The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-04-04
HOG RAISING IN THE SOUTH.
Valuable DATA From the Department of Agriculture
Which is of Interest to all South Carolina Farmers

The News aud Courier he's received
from Mr.. Fl. Benton, the assistant
agriculturist Of the United States de-
partmeut of agriculture, the following
interesting paper relating to the rails
ing of hogs in this section of the coun-
try:
During the past few months | have
bad the pleasure Of visiting several
Southern farmers who are ma-sng
hog raising profitable. This valuable
adju .ct to the farm has been toe much
neglected. The hog should be ono Of
tie farmers most profitable products,
since he is capable Of converting the
waste from the dairy and stock pen
and waste products Of all kinds into
pork, bacon or lard.
The practice Of raising hogs on corn
alone cannot result in much profit,
certainly not until the yield per acre
is greatly increased. It is known
that Bermuda and Dallas grasses,
(Paspalum dilatatum,) japan clover,
and on good land alfalfa, furnish cx
oellent pasturage for hogs over large
portion of the South from May l to
December /, and will last for years.
Rye, rape, crimson and bur clovers
and turnins will furnish temporary
grazing during the remainder of the
season, if the hogs are changed from
one pasture to another every few days.
Over the greater portion of the South
sorghum is the best plant to grow
for supplementing any shortage that
might occur in summer pasturage.
The cowpea, peanut, msngold, citron,
pumpkin, sweet potato, chufa and
Jerusalem artichoke will furnish food
from August l to May l.
Mr.. B. .. Harris, Pendleton, S. c.,
states that it costs him 81 cents per
pound, charging liberal rent for graz
ing land, to produce pork. His hogs
are grazed on a pasture Of Bermuda
end Dallis grasses and. Japan clover
from May / to December !. The
hogs are fed on msngolds, turnips,
citrons and rice meal in winter, while
rich meal and skim milk supplement
insufficient pasturage during GUNNER.
This food is cooked in winter. Mr..
Harris never feeds corn to hogs be-
CAUSE it ;s TOO expensive.
Mr. j. D. B. Harmon, Lexington,
s. O., raises hogs, successfully on
chufas, cowpeas, sweet potatoes, rye
and sorghum. He practices the fol-
lowing rotation: First year, ohufas;
second year, eowpess, followed by
rye; third year, either sweet potatoes
or sorghum. Chufas are planted in
May; hogs are turned in on than
October I, and if the supply Of ehu.
fas is sufficient the hogs are allowed to
remain until May l of the following
year. The hogs in roofing for the
chufas during wet weather in winter
render the soil unsuitable for Quilt.
vated crops the next season. On
land occupied by ohufas, cowpens are
sown in June. The cowpeas are
allowed to ripep, then hogs are turned
on The field: and they eat the peas
from the vines. The land is sown to
rye ir September aud graze:l during
the winter and early spring. When
stalks begin TO fern the hogs are re
moved to give the rye a chance to
ripen SO that it will not sour the land
when ploughed under. The rye is
iha!,. ::-.::==ed under and :hn land. nlsn..
ed in sorghum or sweet potatoes. Nj.
Harmon feeds green sorghum from
July ID to about December l. Pota-
toes are used, in the field for his hogs
from August to December l. He
digs all that the hogs cannot EAT by
December I. after the fret frost banks
them and uses them for feed in win
ter. ~ f..
Il will be noticed that Mr. Hurmon
practices good rotation and has am.