Gunnison news-champion., 1915-04-23
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sA<y sss usually uascA Assa.g. The
lishilisy II sA<s< sasll sssiss - peD
thseagh tbs snsmsl uadsUsst~d shows
~ corrsctpess of such pesctice.
BEsT sEsuIIs WIN WHEAT
CLef among the sassil Gss,ss v
wheat, and 1t appears ~ t~ the bess
food adapted for hong eonasnsed hog
teedsnG The sdvissbllIty II seeding
wheat or any other gram, koweser,
depends on market prices and econo-
~'c conditions. IL wosla hardly he
regarded ~ economical 10 Use wheat
fa ssosk iced ., the L,xh price noe
prevailing A bsshel et whess fed
10 sessoaably yell bred hogs should
psodsce approximately IL posnds II
gain In welght. Th~ resslss of .
Hsasber Of feeding tests show thsa
those 10 comparatively httle diAes-
eace in feeding value besween wheel
and cora fog swine.
In comparing vsrioss rseioss ln
whlch cosa, vksss and rye wsss I'D
sloes % " eoahssssias wish seCA
oshrs, IL wss fossd shsa dry, Oso~sd
vhsss Nsve The gvsessss pssssss ed
sequipsd the lessa snsssss q essis
TO naAe 100 pOsnds II Ssia. Wh~ss
should be ground ssd ninsd vsth
snae sspplsosst, sscA - saakaNe,
psas q coy y-besa ussal.
pAprrv p.on,lcrs p.~~ popr
In 0psat Britain cad nOstAesp
Europe LsrIey sakss the plsss Il corn
fos pork psodscsion, bssdiHG I'll assin
in psodsciaG pork Of lns esalisy,
both - 70 hssdssss esd Asvos. Goa
siderable stsdy hss kses osde 10 sAe
United Sssses on shs vslss 0i bsslsy
- pig issd, and shs sssslss hsve
shows thsa il co0parss vesy lsvos-
ably With corr, bss - . lssdiAG
vslss sooeshas hslO~ tAeI oi uksst.
WIS., this Gsain .ay lsDk in issAiAe
vslse, Ao~svss, il move thsn cap
pliss u ~ s6ssa q - snsoasA. As
. hiOA-GssAs piG ~ Il ~ sss-
psssss sny oshss Grais, ssd THE isct !
nake possible Ne psoAsCsioa u porb |
Of the 6rvt Quality - se0ioss where
barlsy 10 psoAsOsd skssdantly.
0sossd o. rollsd bsrisy y best fed
in ooabiasaios vitA WkeeG mid
ding. skio niA, rooas, slislfa, etc
VALUE OF RYE
Rye nsal ranks Iistle below corn
ssd sbess sessl 10 harley meal as q
issd fos swiae. Rye psodscss ssti--
teCsosy port. sspscislly when it 10
fed witi OsAss Gsains. Il 10 sn ex-
tFenely heavy, coHoentrsasd feed and
gives bsss rss~lts when led not TO
exosed oae-tAird Of rsaioa.
ALFALFA PASTURE AND HAY
since economical pork production
depends largely on the consamption
Of great dsal Of cheaply grown feed,
the pasture should be managed 80
thss the fosAGe psodsced should be
clean, tender, and palatable. MANY
ssccessfsl hog raisers prefer to use
each crops - alfalfa and clover for
both pasture and hay Ut the same
time. The number Of hogs general
ly turned into fold 10 30 limited
that the usual crops Of hay are made
The newer irrigated sections have
thousands OF acres in alfalfa, which
may be utilised TO great advantage
by psst0ring with hogs. Alfalfa,
~hile adapted TO the same territory
as clover, has . much wider range of
usefulness, for it succeeds with less
rainfall and on higher soil than clo
yer. Where the land is to be used
continuously for hog pasture for a
number of years, alfalfa easily stands
first. An acre of alfalfa will keep
from Is to 20 hogs during the sum-
mer, and with grain in addition viii |
make very profitable gains and a
high quality of pork.
Alfalfa hay is often fed to hogs in
the dry lot. 1t may be fed whole.
chopped or ground. The results of
hve years work at the Nebraska 4
Station, indicates that for fattening
hogs the most satisfactory way of
feeding alfalfa hay is without chop
psng or grinding. While the cost
OF producing pork NAV be reduced
materially by the use Of alfalfa lay,
or alfalfa pasture, it is desirable to
feed grain or other concentrated
feed in addition. Alfalfa is too one-
sided Tor ration unless supplement-
ed with grain. Mature hogs, how
ever, are maintained in apparently
satisfactory condition on alfalfa alone
AMOUNT OF GRAIN FED WITH PASTURE
Hog growers differ quite widely
regarding the quantity of grain that
should be fed while on pasture.