Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-14
1humns With HOGS.

/ Thumbs with pigs and hoSs is
heart disease, the symptoms Deihs Nlo
ION. heating of the heart. causing thc
sides of the animal to shake and trem
HE Wher,.a hog is badly affected
with THUMBS it loses its appetite anc
,v;lI stand over feed without eating
FREQUENTLY the outer skin in places VII
Income red and purple with congestec
blood
The disease is caused. as rule. b!
heavy feeding with insufficient eXer-
else. Housing pigs in warm place
with too much bedding. and feeding
them heavily in close confinement. VII
bring on the trouble. 1t is claimed D!
some that the predisposition to the
disease is inherited
During the winter and carly spr'ne
many hogs and pigs are given the run
Of a straw stack When the weather is
cold the animals will bury themselves
deeply in the straw for shelter. re-
naming in bed much longer during inc
day than is good for them. Under TINS
condition they grow weak and soit
Frequently the straw is wet and the
nigs come out of their bed damp and
steaming, in prime condition 1or tax
ing cold. Where thumps or heart trou-
Die is accompanied by cold or pnen J.
monia ldea tn is almost sure to result
and few pigs with thumps alone ever
recover.
The treatment for thumbs is proven
tive rather than curative. Provide them
with a uan or pasture where they car
and must take regular daily exercise
Place the feed and drink at some dis
lance from the bed to compel them to
walk some distance for each meal
Feed lightly and furnish variety.
Sow Glover Seed.
There are many farmers and stock
men who appear to think the price o.
clover seed is prohibitive to its use
on their premises. In our opinion we
can not afford not to SOW clover seed
with a generous hand every spring
regardless Of price. The cost OF seed
ing to clover this spring will be only
a trifle more than the cost OF seed FOR
some OF the grain crops.
One Of the most profitable crops OF
clover grown on our farms came from
sowing less than three pounds Of seed
per acre. We intended to pasture the
1lelO LOT d llIiiS LA lhC Ac~AA oAAN paw
the same for another crop. A portion
OF the field was used for hay the fol-
lowing year which, with two cuttings
made three or four tons of hay per
acre. The season was favorable for a
GOOD catch" Of plants, and the soil
was we'll prepared for the seed.
Many farmers waste much of the
grass seed they SOW because Of care
less methods in using it. One-half OF
the usual quantity Of seed recon-
mended-sowed on a fine, firm soil
which has been top dressed with stable
manures-will produce a full require
ment Of plants. Much Of the grass
seeds sown in the northwest IL allowed
to remain on the surface, where the
seeds will not grow. or planted 30
deeply that they can not terminate
Good judgment should be used to de-
termine how deep the seed should be
planted. Shallow sowings do best or
heavy clay soils and deep covering on
light or sandy soils A firm seed bed
is also important. The soil must also
be finely prepared for the small seeds
and delicate plants. A light nurse cror
OF barley is much more desirable than
other grains which take more moisture
from the soil.
Early seedlings Of clover usually dc