The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-02-01
HOG FEED IN SOUTH
Anima! Is More of Herbivorous
Nature Than Supposed.
Variety Of crops That swine Apprs.
elate, Especially Whom Given In
Dry, Clean Place and Not Thrown
''t.'s In Mud and Water.

The hog IN moro of an herbivorous
animal than Ia generally credited.
There 10 hardly any grass or grain
but what hogs will eat when green,
and there are many weeds on which
they will feed. They will even eat
and relish dry hay. such as cowpea
hay. soy bean hay, beggarweed hay,
and in fact any legume hay, when
properly cured. These grasses and
hays, however, will not entirely re-
place the grain In the feed; but they
Will replace part Of 1t, and at the
same time increase the gain from
given amount of grain. For instance,
IL 100 pounds of corn fed alone will
produce to 10 pounds Of pork, this
same amount of corn when fed with
some green feed will produce from
IL to Is pounds OF pork. This Is not
mainly due to the nourishment In the
green stuff, but rather that the green
feed regulates and tones up the d.
gestive and circulatory systems and
keeps them In good healthy condi-
ton.
The hog is much like any other ami
NAL with regard to feed A variety
Of feeds is appreciated. especially
when they are given in clean dry
place, and not thrown out in the mud
and water. as is often done. The fol.
lowing is a list of valuable forage
crops for hogs In Florida. The crops
on this list will give pasture through.
out the entire year
Dwarf Essex rape may be planted
any time from September to Novem-
Der Is. From eight to ten weeks after
planting it should give good pasture,
and will continue to furnish good
grazing until the middle Of March
Rape will stand several degrees of
frost, and so makes an excellent win
ter pasture in Florida. With the pas
turing properly managed ana liberal
fertilizing, three good crops may be
had during the growing season. Yields
or IA to 16 tons pere acre have been
secured on the experiment station
grounds. Rape costs from $1.30 to
SLIGO per ton. according to the yield
obtained and the cost of fertilizing.
Japanese cane may be planted any
time from November 10 to April /.
II will give abundant grazing from
L.
Perhaps we have no other forage crop
that Will produce such an enormous
growth Of green feed as will Japanese
cane. 1t may be pastured, or cut and
fed to hogs in the lot A yield of 20
to 25 tons per acre is not too much
TO expect. In test at the expert
ment station last year, the yields per
acre from eight plots were from 16 to
u tons, with an average yield per
acre OF 1913 tons. The cost of grow
Ing this crop is about $50 per acre,
for the first year. The cost per acre
Tor the following years should not ex.
ceed $3.50 to $l5. After the first
year 1t can be produced for from 40
to GO cents per ton.
Rye, oats and barley may be sown
during September and October With
favorable conditions they should fur.
nish good paSturagn in from eight TO
ten weeks. They should. if not over
pasturcd, continue to give good pas.
uragc until the following April.
Sorghum may be planted in the latter
part OF February OF early i'm March.
With good growing weather. il should
furnish good pasturaSc until frost
kiiiS 1T in November Sorghum will
Weld from s TO lG tons per acre The
cost OF growing it varies from $I2 to-
Sl5 per acre. Chufas and peanuts
may be planted in March or April.
and viii supply feed from August to
December.
Sweet potatoes may be planted any
time from April to July 10. and win
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