heavily morning and
ewing Oats and corn. with "a litne
bean meal, are used for the slop. which
is never cooked but Is made with
warm water on chilly days
When the piss are old enough u
begin eating they are fed skim milk In
q 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 az the meadow.
providing them with pasture. adding
fertility 10 the field. and not materially
lightenine the hay crop. BY she middle
OF June the youngest litter Will have
been weaned As each SOW is taken
from ner pigs she Is removed 10 the
orchard
The boar receives less corn than the
sows. but otherwise is fed about the
same Most OF the sine ne Is kept bv
himself and usually with more than
one fence between him and the other
breeding stock The lane Is his nm
way sevral months In the year. Al
other times he occupies the orchard
eats blue grass IN the COW pasture. or
occasionally has 20 be confined 10 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 10 pasture on peas and
beans In the corn field They VIII 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 reld OF sOiling crops.
During the no. weather he swine Of
all ages have an abundance OF shade.
As al other times. they also have
plenty of water TO drink. but none In
which to wailow The breeding ami
mails are fed : aiP. but not much corn
except when IL is aeede1 70 put or keep
them IN fair flesh The growing pigs
are given slop until new corn is ready
The constituents OF this slop are varied
10 make. with whatever soiling crops
are at hand, balanced ration.
The barn lot and the lane, which
contain some forest trees, are always
available for the hogs and there Is a
constant supply OF alfalfa and clover
for any emergency. While at times
nearly all the swine run together, yet
their grain feed is given to them in
the stationary troughs Of he pens in
the hog shed. Every animal is a pet
and each one knows 10 what bunch he
belongs. In this way. those OF like age
and size are fed together and special
attention is given 70 the ones thai
need 1t. in order 10 have d fairly even
drove at selling time.