The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

the fall and winter than dwarf
rape. which should be plan,er
small patches or IN a larger ra-
and use movable fence 50 tn
could be restricted TO parts 81
time Six or eight pounds of =
Will plant an acre. and one acr.
craze a dozen pigs II they are cIx.-
moderate feed of something else
For planting rape We need T.
a fairly good piece of land. fertif7.
with barn yard il pos~.At. ,.
not. use commercial ferullzs-
small quantities and thoroughly
corporate into the soil. The ...s
should be sown broadcast and w
a small hand drill if possible. wt.-h
will insure uniformity in growth -.
a farmer happens not 10 hav. ono
of these small drills. he can SOW ~.
the hand and do very we'll. In fiji,
most do SOW with the hand
Rape should not be grazed TN IT,
leaves are about two to four lnCh.s y
width, and the plants four to ,a1
inches high. Pigs should run or
then till it is cleaned of pretty W.
Any farmer can tell when il is graza3
clean enough The seed car be houvh,
in quantity from most dealers f.r
about 10 cents per pound, and wUn
make a net profit of IS per pound =
properly planted and grazed. Rapa
does better planted in September. bur
will succeed very we'll If planted hy
the first OF November, if the season 5
not too cold.
Some Other Crops for Pig.
Another good grazing crop for hogs
Is a mixture of oats or wheat ana
vetch. If planted as late as November
the wheat and not the oats should
be planted with the vetch, as il Is
possible to succeed with wheat even
hn I 49, uyo-., 80
not hurt this combination very much.
and will be ready to cut for hay in
early spring, time enough to plant
corn afterwards, and make Il good
grain crop. 1t is equally as good graz
ing for horses and cattle, except the
heavier annals should not run on the
pasture during wet weather or when
the ground is wet. They pack the soll
too much while hogs seem not t. in
jure it at all. In spring it Will make.
on good land, from one and a half To
two tons Of hay per acre, depending
or the richness of the soil on which
it is planted.
For this combination there should
be planted about 80 pounds of vetch
and a bushel of wheat per acre, and
in the drill row. When planted with
a drill one row of wheat and one of
vetch should be planted alternately.
IN spring the wheat will hold up the
vetch as it begins to run. Animals
should be taken off it in spring about
the time it begins to run up.
); AS For the PIGS.
Most farmers have pigs, but those
who have not should either buy Dor
row, beg or raise on shares. When
you get your grazing crop in hen
begin to think about the pigs and
get them before you give up. The
most economical meat to raise Is the
DurOc-Jersey, though it is not quite
as n grained meat as the Berkshire
Most Of the experience of Southern
farmers seems to show that IN J '1n
raise more pounds of Durcr-JeI-V
meat for as given sun of mOnCy tn p
Of any other Kind Pigs of thi5 breed
that are dropped any time between
September and April can be ufed tor
meat the following fall and winter
and the earlier they are killed the
better, SO the pastures will come IN
/ for the young animals the following
) winter.
t To succeed with hogs farmers
should nave pens for sows and pigs
and should look after them very care
fully. They will pay for all the care
invested in them. If a SOW drops
eight or ten pigs it is the owners dut'
to see that she raises eight or ten. n
: many cases farmers think they are
DONG we'll II they raise SIX OUT N
4 eight or ten pigs Small houses cal
ben constructed very cheaply to k"eI
them through the winter, especially
the young pigs. Plenty OF water a
all times is essential to success VIII
hogs. The flash analyses about SO PEI
. cent water. or perhaps more IN mos
cases, n we should see to it that m
l animals get the best of water. 50 W
e can have good meat. The keepIh'
quality Of meat is traceable IN man
cases directly to the water supply
and Of course it is always we'll to Sc
that animals have fresh cold water =
e drink.
This is a big subject and more WI
be a about it, but we hope farmer
will begin to think about increasln
the meat supply in the South wlthot
q delay. Now is the time. Don't delal
Get something going. If in d"1i
write this department for infor1na
ton.