The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-19

sssstsssons Ree4rtAns Feed and Man.
sssncnt-Ualizing Grazing Crops
susgcsted Cropping System for the
Hog Raiser.

A combination OF good hogs. good
Feed. and good management will make
. profitable business Of hog raising al
most anywhere In the South. BY
good hogs. We mean hogs that inherit
. group Of desirable characteristics,
among them capacity Of rapid growth
under favorable conditions. Any Of
the standard breeds will meet this re-
ouirement Hogs that have not been
improved by. selection and breeding
cannot be used to advantage In con-
suming cultivated crops. though we
should have good feed and good man
agemsnt In other respects than the
selection Of blood.
The "razorback' may be desirable
TO the man who provides no culti-
vatod crops for hogs gives no atten-
ton to breeding and selection. no
care of animals at farrowing. or dur
ins bad weather. and has accessible
range Of woodlands where acorns,
roots. crawfsh and chance grazing
may be secured. However. the larger,
moro vigorous ''razorback" sows, bred
tc . mac Of one Of the established
breeds will give offspring capable of
developing. under proper care. about
- rapidly as full-blood. to a weight
Of zoo pounds or more. Grade sows
make good mothers. and can be prof.
tably used In herd headed by
pure-bred male Of an established
breed. when pork only Is the object
In view. Grade males should not be
used under any circumstances.
BY good feed. we mean feed that is
paiatable. highly digestible. nutri-
tious, and cheapiy produced. 1t must
be palatable. that the hog will con-
sumo . large quantity. We are View
Ing the hog az q factory. for trans
forming vegetable products into flesh.
blood and bone. We want the factory
to run - the highest point Of con-
sumption consistent with eficiency
and economy. The food must, Of
course, be digestible before 1t can be
taken up by the blood. To be nutri-
tious II must furnish what the body
requires. else 1t will not be efficiently
utilized by the blood. That means
that II must furnish the various forms
Of digescted food In the best propor-
tion to have the least waste: what we
call . balanced ration. To lessen the
cost OF providing feed. We must utilize
forsse crops as far ss possible and
make the hog gather much Of the
fattsnins crops. II costs too much to
produce. harvest. store and apportion
feed to enable us to
prontabiy feed hogs on the dry-lot ba-
sis. except for q finishing period.
We are making sorne headway> in
utilising forage crops for hogs, but
We are not giving enough attention
to the establishment Of q system of
grazinE. The proper selection Of crops
will give US a continuous supply of
feed that is appetizing. easily digest
Cd. highly nutritious. and affording
the greatest abundance at the time 1t
may be UTILIZED without housing in
barns. It viii AFFORD winter cover
O, ops for our lands. q distribution Of
winter-growing and summer r-growing
legumes to enrich the soil; the ma
nure from feeding the crops will be
In the soil by the ami
NAL as the crops are consumed.
The following Is one Of several
cropping systems that would afford
these desirable conditions: Provide
three fields. inclosed in hog tight
fences. accessible readily from the
permanent hog pasture. and utilize
three-year rotation Of crops in the
order Of
(D Early corn and q summer ls-
gume-cowpeas. soy beans. or pea
nuts-to be "hogged or In July and
August or August and September; to
be Immediately followed by:
CD Oats. barley or rye. and a win
ter lesume tsome Of the clovers or
vetch) or rape. to afford winter graz
Ing for sows and pigs. from Novem-
ber to February IS. Harvested In
May for hay crop. and planted as
soon thereafter as possible in:
(0 Peanuts. or SOY beans. to be
"hogged of" In Septmber and Octo-
ber. and followed by:
co Same crops as No. q; grazed
from February Is to June or is,
then plowed under and followed by
(0 sweet potatoes. 'hogged or In
November and December. and land
prepard for crops GDs etc.
The crops bearing the odd numbers