The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-09

~ iS iToQuontiy StaIeO tndt tno
Southern farmer can not feed corn
to hogs profitably. 1t has been pref
ty thoroughly demonstrated that he
can not AFFORD to feed corn alone To
hogs. but 1t IL equally we'll estab-
lished that with good hogs and the
right kinds Of other feeds to prt D.
erly balance the corn he can at
ford to feed some corn, even when
II II selling at az much as rs cents
to 81 a bushel. For instance. in 1907
the Alabama Station realized 98.s
cents per bushel for corn when the
corn ration was supplemented by
SOY beans pasture. allowing So as
the cost Of making an acre OF soy
beans and hogs at cents per pound.
In 1908. when corn was fed to hogs
on soy bean pasture, allowing So
per acre for the cost Of the soy
beans. bushel Of corn brought
&1.bs when three -fourths Of a full
ration was fed. 31.6s when one-half
ration was given. and 33.S5 BUSH
el when only one-fourth Of q ration
of corn was fed. and the balance Of
the feed was soy bean pasture.
When corn alone was used 1t only
brought 4S.9 cents per bushel from
the gains made; or II we estimate the
corn at 70 cents a bushel and soy
beans at SO per acre. pork was made
at the following prices:
Cost OF Pork Gain Per Hundred
Corn alone. ..$7.15
Corn, "a ration. and soy bean
pasture. .. 3.31
Corn. 1-2 ration, and soy bean
pasture. S.4S
Corn. IA ration. and soy bean
Corn Is a standard hog feed all
over the country. and 1t will be Of in
terest to show how many bushels Of
corn 1t takes to be equal to an acre
Of soy beans.
Feed q Bart Ration Of Corn.
In 1907. with rather poor crop
Of soy beans. hogs grazed on soy
beans and fed a half ration Of corn,
made as much gain from an acre Of
soy beans as from 1913 bushels of
corn.
In 1907. with three-fourths Of
ration Of corn. an acre Of soy beans
was equal to 49, bushels Of corn;
with one-hah q ration Of corn. an
acre Of soy bean pasture was equal
to 3s.s bushels Of corn. and with
one-fourth Of ration Of corn an
acre Of soy beans. was equal to 42.S
bushels OF corn.
The facts available seem to indi-
cate that at least from one-fourth to
one-half Of a ration of corn. or some
similar feed. should be fed to hogs
when they are grazing soy beans.
Faster and cheaper gains are gener-
ally made, a better carcass is pro-
duced. and the hogs fed In that way
usually pay better price for the
corn than 1t will bring on the mar
ket.
The soy bean Ia usually a more
valuable grazing crop for fattening
hogs than the cowpea, because 1t Is
better yielder Of grain or seed. The
cowpea not only yields less on an
average. but Is not so reliable. The
yield Of cowpeas varies more, and in
some instances so little seed Is made
that the crop Is very unsatisfactory
as grazing crop for hogs. When
the peas make a good yield Of seed
they are very satisfactory and prof.
table crop for grazing hogs. The
cowpea is also better adapted to SOW
Ing In corn, and corn and cowpeas
make good grazing for the fattening
hogs. Some complaint is made that
the hogs do not eat the SOY beans
well. This may occur when the hogs
are unaccustomed to tho ~ beans
and the beans are allowed to get too
near maturity before the hogs are
turned on them.
When the area Of soy beans is so
large that the hogs will not Craze II
OF too quickly. which Is always de-
sirable, the hogs should be turned
In as soon as the pods are II full
size. or even earlier and in such case
they more readily learn to like them.
Use Tankage IL You Have No Pasture.
We have insisted that corn a.Vne
Is not a profitable feed for hogs, and
now we wish TO insist with equal en-
phasis that soy beans. peanuts, cow