Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-29
FORAGE CROPS FOR HOGS


by a. X. Short. IN Temple Tclcgrum.l
There are two reasons why il j. very
desirable 10 produce green feed for I'M
breeding aud growing swine. Hogs will
not continue Ia good health without ca
crci>e. this they 40 not let except under
grazing conditions. Dry feed and small
pen D. always conducive a. i'll health
and lack ~ proper development. Hogs
can he groWn. tattcncd and placed on the
market at one half the cost when green
feed H. used III connection with their
grain allowance.
IL hould bc clearly understood that
pigs and SONS sucking pigs. cannot ~
Iccivc the proper nourishmcnt on green
feed alone.
Beginning I'D this season W The year III
i difficult Ia arrange amy cropping Sv>-
tenn that will suppl, green forage for
swine within two months OF course.
where there j. already an abundance of
rescue grass ur winter grain the hogs
may To- kept un these crops and native
pasture until other crops come in.
IN Tins locality the TWO crops thls
stand i'll the lead ~ an others tor the
production of green forage. are row peas
and sorghum They produce I'm lhund
ahce ut forage and are very widely udap
ted. II Is a we'll established tact that a.
falfa l. the most desirable hog pasture.
hut We have few localities that GROW this
crop successfully.
There are many varieties of cuWpra>
and planting should ~ made ~ hat II
VIII GIVE a succession Of crops. The best
variety for early grazing ~ the New Era
while the Croft planted al the same time
viii rome up in about one month later.
Peas should h. planted a. soon aS dan
ger oi frost H. over. They ma, ~ plant
cd 10 three foot rows. with corn PLANTER
dripping from 10 tu - pounds ~ seed per
acre. When planted wv drills they
should hr cultivated until the first pods
begin N" ripci 40 this Time The hogs
should ~ turned iu.
The amount Of forage that an acre of
peas viii furnish aud the length M time
~ may ~ pr"htlblv grazrtl viii larurI,
depend upon the prevailing weather con
%dItiunS. Dn an average ln acre NJ peas
VIII furnish the green forage necessary
Tor 10 or l. hcld IF shoatcS for one or
two months.
The >rghum family embraces quite \
numbcr Of varieties that are most excel
lent forage plants. of the sweet ~nr
glum the >umac a. red top. seeded ribbon
c"he' orange an the goose neck give the
greatest forage Yield IN this locality.
oi the grain %S0rghumS. the l%rtrritl.
black hull. white kanir aud dwarf red
milo will give the highest Yields.
vain the exception uf johnson anil
sudan grass u II most economical Ia
iced all SorglumS ~ >0iling cropS. While
the Snrghum> mentioned will WELD \
large amount Of grazing. but If cut green
nhd frd there cam ~ two ~ three Times
~ much feed secured from ~ same acre
age.
~" >"rghunS should IT, planted ~
soon ~ danger 0f frost " over. n III
tended Tor 81 iZing u may be- % broad
east All The rate MI from one half tn one
hu>hel per acrc; IT intended ~ 4 %Snilinp
crop u should hc planted i'm three inch
rows - that the >tand ~ one plant every
Three inches may IT, secured. II intend
eel - = grain crop IL should bc planted
NJ I'm n" secure \ stand NJ one plant each
nine inches in three inch row. TSuaIl,
inns VIII rpnire about six pounds nf the
sweet AMI three pounds ~ the grain SDr
ghumS per acre.
II = always advisable 10 plaut some
root crop for hogs. Tie mnnnrl wurzal
ana stock bcct> viii possibly make the
highest Yields. ALWAYS remcmhrr thar
carrots. pumpkins. Saua~heS and An
other vegetables and IN trimmings
from vegetables are ralishcl hv hnoS
make them healthy. and lessen The feed
embarrassing the profits.
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