The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-11-29

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For them to get. and 1t has held VI
and made a seed crop too. Thi
Twill give an idea of what a few acre
twill Craze, and it has been very dr..
lin this locality, and peas are not 81
good as usual, though we have
turned a bunch of young shoats II
the cornfield with peas in it; SO
with very small effort, we can have
pasture all the year; and with gooo
lcultivation corn can be grown for al
the hogs one wants to raise, Wheth-
Ter it be a few on a small farm, OF
whether on a large scale on DIE
plantations. BY having farms
|fenced, you can use all the waste ~
all fields, and in a great many III
stances can save the labor OF gath-
ing the crop. As our method, VIII
say we keep pure bred hogs aito-
|gether. Keep the boars u pens
themselves with small pasture az
joining, SO they can have exercise
land pasture and feed small rHtion
~ grain--always enoueAto ret them
In good flesh, and what We n good
condition for bringing a epop Utter
lof pigs. The majority of pialkers
IN this locality call 1t fat, but the
idea Is to have something for the
lpigs to draw from when they come
pigs can come any time of the year
In this State, but from observation,
II think March and September the
best time when you can raise two
filters a year and less than that is
lunprofitable. We often read OF the
advantages Of the South for raising
hogs-don't need any costly houses.
Now, we find that we need as good
houses for narrowing as we do far
thers North, for they can't stand a
wet bed. We make a cheap shed,
solid walls, ext feet, back with 90
inches high, front wall s feet;
back wall has about a IL inch
board that can be loosen and raised
up; also, a front side is hinged at
top-except two feet door space,
which is open-and can be raised up,
and with back and front open and
tight walls at ends, gives solid
shade and is very comfortable with
a little water thrown in the hottest
weather and in cool, wet spells In
winter these openings can be closed
and all is comfortable. Lumber is
cheap in this State and the houses
cost but very little. Every SOW has
a small pen In front of her house so
she can be separated while pigs are
small. All are turned into pas
ture together and are separated at
feeding time-it is some trouble.
but it pays. We wear pigs at two
months old and breed sows again.
We try AID have all the pigs come
- ,,r1saxA ~ w
AssC. viguerie's szss sskeptl
zanasstubMxsd: begin feeda
surem before weaving and feed
about what they will eat for some
time after weaving SO thew vii,
grow rapidly; if pasture Is good we
dont increase the grain ration as
iast as they would eat, but give
"le1h a chance to do some growing
from the grazing; keep them grow
ing nicely until about seven m,,tbs
oid' and begin to feed, increasing
ieed until they are getting all thew
VIII eat up clean twice a day and
ieed about ninety days, and at 10 to
L months old they should weigh On
an average of $50 to 800 pounds
each' and be finished so they will
orlng the top of the market.
feedlng for a good market is an
Item that | see is overlooked
as well as in great MANY other
IT we have our pigs come
II september, we feed them out for
ext August market-alwavs a high
market. The next litters come in
aarch. We carry them about A wear
.htli the next March, when the win
rush is over and the market is
etter, SO We get each cropEof pigs
II on = good market and gst them
II within the year. 1t is mot all
the making. but takes al much
In the selling to MAKE a sue
sss on anything, so we make a
ght on them all the time. A mig
LII or worms won't thrive. We I
Sc some worm powders, for pigs: !
e sometimes use santonin. il is S
effective. but costly IN 1arp- {
shoats we feed concsa. {
g IN their feed; also keos - s
with salt, coperas ana "oou I
mes lime mixed with !, some q
all the timo rb.- oCIoIc