Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31

peanut Nelu from when me 1AtleNluE
hogs have been taken This Au..-s
where most of the peanuts have been
hogged OFF by the fattening hogs. ID is
not considered good practice TO allow
brood sows "A heavy ration of peanuts.
During this period the rye. oats and
rape may also be supplemented with
velvet bean grazing until March 4. or
the Oat crop that is 40 be later cut for
grain may he Erazed during January
and February. The seven and a half
acres Of rye. oats and rape will be most
heavily stocked during April and the
FIRST part OF May. when the Sows with
both fail and spring Filters Of pigs are
being grazed. IL is, therefore. advis-
able that the rye. oats and rape be on
seven and half acres Of good land.
otherwise. ten acres should be used. II
will be noted. however. that by April 10,
seven and a half acres of Bermuda
will be available as additional graz
ing 10 the rye. oats and rape. making
the total grazing acreage Is. The Bcr-
muda pasture also furnishes desir-
able location for the narrowing pens.
When the hogs are taken OFF of the rye.
oats and rape, May Is, five acres Of the
seven and half acres should be plant
ed in sweet potatoes Cunless five acres
in the 50-acre field of corn and peanuts
are more suitable for the growth of this
CROP and the remaining two and half
acres planted solid in North Carolina
peanuts. or chufas. These two crops
are for the purpose of supplementine
the So acres of peanuts in corn for the
fattening OF hogs in the fan.
On May Is. or approximately this
date. the stock hogs. fan shoats and
spring filters of pigs are turned on the
seven and a half acres of cattail millet
and early amber sorghum. on good
land this mixture should have "a carry
ing capacity of IL mature hogs per
acre for two and half months The
millet is an especially quick growing
crop and should be stocked rather heav-
lily in order TO keep the growth from
becoming rank. If. however. these
crops are planted on this land. il would
be advisable to use ten acres INSTEAD or
seven and a half. IL will be noted
that seven and a half acres of Ber-
muda are available during this Pc
Rod Ia these c.tlcu lariCuS the uer.na-
nent Bermuda, or carpet grass, pasture
is regarded largely as a surplus crop.
1t is advisable that il be provided how
ever. TO take care of periods of drought
that lessen the grazing capacity of the
other crops
About August / the hogs to be fat
tened are turned on both areas of early
Dent corn and Spanish peanuts. making.
a grazing acreage of Is acres. As has
been pointed out regarding the previous
crops. if thin land is used. the acrea ee
should be increased from seven and a
half TO ten acres per section which in
this instance would increase the total
e twenty acres. The stock hogs are
not turned on this crop with the fat
Leu4aC hogs, but remain Uu the milIet
and sorghum section and Bermuda pas
rure.
The main fartening crop of 80 acres
of North Carolina, or 'oId-fashioned"
peanuts in corn should be ready for
grazing by the meat or market hogs
September Is. or not later than Octo-
Der !. after the corn has been harvest
sd. The : acres of sweet potatoes plant
ed after rye, oats and rape. or in the
same field with the main crop of pea
nuts. should be ready for grazing in
October or November. If velvet beans
are planted in the corn with peanuts. as
is sometimes done that cattle may also
be grazed. the acreage should be in
creased % per cent. Should the North
Carolina peanuts be planted solid. only
25 acres would be required. which. with
the . IL acres of peanuts following rye
oats and rape would furnish a total Of
- I-2 acres of solid peanuts. or slight
~ over one acre for every four hogs
The peanuts and sweet potatoes with
a small quantity OF corn fed just previ-
Gus to marketing or killing should he
ample to take care of the main fatten-
ing period.
When the fattening hogs are trans
ferred from the early corn and Spanish
peanut section about September 10 10
the main peanut crop, the stock hogs
should be taken from the milIet and sor-
ghum section to clean up the early corn
and Spanish peanuts after the fatten-
ing hogs At this time the stock hogs
and young pigs should he further pro-
vided for by planting the l-2-acre mil
let and sorghum section to rye and o. IS
for fan grazing. One of the l-2-acre
early corn and Spanish peanut sections
may be planted 20 rye. ats and rape 10
begin the next years grazing when the
stock hogs are cleaning M the main
field of peanuts where the meat and
market hogs have been fattcuod
Peanuts are readily eaten 10y hogs
and are a. quick fattc1er. HOES thus
fattened. however. produce soft carcases
that drip" ID Is customary. therefore.
Ia feed corn short while before kill
ing or marketing Zen order to harden the
meat For this purpose also sweet 90
tato GRAZING is provided at The same
time with The peanuts. IL is iut,rcStiuC
~ node the barge cs.~ryiug capacity of
.vvsst potatoes of - mature hogs per
.r-s for practically p months. While
sweet potatoes furnish q very large
amount OF feed per acre. it would
not he q wise plan 40 depend on them
Tor the only fattening crop, because ;hoy
are not as palatable and DO not fur
peanuts Sweet potatoes serve an ey-
caIIeut purpose when planted I'm the
same field with peanuts at the rate of
about one Ecre of sweet potatoes 70 ev-
cry 1--WE acres OF solid peanuts or zen
acres of peanuts ia corr. The potatoes
not only harden the meat hut also FUR
uiS1 variety iu me feed. When sweet
+ rotato grain is provided with pea
nuts. ONLY a very little corn is fed Just
urior to marketing or killing. It should
be- noted that even though peanut n Z
tened hogs having access 90 sweet no
& .ataes and being fed corn just prior
7 20 marketing or killing are sufficiently
hardened for family or local use. the
{ hacking houses visited i'm this area claim
fnat "a soft layer still remains IN the
1 meat and il does not command as h'"h
1 "A market price as meat from nogs en-
! tireIv fattened on corn. The flavor of
/ the meat from peanut-fattened hogs is
/ excellent
( Velvet beans were used Ing some i'm
I stances TO serve the same purpose as
( sweet potatoes and in a few instances