The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-16

red peanuts, another to rape. All these
are growing nicely and bid fair to
make an enormous yield.
The arrangement of this ranch is
ideal. 1t is located on both sides of a
stream formed by the confluence of
several large springs. itself tributary
OF Three and Twenty creek. and the
runs for the hogs are so arranged
that they have access to water at all
times. In addition to this a large water
wheel, representing as nearly as poe
sible perpetual motion. is being used
to force the clear and cool spring
water to tank and through the hog
pens. and runs. This wheel and punip
have n capacity of zoo gallons Of
water per day, or about ten gallons
Tor every hog on the ranch.
Mr. Aull is raising now Poland China
and Duroc Jersey pure breeds for
breeding purposes, and a cross he
tween them fer meat. He has some
very line specimens in both these
breeds. He manages to keep about $50
hogs all the time. and they are fat
enough for pork. Very little grain is
being fed now. nor has been during
the summer.
How do you keep down hog chole.
ra?' was asked MIR. Aull by the report
er for the Inteiligencer. "Oh, that is
easy" replied Mr.. Aulf. Zone has on
ly to keep his runs clean, disinfectcd
occasionally. and keep the hogs free
from lice" Asked what he thought
OF the serum treatment, Mr.. Aull said
he was not specially impressed with
1t, for IL lasted only about three weeks
when used, hut that il he had chole-
ra in his ranch he would use It to
stamp IT out. and then he would go
back to the disinfectants, and the clean
treatment.
Mr.. Aull has a very systematic ro-
tation OF crops which he adheres to
year after year. For instance the fields
where he has this year corn, with
wheat, rye and vetch planted in the
rows, will next year be planted to
pinders about the first Of July, with
another grazing crop following. The
next year he will plant soy beans, an
early variety, followed by crimson
clover and rape, going the third year
to corn again. Everything that can be
turned under will be added to the sup
ply of humus in the soil. AS a hog
feed Mr.. Aull does not think much
OF wetch. but he plants it for the soil
improving qualities. He says his hogs
will not eat artichokes, either, being
bit particular what they feed upon.
Asked for a practical schedule-of
what the ordinary farmer can plant
for the purpose of raising hogs month
by month, Mr.. Auli gave the follow
ing:
January-Graze on crimson oats and
rape.
February-Graze on Crimson Glover
and rape.
sSareh-fsraze or crimson clorar aud
rape.
April-To the middle of the month,
Craze ON crimson clover and rape. =.
April-From 18th on Craze ON wheat
and rye in dough stage.
May-G Craze on wheat and rye in
dough stage. *
. June-Graze on wheat and rye, fl
iing'tn gaps with pasturage In Bermu-
da.
2 Juiy--Early COW peas and soy beans.
and early planted Spanish Deannfs.
2. August Soy beans and peanuts.
September-Soy beans and peanuts.
October-The same, and some corn.
Nuyember-lhe same and corn.
Dccember-Begin grazing crimson
clover and rye.
Any time not fully covered, and
there will be gaps. due to droughss and
othb- Causes, always turn in on Ber-
muda pasture. ~. "a,
In addition to being so successful
in raising hogs, Mr.,Aull devotes some
time to breeding other farm products.
For Instance, he is just now very
much interested in breeding cotton for
long staple. He has several varieties
he has brought up, and the staple ON
several varieties he is breeding mea-
sures from is to OYER 1 IL inches.
Careful records are made OF each va
-riety. and It as as interesting to hear
Mr.. Aull speak OF the families OF his
cotton as IL 1t to hear some fastidi-,
Gus scion OF noble line descahtl on
the lo "a, Lineage of the human family