The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-12
FARM AND
-:s.. POULTRY NOTES
Feed'n1 Hoqs.

Feeding Hogs.
Press Bulletin 158 Of the University
Of Florida Agricultural Experiment
Station, by J. NJ. Scott, is as blows:
The hog IS more o. a heIbivorous
animal than is generally credited i.
There is hardly any grass Or grain.
but what hogs will eat when green.
and there are many weeds on which
they win feed. They will even eat
and relish dry hay, such as coWpea
hay, SOFA bean hay, beggarweed hay,
and in fact any legume hay, when
properly cured.
Uses OF Green Feed. - These
grasses and hays, however, will not
entirely replace the grain in the feed !:
but they will replace part OF it, and
at the same time increase the gain
that it is possible to get from a given
amount Of grain. For instance, if 100
pounds Of corn fed alone will pro-
duce eight to ten pounds Of pork, this
same amount of corn when fed with
some green feed will produce twelve
to fifteen pounds OF pork. THIS is not
mainly due to the food value of the
green stuff, but rather that the green
feed regulates and tones up the di-
gesuve and circulatory systems and
keeps them in good healthy condition.
The hog is much like any other ami
NAL with regard TO feed. That is. d
variety Of feeds is appreciated, espe-
clally when they are given in a clean
dry place, and not thrown out in the
mud and water, as is often done.
The following is a list of valuable
forage crops for hogs in Florida Tho
crops on this list will give pasture
throughout the entire year
dwarf Essex rape may be plant
ed any time from. September to No
venber 10. From eight to ten weeks
after planting should give good pas.
ture, and will continue to furnish
good grazing until the middle Of
March. Rape will stand several dc
grees Of frost, and so makes an eX.
cellent winter pasture in Florida.
With the pasturing properly managed
and liberal fertiIiz.ns. three good
crops may be had during the grow.
ing season. Yields OF fourteen to six
teen tons per acre have been secured
on the experiment from $3.50 to s160
per ton, according TO the Weld obtain
ed and the cost OF fertilizer.
2.-Japanese cane may be planted
any time from November Is to April
1. It will give abundant grazing from
| Inc lOt-ON wing NOV ShDST 10 MdTC0 ! %
Perhaps We have no other forage crop
that will produce such an enormous
growth Of green feed as will Japan
csc cane. It may be pas.ured. or cut
L. and fed to hogs IN the lot 4 Weld
Of twenty to twenty-five IONS per acre
/ IS not too much TO expect. IN an ex
/ pertinent conducted al the experiment
/ station last year, the Yields per acre
! from eight plots were from sixteen
/ TO tve1ty-seven tons, With an avera &c
/ yield per acre of 1913 tons. The cost
( OF growing this crop IS about $50 per
acre. for the first year. The cost PEI
/ acre for the following years should
not exceed S1250 TO SIS. After the
/ first year It can be produced for from
! 10 TO so cents per ton.
3.-Rye, oats, and barley may be
I sown during September and October
With favorable conditions they should
/ furnish good pasturage in from eight
! to ten weeks. They should, if not
I ovf pastured, continue 70 give good
/ pasture until the following April
! '4-Sorgrum may be planted II the