Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19

American Swinellerd, who noticed
the advantages of feeding ground clo-
We; hay to the brood sows by IL Big
type feeder in Iowa. 1t was this in
vestigation that brought prominently
the attention OF all breeders to the
advantages of feeding alfalfa and
clover hay to brood sows. and in fact,
to all growing pigs. 1t is now Il rec
oghized valuable feed, unsurpassed
by any other to produce growth when
combined with middlings or ground
bailey. or a small portion of corn as
balance may be combined. Every
farmer and breeder should provide as
Il cheap and valuable feed alfalfa hay
for growing pigs before farrowing
ana afterwards.
The above article is from paper
devoted to hogs and hog raising, and
proves beyond doubt just what am
contending for, that we have Il better
and cheaper feed to produce and ma
ture hogs than they have in Iowa or
Illinois, the great corn states. They
| will tell you here that in the Judith
Basin there is no money to be made
in raising hogs, but the trouble is
they do not know what they are talk
ing about.
In Nebraska they have proven be-
yond a doubt that they can produce
and mature better hogs and do it
cheaper OH alfalfa and barley than it
is possible to on corn alone. How
does that sound to the man that says
you can't raise hogs in the Judith Ba-
sin at Il profit? Again the farmers
claimed they could loose all their hogs
every five years and still make money
raising them. \ friend of mine, Il
breeder Of thorough Poland Chi
na hogs, lost all OF his this fall with
cholera and he said his loss was ~.
10000. We do not have hog cholera
in the Judith Basin which is another
advantage in hog raising here.
There is considerable more that
could he said in favor Of raising hogs
in the Judith Basin. but will leave
that for another time. am feeding
my hogs the leaves and claff that
shake from the alfalfa when feeding
the other stock. take the leaves
and chatf and mix it with ground
feed, and you should see how they
relish it. l have bought Il conlbina-
tiUn- mill and will install it as soon
as can dig foundation for my en-
gine. 1t is feed mill to grind any
kind of grain and by changing the
burrs it grinds alfalfa as well. 10
my notion it is Il mill that will help
make farming a success.
But will say this and believe that
have proven it. 1t isa known fact that
the Judith Basin is one of the great
est wheat and alfalfa producing Sec
tions in the world, has been proved
by scientific Investigations that those
two combinations Of feed are the
best and cheapest feed for raising
hogs. 1t stands to reason that the
Judith Basin will be one Of the great
est hog producing sections.
II the newspapers will publish this
article | will write again and prove
to you that the Judith Basin can con-
duct dairying and stock raising more
profitably ut a valuation OF Judith
Basin land at $2OO.OO per acre than
can he done in illinois and Iowa on
their S2OO.OO per acre land.
see in the near future the Judith
Basin IL country covered with fine
modern improved farms with
thoroughbred stock of all kinds,
cities and towns dotted here and
there, surrounded with mountains
where is deposited sapphircs. gold,
silver, lead, iron ana coal in abun-
dance, and where the deer, elk and
bear roam ut their Will and in the
sparkling streams are found trout,
the country OF the Judith Basin is the
best that man could inherit.
Yours for better farming.
II. a. Bennett, Prop.
Judith Basin Stock Farm,
Benchland, Montana.