Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-07

Where one expects TO make the raising
OF hogs on pasture and soiling crops
permanent policy. a section OF the farm
should be laid out especially 10 meet the
requirements OF the business. This land
should be so arranged that a suitable
rotation can be practiced. The amount
OF land necessary viii depend on many
things: first, its quality; second, the eli
mate; third. the crops that will grow on
e. An acre OF red clover will carry
from six 10 eight hogs for several
months. say from March until June. de-
pending q great deal on the locality
From six 20 eight hogs may be carried
on an acre Of cowpeas; and from eight
20 ten on artichokes and chufas, de-
pending on the amount Of grain fed
spanish peanuts will Craze eight 20 ten
hogs for two or three months; sorghum
OF sorghum and cowpeas. four TO six
hogs per acre from two TO three months;
and a good Bermuda or blue grass sod
can be used ad ubitum. When the hogs
are small an acre will carry a large num-
Der Of them for q longer period provided
the crop does not get out Of season.
When they are large and weigh from $50
20 80 pounds. probably not more than
four TO eight can be carried on an acre
Of land for any length OF time. Unfortu-
nately experiments bearing on this point
are few and far between.
II Is impossible TO estimate the hog
carrying capacity OF land. as one can
readily see, owing 20 the modifying con-
citions OF environment but the hos
raiser will have no serious trouble in
adjusting his crop areas 20 the needs Of
his herd II he studies the situation care
fully for a year or two AS rule IL is
a great mistake to turn hogs on large
areas OF any crop at once. They should
20 hxr NJ
fences which may be constructed in va
rious ways. TO small areas. and required
70 clean them up thoroughly as they go.
On red clover, alfalfa. grass or cereals.
especially when pastured in the early
stages OF growth. confinement to small
areas Is not necessary; but for such
crops as cowpeas. soy beans. peanuts,
chufas, potatoes. etc. a great deal OF
the crop viii be run over and destroyed
unless the foraging disposition of the
animal Is held In check.
HURDLES AS TEMPORARY FENCES.
A plain portable hurdle fence may be
used 20 confne the hogs. This is made
Of 1xe-inch panels II 10 16 feet long. -Four
lx6x1z-inch pieces are required for a sin
'gle panel, Commencing at The bottom the
FIRST two are placed inches apart, while
The third and top ones are inches apart.
The pieces are held In place. by 1x4-inch
pieces one placed inches from either
end. and q third in the center. The bot
tom piece OF the triangle which forms the
support OF the hurdle IL feet inches
long. and is made OF 1xs-inch stuff In
the center OF this piece q notch Is cut
inches deep and inches wide. The sides
OF the triangle are made OF 1x4-inch
boards. fleet long. with a notch CORE
spending 70 the one in the Dashboard cut
In the top This fence is hog-proof. and
Is easily and cheaply constructed and will
not blow over in a gale Of wind. II Is
easily transported from place TO place.
and while there are many minor details in
the construction OF the hurdles, the gen
eral method outlined provides the simp-
lest and cheapest fence with which the
writer is familiar.
review OF some OF the more import
ant Investigations with regard TO pastur-
ing hogs viii not be out Of place. though
strange TO say this important subject
has not received the attention which Il
merits In certain experiments made by
the writer the yield OF pork per acre from
various crops was as follows: With win
ter oats sown early the previous fall, e4s
rounds: with whippoorwiII cowpeas. So
pounds; with sorghum. go pounds and
with soy beans. 900 pounds. The hogs
were confined on grazing crops from June
. 20 November s. a period OF 80 days.
During that time they received corn and
wheat meal at the rate Of one pound per
day and the gain was 8 TO s. Of a pound
per head per day. In Utah where hogs
were fed on a grain ration they gained
- OF a pound per head per day: when re-
ceivfng grain on a grass paddock they
gained In pounds per head per day.
showing conclusively the value OF succu-
lent food for fattening animals.
GRAIN. GRASS AND ALFALFA.
In Nebraska hogs were grazed on alfal-
fa. enc lot receiving ground corn and an
other lot ground wheat. Those receiving
corn made a gain Of Ia. and those re-
ceiving ground wheat. 10 pounds showing
that either one OF these concentrates
make a fine adjunct for hogs on grazing
crops. Several experiments were made to
determine whether an alfalfa pasture
would maintain pigs without grain or
milk. In some instances there was =
slight gain. and in some slight loss. the