The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-02-14
SWINE ON DRY FARMS
More Readily Crown Than Some
Other Glasses of Animals.
Brood Sows May Be Carried over
Winter on Alfalfa and Man9els
Until About Season Of Far
rowing-Rye Is Excellent.
CBy PROF. THOMAS SHAWL


Swine may be grown on dry-land
farms more readily than some other
classes OF domestic animals, and for
the reason that they do not call for
SO much pasture relatively to sustain
them. They are more dependent on
grain than other classes of live stock
on the farm, except in the case OF
poultry, and good grain yields are
more easily obtained as a rule in dry
areas than good pasture yields.
The maintaining of swine in win
ter in such areas is not difficult. The
brood sows may be readily carried
over on alfalfa and mangels until
about the season of narrowing. A
small amount of grain may be helpful
in cold weather, but the amount
called for is not large.
One of the most useful pastures for
swine in such areas is winter rye. II
Is so because ii may be pretty surely
started almost any season in the au
tumn by simply drilling it In amid the
stubbles. II 1t cannot be arranged 10
first pillow the land 1t is so because
1t Is ready for being grazed quite early
in the spring, and for the further rea
son that. when thus grown, il be
comes catch crop. 50 that the graz
ing of the rye may be completed by
the time that the season has come for
blowing the land as summer fallow
The only labor called for in providing
such pasture is that involved in SOW
Ing the crop, and the only cost Is the
seed, which in such a case would be
about ~ bushels per acre or no,
more than two bushels in any event
BY the time that the grazing season
of the rye Is past other grazing may
be necessary. 1t may consist OF alfalfa
or bald barley. The alfalfa crop iS
uneAcelled in furnishing grains
among the grasses, and one of the
good points about growing it is that
1t may be disked in the spring, which
encourages the retention OF moisture
and promotes growth. 1t may also b.
ulsked at later period, should this
be deemed advisable. But when alfalfa
Is thus grazed, it will not endure close
Srazing and maintain itself In the soil
TOT SO many years as when it is grown
TO produce hay only. 1t will probably
be found TO produce more moisture for
swine than any other plant, especially
during the first part OF the season
and as pasture for swine it should
endure for several seasons, with dut
care in the grazing.
Barley OF the hull.less variety will
provide such pasture. 1t should b,
sown quite early. as early as the
ground may do to work in the sprius
Without injury to the same. 1t MAY
be wise, also, to SOW more seed than
when it is sown to provide a grain
crop.
Dwarf Essex rape may be made to
produce pasture in dry areas. but tc
make sure that it will be quite sue
cessful in such areas it ought to b.
cultivated during the process o.
growth.
The Canadian field pea also fur
hishes good grazing for swine. but IL
Is III the matured form that the hest
results by far are secured.
When the rain falls, more especial,
In the autumn, winter and early
spring months. as in the inter-moun
tain regions, the barley and rape pas
lures may prove less valuable than in
me plains country east OF the Rock,
mountains. When deciding on the
growing of such pastures the season
or the rainfall and the amount of the
came should be carefully considered