Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-25
The Lay Of tie Land.



Cheap Sustenance for Swine.
R. X. Boney, Of Duckport, in tick-free
Madison, spoke to the swine breeders
upon the value of clovers and other pas
lures crops for hogs. His viewpoint and
experience were the result of studies and
tests on his own progressive North Louis
lana cotton plantation, converted into q
profitable diversified farm, but it furn-
ishes basis for operation anywhere in
the state, where the farmers know enough
to study their soil and adapt themselves
to conditions.
Agriculture in Louisiana is being up
lifted, and II the farmers do not grasp
the better methods their sons will, he
said. The state is showing the rest of
the country that it is the greatest agri-
cultural section, because of her lavish va
riety of crops and the fact that there is
not an animal that will not best and
cheapest grow to perfection here. Point
Comfort is q magnificent bull, but he
would have been even grander had he
been born and reared in Louisians.
Five yeas ago pastures were not
thought necessary for the most profit
able hog production. But they are, and
there is no possibility of raising pork on
the finest scale without we'll conceived
plan Of grazing. 1t is the cheapest sys-
tenn of feeding. He was going into pork
more and more, but realized that before
he established the industry on large
scale be would first have to make sure of
the feed. Bermuda is Louisiana's found
alton crop for hogs. The swine demand
clean lots that grow some natural crop at
the same time So adjacent to his pens
he had laid out pastures Of Bermuda and
burr clover. He did not believe that
such pastures can be surpassed. The crops
supplement each other, and they are per-
manent, requiring no change. The pes
lures have improved each year and there
is no occasion to pillow them. When the
clover dies down the Bermuda will be
standing there next morning. Clover
furnishes the humus for the grass. On
the other hand, Bermuda does not hurt
the clover. There comes time when the
pastures are exhausted because the Ber-
muda becomes tough. II cuts the tough
growth down to the tender shoots next "a
the soil, and the hogs follow the mower
readily. That 10 the best endorsement, for
the hogs have sense in: choosing feed.
Mr.. Boney did not think lespedeza il
good rotation with Bermuda After th<
crops tougher, silaee, we'll CURED and ten.
der, would serve better. He led corr
silage last winter with good results. Fol
dry fall and summer months red clover
and oats may answer satisfactorily. BUR-
clover has it, troubles, however, being
difficult to save for seed as an economic
al proposition. An Alabama man hat
sold $500 seed OF single acre, and i
may pay Louiians to raise it for seek
alone.
For his cultivated crops he grows rex
clover and oats together. He has sue
ceeded in growing rape q p third croI
the same season, but the hogs do no
fancy rape If they can obtain the Glove
and oats ct the same time, though rap
Is good If fed by itself. He lets the hog
run on these crops all winter, up h
April. Grazing did not hurt the oats
but ii it had rained much he would hsv
cut the oats for silage. Another cro]
Of large forage value for hogs is 20,
beans. The hogs love them, they are
legume, and it il an excellent and quicl
crop to follow oats. He sows then
broadcast, although they do not thel
yield - bountlfully - If drilled an
cultixated. He turns in the hog whe,
the bean ID about grown in the pod. Tn
Pig will clean up the beans, and ther
ID no better feed to supply nitrogen. H
then raises corn in conjunction, 20 ~ 3
furnish tho carbonaceous part of tn
balanced ration. Peas also 60 alon
with the other crops, bat he prefers tn
soy beans, unless it is the intention t
turn the peas under. The last: an
poorest of all the supplemental crops
sorghum, although it is sometimes need
ed. He plants sorghum in the pea
each year, because be believes that sor
ghum ID germ-destroyer. Burr Glove
is also . clean crop and makes . An
carpet for the hop, which do not hul
il BY their trampling. If be throws i
some corn a. an addition the hogs fatte
, and finish in fine condition. That no
only makes . first class feed, but actual
j seems to minimize the chances Q
cholera. Sweet potatoes must b includ
ed in the hog forage crops. They Or
also 6ne for fsttening and finishing por
in the fall. He has not yet tried pea
nuts, 90 could not testify - to thei
worth. He has planted pumpkins a
supplementary feeding crop, and Il help
to take care Of the hogs when they Al
auxious for some other diet than corr
1t increases their appetite Tor other feed
I although mot Of moeh food valus on 4
J Town account. He did not cook III III
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