Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-02-16
KING HOG STILL WEARS CROWN.

IN hOoAoOh.
small packing establishments where
they can haul their hogs ard get Their
pay for the hogs according to their
actual worth. How different from The
system, or lack of system; IN this
country where we are compelled TO
take just what the packing house OPP
orators are a mind to pay us for our
hogs.
Roughage is one of the most impor-
tamt factors in w,ntering the brood
sows and if they do not get enough
coarse food they will not do we'll
Corn and milk are we'll balanced as a
diet. but there should be something
added to distend the organs of dlgeS-
ton. Then again, brood sOws will
keep more quiet and cOntented If they
D.. are given ALBANIA, clover or some kind
f rOughage to work over during the
day. Good corn slower is better than
nothing and the sOws will work G..
over and eat large quantities of it
every day.
The man who has a lot of Thrifty
August or September pigs and gives
them rational care until grass comes
and has them ready for the market
the middle of June Will make better
money for his feed than he will en-
any bunch of pigs that he feeds dur
ing the year.
Do not be afraid 10 give ShOats
plenty of range during the winter pro-
viding of course, that you have good
and dry sleeping places ard warm
houses to shelter them during the ex-
tremely cold weather.
On each and every farm there
should be some provision made for
dipping hogs. This not only proves
70 be an easy and eftectual way of
disinfecting animals which are brought
70 the farm, but it also keeps them
free from lice.
Possibly there is no other farm anr
imal that can offer as poor an excuse
for his existence as the scrub hog.
He is an unprOfitable animal any way
you take him.
AS an economical pork producer he
Is failure. Even his ability to shift
for himself does not recommend him
to the people within the limit Of
his range, as he has the reputation
of preying ON neighbOnimg corn fields
when food is scarce.
His build naturally adapts him to
his manner of living since he is long
begged. narrow i'm the chest, has a
long narrow snOut. This adapts him
TO his manner of living. With the
scrub hog it lis root hog or die, "
hence the long snOut. His narrow
body aids him in getting through
small fence cracks and if he fails TO
find a place large enough to go
through the fence he cam soon dig I'M
der it with his long snout.
There is no standard of excellence
for the scrub hog since he may pos
sess almost any form except a beautGf
full one; he may be of amy color.
He has the reputation of being able
to stand all kinds of rough tneatment
and still survive.
He is regarded as being able 70 ne
SiSt disease better than the improved
breeds of hogs. We very much doub'
whether this quality attributed
to the scrub hog is true since w
have noticed that hog cholera takes
The scrubs as we'll as the wel[bret
hog.
One thing is sure that the scrut
hog can consume none valuable feeC
and give less in return than amy 9th
er animal that we know of.
A farmer who owns herd of scrWl
hogs seldom needs any other con-
crib than his hogs.
He newer gets rich selling pork ana
in fact il he depended upon his hog
to make him money TO buy bette
bred hogs he would never own bette
ones.
The scrub hog usually keeps hi
owner so poor that he is not able t
buy better stock. In fact this is th'
excuse usually given for his existenc'
Poor farming and scrub hogs are usu
ally associated together.
They are near and dear companions
Both make a rapid retreat before
progressive Spirit and there is not I
better evidence of the general progreE
ENeness of a people than the absenc
Of the scrub hog nom the commumt!
Too much stress cannot be laid O
selecting breeding swine from SOUND
healthy parents. Animals that are no
strong in constitution cannot wild
stand disease as wen as those whic