Lower coast gazette., 1913-09-06

alfalfa which is used for hog pasture.
The hog pastures lie on each side OF
the road. The idea in keeping them
separated is so when one patch is
eaten down the animals can be shift
ed to another patch. This keeps the
hogs in good condition. They will eat
more of the fresh alfalfa than they
will of the plant which is mussed up
and made tough by the heat of the
sun upon the sprigs which the hogs
have bitten off.
The hogs upon this farm are han
died with care and system. Probably
the fall pigs receive the greatest
amount of care; but this is due merely
because they require it. The spring
pigs usually come fairly early. When
they arrive along about the first Of
March they are weaned and ready to
run upon the alfalfa pasture by the
first of May.
The growing pigs are fed tankage
and corn chops in addition to the al
falfa. The land owner sees to it that
: the hogs are we'll cared for. 1t a SOW
: or herd of sows are past their useful
= ness for breeding purposes he advises
. the renter to sell them. They are
y first penned up in a small enclosure
: and fattened. The hog houses used
on this farm are model structures.
n They were built to be used, not for
beauty. One great reason that the
: men who rent this farm succeed SO
IS we'll is because the land owner assists
le them materially by providing the best
e of accommodations for the growing
:, animals.
III The man who first rented the farm
IL left after the second year. He had
ne saved enough money in those two
nc years to make a good payment on a
farm of 12O acres. He could have
a made more money if he had continued
W. renting the farm than he makes upon
LII his W place; but after a life OF hard
q times and knocking about the world
.. this fellow wanted a place he could
call home. While he was making
q money for himself during the two
'" years he rented, he was doing a great
~. thing for the land owner. He kept
rs. the land up in good shape, repaired
:, the buildings when they needed it and
ao PAINTED the new additions. Of course
my the land owner paid the repair and
paint bills. The renter did the work.
nto If the job he worked on was one
OF which promised him no profits the
Of land owner reimbursed him for his
cry labor.
top No grain is ever sold which is rails
NY ed upon this farm. Every bit is fec
The to livestock, and much additiona
'us- grain is bought. The enormous
ass. amount Of alfalfa hay which is ralset
eli upon the meadow together with sew
the eral thousand bushels Of corn make
gri- a great deal of manure to go bacl
ing upon the soil and fertilize it so
'orn will grow larger crops instead o
at a smaller ones. A great deal of groun'
! to feed is fed to the cattle and the small
er hogs. The land owner has later
eyer purchased an eight-horsepower case
arm line engine. With the engine he 81
Used a large power grinder. With tn
n to outfit the corn can be ground abor
wing as fast as it can be gotten to the NIL
1t This engine has proven itself usef'
inter- for many other jobs besides col
hand grinding. A n%eighboring farmer owl
ID be a wood saw and with this engine al
hing the saw nearly all the wood in Il
t the %neiphborhood is reduced to sto'
IS his lengths. There is a good wlndm
large upon the farm; but during spells
q up calm weather when several car ioa
herd of cattle are being fed the engine a
curse pumping jack come in handy. l
- ~ 80 \
cattle water tanks can be kept well filled
missed long as something does not happ
thing to the pump cylinder. To give
/ his illustration of the farm owners TO
Id be sight and earnest desire to M
) with everything in the best possible cor
feed ton for satisfactory cattle feedi
down. mention will be made of the wa
!. over reservoir which he installed a ]
years ago. This reservoir holds
as an great deal of water and is kept
Of filled. In case something should h
do to pen to the pump this reserve ST
farm Of water would come in very ha1
on the On several occasions this reser'
ossible has proven its worth as an indisl
means sible adjunct to highly success
to get cattle feeding. Some land ow1
owners would not think Of providing
or the %conveniences for the men who
en- who their land but this fellow W
everything installed which will
nd fire to make residence upon the farm
eide to attractive.
ere the The principal sources OF rev
it'll any from this farm-cattle and no
to rent are a pleasure to raise when
land Of farmer is fixed for handling
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