The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-15
HOW SOUTHERN FARMERS WAY
CETASTART IN PIC RAlsINC

A' $1,000 60 Ill In ~
corn belt of the United States .,nnn+
sage hfters" Was a nickname giva,
hogs almost as Soon as set,lerpo,ta
began. In the South no less trnc 800
in the Middle West hogs can he nj
a source or meat supply for the home
and OF income as we'll. Years Of studv
and demonstration by State and Fed
erai agricuitural authorities have
shown beyond all doubt thar bnr.
may be raised in the South with 20
suits fully rs profitable AS elsewhere
Four things are necessary Il tho
southern farmer wishes to get a st.rt
L.. \ place to raise and fattan ~
pigs. II
,. A pig worth raising and fat,a,-
3. Feed on which to raise and far
ten Them.
The necessary funds.
ct us consider these points in -.
verse Order.
|. This article is written for The
man whose principal concern is to
supply food for his family. For such
. man n or two sows will be enough.
tood grade sows can be bought for
$40 or $15 each; r~azorbacks can be
bought for less and will produce good
pigs II bred to a good purebred boar.
VI there is no purebred boar in the
u~eighborhood whose services can be
obtained, enough men should club to-
%ether To represent the ownership of
20 10 20 soWs and buy a good boar.
paying pro rata for the boar. depend
ing on the number of SoWS owned by
each. Bears can he bought for from
$40 TO S25 for Weaned pigs, and from
$50 TO 500 for yearling and 2-year-
Did hogs. Ii 30 men owning 20 sows
bought Il yearling boar for $50, each
man would pay $50 toward the price
of the boar. Put the boar il the
hands of one of the members of the
club and let each other mi agree
10 pay him one pig at weaving time
Tor the care of the BOAR for one year,
Tor attending TO the breeding, etc.
When sows come i'll heat, they can
be loaded on a wagon and carried to
she farm whore the boar is kept for
service. .,
:. SowSssjarEow ALMOST exactly 16
weeks after they aresbred: When the
SOW barrowS try to be near at hand.
30 not worry her with attention. but
be there if she needs iE Watch that
he buzzards do not carry off ths' little
pigs, Or injure the SOW. Give hsC Il
warm hin slop as soon AS she begins
80 move around. Then leave her
alone for a while. That evening give
her d slop with u little bran or corn
meal in it. Feed tightly for d few
Jay = ana I1tTesiSt DtT letU GRADUALLY
until the SOW is getting about
pounds of grain each day for each
100 pounds of her weight. This will
ne within a week or 20 days after she
has narrowed. She should be fed
morning and evening. Kitchen scraps
and slops will De good for her and
will reduce the grain needed some
what. These slopS must not contain
amy soap or glass.
Ac earn Sc tho most available Pr21I
i'm most sections of the South. it viii
have 10 be relied Oh for feeding botf
the sows and pigs. With the grains
crops which are suggested for hog:
q fairly well-balanced ration will b.
obtained.
When you are about ready TO veal
the pigs reduce the sow's feed 81
thai by the time the pigs are Weanel
she will have only about = pound
~ grain each day for each 100 pound
III her weight. Keep her OIL a Der
muda pasture and let her nave I'M
ration until she is in good condition
Keep soWs in good flesh, but not ex
"essively fat.
Sows can be made TO produce tw'
filters each year. When this is de
sired they should he bred at the Hrs
period of heat after the pigs ar
Weaned. Sows bred twice each yea
Will not produce so many pigs III eacl
litter us when bred only once a year
but more pigs should be raised III
YEAR from each SOW.
It does not pay to try to raise hog
Oh grain alone. In fact, the pront !
pig raising. especially in the SOUL
depends directly on the amount q
pasture of some kind used 10 eHapl
the pig to make it's gain in weight -
the southern forage crops peanuts
SOY beans, rape, and cowpea are &
pecially valuable. Now. these are nc
available all through the year, lnere
fore we use a series OF crops. re
example, have some winter oats .
which rhe sOws can be. turned As 500
as the pigs are a week or TWO ot
When these are gone put the pigs o
good Bermuda and ~lespedeZa pasture
Have a crop Of soy beans or co"pea
coming and turn the pigs on TINS ave
weaving, Keeping the Sows on III