Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12

built on many of our farms at an
outlay not exceeding say $1,5OO.O0.
This, of course, can only be done
if the work is superintended by the
owner of the land and he uses such
materials as are suited to the require
ments of a structure of this KIND
and a considerable proportion CT
which may be found on his own
plantation.
No matter what form of house
may be designed for brood soWs 1T
| is important to remember there
should be a rail built around it
about six inches from the floor. An
arrangement of this character will
frequently prevent the sows from ~
| ing down on the young pigs and
crushing them.
There are some who might sup
pose that cement floors are very OBJ
| jectionable at certain seasons OF the
year. There is some truth in this
| statement. but the difficulty may be
easily overcome by keeping the house
or stalls, as the case may be, prop
erly bedded. There is nothing bet
ter than straw, shredded stover
| which the cattle have not eaten up,
| or leaves for this purpose. Saw
| dust, of course, may be used. This
litter would be valuable about in
| the order named. 1t is important
that the hogs be kept dry under foot
and overhead. 1t is for this reason
that houses or cots are desirable
and should be made available on
every farm. 1t is not much use to
put litter in such structures unless
| it is changed frequently enough tc
| keep it dry and in a sanitary con-
| dition. The exposure of hogs to
| wet, cold rains is very detrimental tC
| their health, and since they can be
| given adequate and satisfactory
shelter at such a moderate cost, rela-
| lively speaking, the wise farmer will
| provide SUCH structures as may be
| necessary.
Avoid Fattening Fools
Avoid by all means the use of fat.
! tening rations, such as corn alone
would constitute. Of course, one may
feed third corn and tWo-thirds
shorts, or even one-half corn and one
half shorts. The more skim milk
that can be provided for any of
| these rations the better than will
answer the purpose for which they
are intended. Naturally the sire
should be fed on a ration calculated
to keep him in a vigorous condition
and free from all excess fat. He
should be encouraged to take a good
deal of exercise, and it will be found
by experience that a ration somewhat
similar to that FED the brood SOW
will answer his requirements the
| the best.
| Where pigs are being carried
through the fall or winter to be fin
ished for immediate slaughter they
can be induced to grow out more
rapidly if given conditions under
which they, will take a fair amour
of exercise. They must, of course
be supplied with plenty of water an(
they should have access to minera
matter of the same character as tina
suggested for the brood SOW. They
might be fed on mixtures of corn
velvet bean meal and peanut mea
with satisfaction. They may also b,
FINISHED on mixtures of corn and di
gester tarikage: In the case of thi
class Of animals they are only to b
fed for a Short time say SO to 81
days at most, and the object is t.
fatten. them as rapidly as possible
hence it is only necessary to see tina
they receive a sufficient amount o
exercise and the protein and mineFa
matter needed to keep them in Wig
orous condition OF course, wher
grazing crops can be utilized as par
of the ration at any season of eth'
year they should be used as liberall!
as possible. -. d
Obtain Best Results
| Give the hogs a chance. eRement
Der that they respond just about a,
they should to the treatment accord
ed them. We frequently confine then
in insanitary houses or expose then
to conditions which are very unfa
vorable at the best. We feed then
improperly balanced ratiohs and no
1nfrequently actually starve then
through our failure to supply then
with certain essential elements.
is not any wonder under such con
ditions that they fail to thrive AM
grow and make the returns we hav
reason to anticipate. Let us remem
Der in the future that a large per
centage of the trouble we experienc
is due to the fact that we have no
made a special study of the bushes
of supplying the needs and require
mentS of our hogs on basis com
mensurate with their normal needs
Just in proportion as We succeed il
attaining this end will our return
from the hog industry increase.
I have been prompted to writ
this article by the fact that I receiv
almost daily letters from owners o
hogs containing descriptions that in
dictate definitely that the surround
ings of the animals are first of al
unsatisfactory and that the ration
fed are out of accord with the need
and requirements of this class o
live stock. The hog is such a gen
orally beneficient animal to the Ian
owner that it behooves us to Civ
him a better chance. BY doing S
we will add materially to the incom
of our farms and save literally mil
lions of dollars that are now throw
away because we actually so fee
and handle our hogs as to minimiz
the growth and development of thei
bodies and to induce forms of malnu
triton which may ultimately lead t
the death of the animal, Certainl
they are often so weakened as to be
come ready victims to disease.
IMPORTATION ABOUT SOUTH
, GEORGIA SOILS
W. H. W, Lexington, KY, writes
What is the nature of the soil in
Lowndes county and what is the kind
of tobacco grown there? What plan is
used in curing the crop? What do you
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