Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-10-26

MENT.
meadow has been pastured consider
ably, but with so much. care that it has
steadily improved. The orchard, also,
of IA 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 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. 1t is al.
ways planned that the spring pigs shall
come between March Is and May l.
Until the pigs are weaned the brood
sows are kept in the grassy lane anC
allowed to use the pens which arr
floored. During this time they arr
supplied once day with all the greer
alfalfa and clover they will eat, provid
ed with an abundance of water t
drink and stopped heavily morning an,
evning. Oats and corn, with a littl,
bean meal, are used for the Stop, which
i is never cooked, but is made Will
warm water on chilly days.
When the pigs are old enough t
begin eating they are fed skim milk Il
a trough by themselves. Water an
ground feed are added whenever tn
milk is insufficient.
I During April May and June a smal
opening in the fence will give tn
spring pigs chance at the meadow
providing them with pasture, addin
fertility. to the field, and not MATERIAL
tightening the hay crop. BY the middl
of June the youngest litter will hay
been weaned. AS each sow is take
from ner pigs she is removed to II
orchard. .
The boar receives less corn than Il
sows, but otherwise is fed about Il
same. Most Of the time he Is kept
himself and usually with more tha
: one fence between him and the 9th,
. breeding stock. The lane Is his rul
way sevral months In the year.
other times he occupies the orchar
eats blue grass in the COW pasture,
occasionally has to be confined to
. pen for short periods.
During July and part Of August Z
shotes will be confined to the barn |,
but for time In the latter month. tn
/ will be allowed to pasture on peas a
70 beans in the corn field. They will e
Is JOY this freedom as long as they do 4
d. modest the corn. After that they "
!. spend several weeks in the barn
+ again. with some opportunity Of glea
y ing in the field Of soiling crops.
lie During the no. weather he swine
as all ages have an abundance Of sha
Ii AS at other times, they also Ia
N plenty Of water to drink, but none
It, which to walow The breeding a
e. mails are fed grain, but not much q
tn except when 1t is needed to put or X
be them in fair flesh. The growing u
are given slep until new corn Is rea
The constituents Of this slop are0var
to make. with whatever soiling CT
to are at hand. a'balanced ration.
.er The barn lot and the lane, VIII
II contain some forest trees, are alw
Us available for the hogs and there
'or constant supply of alfalfa and clio
la for any emergency. While at til
nd nearly all tie swine run together,
ne their. grain feed is given to them
the stationary troughs Of me pen.
the hog shed. Every animal Is a
. and each one knows 70. what bunch
gh belongs. In this way. those Of like
,ly land size are fed together and. spe
am attention is given to the ones
az rsed il, in order TO have a fairly 9
an drove at selling time.