The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-02
From the Fremont
County Farmers
Exchange Bulletin
"HlNrs FoR HOG RAisERs.

per cent depending upon the kind and
growth OF pasture, kind and number
OF hoKe Erazed per acre, and the
amount OF grain fed. Alfalfa IL the
ideal forage crop for hogs since II pro-
duces abundant growth and is rich in
nitrogen-the essential element for
proper growth. bone, vigor, and health
OF animals. Alfalfa pasture will pro
duce the large framed husky feeders
that VIII put ON the flesh rapidly and
cheaply when placed in the fs,tening
pen.
No one should attempt to raise hogs
without pasture OF on pasture alone
The pasture must be supplemented
with some grain for best success.
The amount OF grain to feed depends
upon the kind of hogs Shotes and
weaned pigs being grown for porkers
should be fed from to per cent live
weight OF grain per day In other
words. shoat weighing 100 pounds
should receive to 3 pounds grain per
day. Brood sows and boars should be
led enough grain to keep them in
growing condition-slightly gaining in
weight.
An acre OF well set alfalfa Of good
ing shoates. The pasture should be
about seven brood sows or ten grow
thy shoates- The pasture should be
kept grazed down but not close enough
to injure the stand.
Pigs farrowed April first may be
weaned and started on pasture June
first and by October first should be
weighing around i5O pounds each.
During this four months grazing each
pig will require about $50 pounds of
grain.
Dry lot feeding. without forage. re-
qufres from i25 pounds TO 500 pounds
grain for each 100 pounds OF weight.
Less grain il required for 100 pounds
gain on light hogs than for heavy or
old hogs. Gefierally the cheapest
gains are the most rapid gains. Time
may not be anything to hog but most
certainly It means money to the hog
raiser.
Craze well and feed literally. for the
most profitable gains. Poor feeding
Will make a runt out OF good pig
while good feeding will make a porker
out of a runt.
During the winter months when
there is no pasture more attention
must be given the balancing OF feed
rations. Brood sows. boars. and grow
ing pigs should not be fed corn or any
such fattening grain alone. Corn, bar
ley, and other starchy feeds tend to
fatten the animals rather than produce
growth. A mixture of two parts corn
or barley with one part bran. oats or
shorts makes a desirable ration for
growing or breeding stock provided
alfalfa hay Is kept before them at all
times . ~
Ground or finely chopped alfalfa hay
mixed with shorts. bran or some
ground grain in the proportion Of two
pounds to one by weight. soaked "a
hours and fed as thick siop is very
satisfactory combination for growing
shoatcs and brood stock Just a little
salt sprinkled over the feed will in.
crease its pal,ability.
Tankage. by-product OF the pack
ing plants is an excellent pro tein
feed for breeding and growing hogs
and can be fed very prohtably.
A ration composed of nine parts by
weight of corn and one part tankage
makes an excellent ration for breeding
hogs. Sows should be kept slightly
gaining in weight from the time they
are bred sss... time OF farrow. Brood
sOwB must have room to exercise prop
periy. The two things most largely
responsible for weak, small litters in
the spring is the feed OF fat producing
ratfons such as corn alone and the lack
OF exercise.
Tanknge and corn fed In seperate
self feeders to fattening pigs gives
excellent results. When the "feeders"l
are first placed on this feed they eat
about IS per cent corn and Is per cent
tankage but as the fattening period ad-
vances less tankage is eaten until at
finish only about one per cent tankageI
n rar Ia ,.A lei
ration produces rapid gains and guar
nntees an ideal finish.
At this time OF high priced grains
the greatest economy must be prac-I
tfced In feeding In order TO stop the
leaks" In profitable production in or
der to insure profit.
Better methods OF marketing. live
stock will favor production and give
an outlet to the small stock raiser. The
farmer or stockman having only few
hogs or cattle 10 market is confronted
with quite n complex problem in mar
keting at fair and reasonable prices.
Cooperative livestock shipping asso-
ciations are being organized In many
sections Of the country and are doing
q great work in the successful and pro-
fitable marketing OF the farmers stock.
These shipping associations are FREQ
from complication. Farmers and
stockmen needing TO cooperate in ship
ping OF their stock to market merely
get together. organize. order cars. and
ship upon certain day comparatively.
No binding pledges or contracts are
necded-a simple get.together AFFAIR.
Such shipping associations have
placed the small stockmen in a direct
line with the markets at no extra ex-
pense and he receives the par value
of HIS stock same as the big breeder