Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-23
Extending the Grazing Area for
Hogs


M. c., Colbert, Ga, writes: I
am interested in growing hogs
and cattle on a small scale, but
want some more land for hog
pasture to furnish grazing the
year around. Please tell me
what crops would be best to
plant for this purpose.
permanent areas of grass and COW
er crops can often be used to advan-
tage in this section of Georgia for
the maintenance Of COWS and hogs.
Alfalfa will be found particularly
valuable to those who are interested
in maintaining hogs economically.
An area Of Bermuda grass is inval-
liable for both cattle and hogs. This
land should be handled so as to es-
tablish Lespedeza thereon for sum-
mer grazing and bur clover for win
ter and spring grazing. BY this ar
rangement, the number OF days the
crop can be graZed is Increased ma
terially. Those who undertake to
raise sorghum and kaffir corn in
north Georgia more economically
will materially increase the area or
that section now devoted to grazing
crops for the maintenance OF hVe
stock.
For each brood SOW you expect to
keep, you should have about three
. acres of fenced land. Presumably,
you wish to keep eight soWs ana
their filters. We suggest that you
fence UP fifteen acres. Five acres
sshould be in permanent pastures OF
the character indicated. The bal
ance should be divided into plots
say of two and one-half acres. Per-
manent fences should be erected,
and you should then depend on
succession of crops made up or oats
or rye. rape, millet, sorghum ana
peas, early corn or peas ana pea
nuts, sweet potatoes, corn ana VelVet
beans and soy beans to provide the
additional grazing needed. Inc crops
should be rotated on the areas OF
land indicated, and, il this is sue
cessfully accomplished, you Will pc
surprised at. the relatively 4arse
yield of green feed you will nave at
all seasons Of the year. In addltlon,
you should grow enough clover ana
other grasses on your farm to sup
ply the hogs on grazing crops Win
the equivalent of about two to three
pounds of grain per head per day,
depending on the size and age OF the
animals you are maintaining.
Peas and Beans as Supplemental
Feeds for Cows
J. M. B., Mclean. Ga, writes:
I wish some information In re-
gard to grinding peas with vel
vet beans for dairy COWS. 1 have
about 100 bushels of peas, which
cost me $3.50 per bushel, that
I cannot sell at any price. 1
have a mai. to grind beans.
Please tell me what to mix with
the peas and beans to make a
good feed for dairy cattle.
There is no objection to grinding
cowpeas and velvet beans together
for dairy cows. This mixture, as
rule, would not make a very good
ration for this class of live stock.
If YOU can mix velvet beans and
peas when ground with equal parts
Of corn meal, very desirable grain
ration will have been obtained. This
ration should be fed at the rate Of
one and one-half pounds per one
hdndredweight of the cows to be
a, fed. Where COWS are giving a large
sflow Of milk, the grain may some
TINS be increased to two pounds
per hundredweight. The grain ra-
ton should be varied according to the
Mac, alton period and the flow of milk
, the animal is giving.
We have fed a good many velvet
beans here at the college farm to
de- ry cows. We prefer to feed them
rather finely ground. This is due
to the fact that velvet beans have
many sharp, cutting edges when
they are very dry, and they might