Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-12-12

Cross Section Of Hog Trough fer Win
ter Feeding.
Ia 2, are gay WIRES which ho!,, the 2x!a
inch board "a, in place. There are three
nf These wires TN 4 ls-sn.,r trough The
crossp ece fet is made from 2xtinca s5gr.
o. 4 sipr,rt Tor b There ase five sf these
I'd each trough. The. bottonl nt The Feed
box d = made from 2a.2 incF ma feriAE.
and tn- sides, E. e, From ky inch pIAnks. !
3i7 pounds. When sent 10 market
these hogs weigh 32s 10 $50 pounds
each. They are fine. Uniform lot,
and always bring cop prices in their
,claas.
One of Ahe MOST Interesting tea
rnrea Of Ills system is Fne fact that
The hogs are kept unfit they are Is
months old and reach the large size
inat mentioned The reasons for this
are "a follows.
The clover furnishes most feed the
first half OF summer, and the donhle
number If hogs on hand sr this time
makes it possible to utilize this
growth TO hest Advantage Again
pigs handled! az these ave, Il sold at
300 pounds, will have made a large
proportion OF rheir growth during win
ter on expensive grain feed, while
By keeping Them till midsummer a
laeeer proportion OF the gain is made
from clover, which is caea ber than
grain.
The rf:!.l pnrary fence between the
II and eight acre divisions Of the
clover field consists OF ordinary hog
wire fastened ~ driven posts These
posts may he set at any tine during
the fall or winter when the ground
ia in proper condition
The arrangement of the shelters
darina summer when the hogs are
on clover. sod. is shown in one OF OUT
Illustrations.
During the summer the grain ia fed
mostly in the vicinity Of the shelters
If the feeding ground becomes muddy
the grain is distributed in a new
place In winter a good deal Of mil
tons last wfntery
The construction Of these troughs
shows how carefully Mr.. Rowe and
his son, who has been an instructor
in one OF the short courses of the
agricultural department Of the Uni
versifY OF Illinois. have worked Ou
their problems.
Troughs enough are provided 81
that for 1A0-poand pigs each pig ha
IS inches standing room at the sid
of the trough. As the pigs increase
in wei ghs this allowance OF space in
creases to - inches for 200-poun,
hogs. The center board prevents tn
hogs from getting their feet into tn
troughs. bnt does not interfere witt
their eating, IT. also prevents fighting
across the trough.
. When the pigs are placed in thei
winter quarters Con about four acre
Of clover sod, the shelter houses ar
moved thither. Corn slower is use
for bedding.
The larger shelters are ska feet.
feet high in front and 4 feet in tn
rear. They are built on skids mad
of 2 S inch stuff that act as sle
runners and permit the buildings t
! be drawn from one location to ar
other. The skids are so attached tina
when they decay new ones can be pu
in place. The corners are brace
inside to prevent racking when TIL
buildings are moved.
There are no floors. but there is
cross sill at the center which prat
tically makes two sleeping compare
ments The front is open below, wit
two swinging doors above that can b
| pnshed inward and fastened to tn
roof in good weather. thus letting i
the SUNSHINE. In winter the house
face To- the south. The walls are ba
tened inside To prevent the win
from overturning these shelters eac
building is anchored to a post drive
close beside ii. The:c structures cos
$40 each.
The small A-houses shown arc Gh
rest on a frame Of siX.inch boards.
which they are securely fastene
These boards are the only parts of Il
structures that are in contact wi
the ground. and can easily be replace
when they decay. One end of the sh'
J.. ter is left open. The cost Of the
small shelters is about 81 each.
+. Grain for Fattening Stoek.-Dr. Ii
!, field. of the Montana station. foul
!, upon summarizing experiments tn
:. beef steers with clover hay as Il
!, rough feed make the best gains up'
. mixed grains crushed. Barley W
!, second, wheat third and oats fOurt
. II all cases the grain Was crushed
round.