The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-08-01
FROM SUGAR TO sHoATs.
A Hog Raising Lesson from Aseen-
sion ParisE1-How One Far-Seeina
Planter is Solving New Problems
in the Sugar Belt.
By D. N. BARROW. in Progressive Farmer.

/ 10 SOtSsnJ tNSW siVDtEiH
in the Sugar Belt.
By D. N. BARROW. in Progressive Farmer.
It is far cry from selling a thou
sand pounds of sugar to disposing O
boar pig, and one would think tha
the man who heretofore has beel
occupied in the successful operation
OF sugar house grinding a thousan
tons OF cane a day would find yer,
little interest in seeing that three
Week-old pig was properly fed. Ant
yet those are the things that jus
now are very much occupying tht
time and attention of the proprietor
of one of Louisianas finest sugar
plantations. A few years ago Evar
Mccall would have thought it an in
suit that he should be expected te
| spend his time in the latter occupa
| lon, and that the land of Evar
| Hall plantation was too valuable tc
be devoted to the raising of pigs;
but he has now not only been con
Verted but realizes that such an oc-
cupatlon is eminently fitting for the
SOIL and the proprietor of such prop
erty.
Having decided that money could
be made from pigs, Mr.. McCaH's
next step was to decide what sort
of pigs he wanted to raise. He
comes from pedigreed stock himself,
SO it was but natural that he should
show decided aversion to scrubs of
any kind, and one is not surprised
Tn lASrn fho4 yyh 10
the market to purchase his founda-
tion stock he had eyes for none
but the aristocrats of the breed.
There are Duroe-Jerseys Of all kinds
TO be had-some for a mere song and
some for what used to be considered
kings ransom. But it mattered
not how high the price, Mr.. Me-
Call was convinced that the only
right way to start was with the
best blood obtainable, SO nothing
would satisfy him but the purest De-
fender blood to be had.
Foundation of Herd,
So 25 of the best soWs that he
could find and direct descendant
OF Defender as herd boar was the
foundation of his herd Starting
with these in the early part of the
year, ne has already sold 1872 pigs
at prices with which any one should
De satisfied. The balance of the
205 pigs that have been farroWed
On his place have gone the way of
the unfortunate from one cause or
another. Mr.. Mccall is very rigid
70 his selection of the breeding
stock that he sells, and yet the SMALL
number number Of eulls Indicated by these
EIgures speak Volnmes, not oHII for
ne quality Of the foundation stock,
but as well for the care and atten-
ion that he has bestowed upon /
hem, and is a strong supporting ar
sument for the position Mr.. Mccall |
sakes when he says that he prefers
moderately prolific breeder to one
nat will cover the earth with a
shower of pigs and then half of them
urn out to be runts because the |
mother was unable to furnish them
,hough milk in the early stages of |
heir life.
Mr.. Mccall, while believer in
blood, is equally Wide-awake to the
act that the @scorn crib constitutes
'ne-half the breed Yet this is not
trlctly the correct way of putting
is belief. Perhaps lit would be more
orrect to say that proper feeding is
ne foundation; for while corn forms
part of his ration it is a long way
rom being his sole dependence, and
le recognizes the fact that if you
'ant to build bone and muscle you
aust feed the things that will SUD-
'iy the material from which these
re manufactured. So each pig is
I'd upon carefully compounded ra-
ION consisting of corn, shorts, wheat
ran and tankage. There is also
llxed with these a due proportion of Ii
operas, charcoal and sulphur. Thisi
BOD is made into slop several s
ours in advance OF feeding time. Il
that it can be thoroughly swelled
efore being eaten by the pigs. (,
Balancing His Feed.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Mccall | {
as balanced his feeds with great
Icety, and the effect of this careful |
'edlng is fully attested by the q
,lendid lot of pigs We saw in his |
ems. Even in little three-weeks'
ds it was evidenced in the splendid a
ans and broad shoulders that are a
lch an essential part of a good L
'g. Another evidence of the care a
Id attention they were receiving +
as the small number of. runts to
seen. In fact out of something C
.er hundred pigs, varying in age T
ON few to a hundred days, we
ally saw only one or two that T
[ght be classed as such. t
When success is so apparent it is 0
ually useless to make suggestions ls
at one would think would be ar e.
provement; nevertheless we are of t
e opinion We would make some d
ght changes in the feed. It will
noticed that in addition to the
distances containing the nutrients fl
:. Mccall also mixes with his feed T
rtain substances that are intend il
as correctiVes, preVentiVes of %
'rms and disease. In this way is
ch animal is obliged to take daily .;
certain quantity of these materials, re
lether he needs it or not. While re
3 materials are more or less harm a
IS, even when eaten in excess, yet
doubt whether the taking into ii
: stomach of these drugs when o;
t needed is advisable. We know G,
1t Mr.. Mccall will find it cheaper. Ia
d we suspect better, if, instead of a.
king these correetiVes with the b
ID, he will place them where the d
IS can have free access to them. "
this is done the pigs viii help 6
anseIVes when the correetiVes are S:
eded and. We are rather inclined It
believe, will really eat more of. the Il