Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11

this Camp rules require all waste TO be
| removed before . Il. m. and adds to the
necessity of keeping the supply fed up
and not allowed to accumulate. Those
who have followed this practice have
| suffered no loss by feeding the waste
uncooked Occasionally containers Will
| harbor portions of something hot or the
| can has been subjected to the hot sun for
hours Waste hot or steaming, should
he cooled before being fed. This may
be accomplished by emptying it into
| large iron kettle and adding cold water
to the mass until cool This treatment
/ does not necessarily render the feed less
/ palatable or less beneficial, as most
] waste is too solid to feed without the
addition of clean water to reduce it 10
a slop
Circumstances may permit the waste
I to accumulate in such quantities that
/ it cannot be fed promptly. Exposed to
/ a hot sun, it will soon spoil, and Soured
garbage, like not garbage, should not
be fed. A better and more prudent plan
would be to pour it inro an open kettle
land add sufficient water to produce a
pouring slop. Then boil until the mass
has been reduced an inch or two in the
! kettle. Some clean, cold water may
| then be added and allowed to cool. The
cooling process may be facilitated by
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/ A prolific source of danger is a dirty
| feeding trough. Uneateii portions allow
ed to mold and sour in an old wooden
trough spell trouble and possible loss.
| Pouring in fresh feed on top of the par
TALLY decayed refuse not only adds to
the danger but is a waste of good feed.
| Before fresh feed is ADDED the troughs
should be we'll cleaned. Garbage is
clinging. pasty feed that demands
thorough job of cleaning. Dumping the
trough first one side and then the other
produces an unsanitary condition that
soon becomes, under a hot sun, a filthy
breeding place for vermin. better plan
iis to collect the uueaten portions LEFT
! in the troughs and scatter on land
away from the feed lot. Some strong
disinfectant mixed in a sprinkling pot
should be sprnkled over the scattered
waste after the sun has thoroughly dried
lit Later or mention will be made of
/ the value of garbage as a fertilizer.
thence the waste from the troughs should
be spread on land to be cultivated.
Since we have cheap lumber, the
wooden hog trough in Georgia has be-
come an institution dating back to
early DAYS. II is sometime something of
a surprise to note the number OF fine
prize-winning hogs d splayed at the
large fairs year after year fed and wa
tered out Of unsanitary troughs. The
/ loss of one fine hog would buy enough
metal troughs to last many years. The
metal trough is best from every stand
point and more especially in feeding
NASTY pouring feed like garbage. If the
hogs are not overfed they will clean up
we'll and make the work of cleaning
metal troughs inconsiderable, especially
liz the round bottom style of trough is
used Metal troughs do not permit or
waste at the ends like the old-stvle
Il, eVnlT
hoard and . few rusty nails doing duty
The loss of a few hogs or an epidemic
that would reach throughout the neigh
lborhood could well represent more than
metal troughs would cost. Two-inch
plank troughs are the best substitute
for the metal. Nothing less is econom-
teal for constant feeding operations
Several firms make standard troughs Of
metal both in galvanized and cast iron
They are equipped at the ends with an
gle iron stands that prevent upsetting
Feeding garbage is somewhat differ
ent from supplying other hog feed in
that no given quantity can be prescrib-
ed All that the pigs will clean up wen
and relish is about the only course to
follow. The feeder must be guided in
the main by the appetite Of the animals
Garbage is a rich feed and it should be
given I'm small portions which are grad.
Iually increased until the pigs or hogs
become accustomed to II. If given a
| full feed at the start, serious disor-
ders, if not loss, may be the result. 1t
is considered advisable when mixing or
reducing il to add some mill feed such
as shorts. cornmeal, bran, or velvet
bean meal. stir we'll until the mill feed
| is we'll mixed and the whole constitutes
a good pouring feed, but is not too thin
The appetite may be gauged by the
quantity left in the trough. Feed so
that ali will be cleaned up. Three times
dav is not too often for young. grow
! ing pigs. Be careful to start pasture or
woods hogs with small quantities, MAX
| ing the material thin az the beginning
and gradually thickening and increasing
the amount fed
| On account of the presence of pork
| scraps in the garbage precautions must
be taken against hog cholera. These
consist i'm treating all hogs with the
! simultaneous serum treatment when
| they are put into the feeding pens. The
/ precaution is essential as in purchasing
hogs for feeding sooner or later one or
I more hogs infected with cholera will be
! found in the lots purchased,
! AS a measure of economy and sanl-
! tation a smooth hard flood on which to
! feed Is regarded as the most approved
| method for handling garbage With the
mild climate Georgia enjoys cement
| makes an ideal floor for this purpose.
The smooth surface allows the hog
! manure to be collected and utilized along
with any waste or washings from the
! trough. An upset trough means dan
ger to hogs that eat the spilled feed OFT
| the ground. on a clean floor, however
the feed may be saved without the dan
ger of taking in germ-iufected earth and
| dust along with the feed as when eating
| or tbo Ground Tho snace covered with