Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-17
MODEL PoRclNE FARM OF. n. v.
PEckENPAuaH NEAR
LOGAN.
FIFTEEN WEARS WITHOUT
LOSS FROM HOG CHOLERA
Farm Wins First Prize at Short Course
AZ Best Arranged for Hog Industry
-Medsrn Methods Employed in
Feeding, housing and Fattsnins Of
AnimaIs-Psrfset Drainage.
Special to Times-Republican.


map drawing contest. the Logan high
school pupils under the Instructions Of
superintendent C. 8. Cobb, won first.
The object Of the contest was to bring
out the desirable feature Of farms best
arragned for different purposes. The
NJ. A. Humphrey half section, drawn
by Linn Dege, won first as farm for
general stock purposes The d. G..
t'orde farm of 5S5 acres, won first as
best arranged for cattle: the Homer
Caldwell fran, drawn by Charles Bence,
Won first for rotation Of crops; and the
farm Of r. w. Hill Of a half section,
second for rotation Of crops; and the
farm known as the III. v. Peckenpaugh
farm for being best arranged for the
especial car of hogs
Never Suffered Cholera Loss.
1nasmuch as the farmers of Harrison
county have lost thousands OF dollars
by hog cholera this season, and mas
much as the farmers and stockmen Of
the state have lost between $4,000, 900
and $15,00O,000 in the six months past.
and inasmuch as Mr.. Peckenpaugh,
with. 200 to 500 head Of hogs on the
farm at time ran fifteen consecutive
years without an invasion or loss by
cholera, it ts believed that descrip.
ton of his hog farm and methods
which were successful in eliminating
infectious diseases when others lost Is
worthy Of study.
Excellent Drainage o; Farm.
The H. v. Packenpaugh hog farm
consisted Of 100 acres of land located
about five miles east Of Logan. The
hog barn and hog sheds and stock
buildings are located on high dry
ground with excellent drainage; in
fact. the drainage was so perfect that
the yards and pens were free of stag
nant water, and the impurities were
washed away from time to time, by the
natural rainfall Of the season. All i'm
purities not carried of by rainfall, were
removed daily from the yards to enrich
the fields of the farm not occupied at
the time, by either stock or fattening
hogs.
q,. Methods Of Feeding.
From the time that vegetation ap-
peared In the spring until late in the
fall. the brood sows and pigs and stock
hogs were given the best OF clover, blue
grass and alfalfa pastures. and the fat
ding hogs were also given green food
during the vegetation season as we'll
as grain. In the fall, hogs to be fatted
were sometimes turned IN to small
field of corn where each found what
grain he could eat. in addition to the
green food. In such fields it may be
noted that the ground where the hogs
fed was always free Of germs and i'm
purities which characterize the average
feed yard.
Ideal Hog Barn.
The main hog barn is 4S by 60 and
20 feet high. The first floor was d.
vided into sleeping pens on one side,
and brooding pens on the opposite side,
with fourteen foot feed way granary
mixing and store rooms between. The
second story was used for clover and
alfalfa. and In the winter the clover
extended down on the north side of
the sleeping pens to the thickness Il
two feet. The sleeping pens were ap-
proximately feet square and only the
right number of young hogs were per-
mitted to go into each pen to prevent
overcrowding. The brood pens were of
like size, and each had window thru
which the sun shone in clear weather.
Each brooding pen was provided with
2x4 protecting scantling, all the way
round inside save at the door lead
ing to the feed way. The pens, like
wise the feed way, had hard wood
floors, and were kept scrupulous!y
clean and frequently disinfected, this
was also true of the entire hog barn.
The pigs and hogs were fed in clean
troughs and on the feed way and given
suitable food considering the age and
development of each.
Disinfoetion Of Trou9hs.
The troughs were made about the
width of a spade and after being used
a short time the trough was thorough
" cleaned, disinfected and then dried,
before being used again for either
drinking or feeding purposes. The
vessels used for mixing and preparing
food for the young hogs were kept
scrupulously clean. and nothing left