The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-21

them IN August. il possible; follow tie
same day with the disk, and finish
with a section harrow. Broadcast a
thousand pounds OF. ground or airsiakes.
quick-lime per acre before using the
section harrow
The fields to be planted in wheat and
veteh, IN rape and clover, aud in alfalfa
should receive 800 pounds per acre OF
raw bone, or 500 pounds Of high grade
acid phosphate, Or ten loads Of we'll
rotted stable manure, broadcast ten
days before planting. The wheat
should be rust proof aud beardlsss.
The fields for sorghum, ehufas, soy
beans, eoNpeaa, aud peanuts should be
soHn 10 oats lwilere oats are hardy IN
winter, and where not to wheat for
winter gfazing) AMI plowed under IN
the spring, before planting the main
crops. The foregoing directions are
for the first planting of the fields
After this the farmer can rotate ae-
cording to maturity Of crops.
Break, plant, and cultivate the corn
fields according to the best methods
(send to the Special Agent IN charge
Of Farmers Cooperative Demonstra
ton Work, Washington, y. c., for cir
eulars.) Plant eowpeas ia corn at the
time Of the last cultivation Sow
broadcast thickly and cultivate in. Use
Black, Unknown, or Clay peas, i bushei
Of seed per acre
IN the field where eo~peas are plant
I'd alone use New ara or Whippoorsil,
as the main object is to get an cary
crop,
Soak the peanuts in cold water thirty
hours before planting. Plant IN drills
. IL feet apart aud drop seed T. in
ches apart in drill. Cultivate three
or four times
Use 6 TO 9 pounds of rape per acre.
depending on fertility of soil, and Il
pounds of clover seed.
Use the Orange variety Of sorghum.
Plant in drills 3 feet apart, using one
half bushel eff seed per acre.
E attening Value Of Certain Foods Gath
cred by the Pigs.
Lbs of pork
An acre of peanuts (gooI stand) 1852
An acre of ehufas .............- So.
Where pigs were fed half rations of
corn 1 acre Of green crops carried 10
pigs the following number OF days:
Days
Peanuts (very poor stand .... 50
Soy beans .-...,...-s.-s, =. ....,.. 81
Chufas ....--.,......s 30
Sorghum cent and fed in a dry
lott ..=---..--=.=-...- .,s...s- -. l52
Sorghum (pastured) .-........... 400
Experiments at the Mississippi Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.
One hundred and twenty-five pig:
were led ON corn and shorts and grazed |
IN rape, red clover, wheat, hairy veteh
sorghum, and peanuts. Thirty two |
pigs averaged at ten months 10 1-2I
pounds each; 50 pigs averaged at tenE
months 135 3-8 ponds each; pigs
averaged at ten mon si4s 1876 pounds
each. Cost of the poriz, live weigh
81 cents per pound.
In this experiment the corn is est |
mated at 50 and 70 cents bushei. Il |
t had been valued at 80 cents a bushel |
IS in the Arkansas experiment, til,
cost of the pork w0uld have been l.
;ents q pound.
IT the corn in Alabama experiment.
lad been valued at 80 cents, the cos
If pork production in some ease
would have been less than IL cents
per pound,
Management Of the Herd.
In the central Tot should be buiil
ng for storing grain, ana near to j.
IN abundant supply Of water.
Farrowing House
For farrowing there should be
& parate house and yard for each sow.
\ house fees by feet made Of
boards, covered AMI Hoored, wi2.
answer; roof feet high at trout en- |
md 4 feet at rear. Tie floor fountla
ion may be mode OF 1inch pine Q.
'ak, foored with Inch boards Two I
" four studding viii answer for sizes I
The roof may be made Of boards bar
ened. The front should have
BOARD | foot wide for the roof to resi- /
lpon; then door feet wide shonl,
'e hung to this top board. This door
should extend across the front sni /
nd be propped open except IN yeEs I
tofny weather. In sheltered places /
he door is generally omitted and tbs
loor space left open. Within this
iouse on one side and the rear end !.
'ench should be fastened 10 inches
hove the floor and s inches wide
This is to prevent the sow from aeei.
lentatly killing the yonng pigs hyl
queezing them againss the side. Two
by inch runners should be placed
lnder the pen upon which to draw il
when change Of location IS desired. : /
ard, using wire Or board, o feet b.
3 feet. will answer fof exercise.
Separation CT Males and Females.