The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-04-20
iBy P. w. Huntemer, County Agent


acreage in the territory tributary t
Sank Centre which has taken place
during the last few years, farmers art
gradually turning their attention tt
increased pig culture. Several farm
ers who few years ago kept but
very limited number of pigs, are nov
maintaining good sized herds.
Ear and shelled corn furnishes ar
excellent finishing feed for pig but
as an exclusive diet will never give
best results. In several communities
use is now being made of various pig
pastures and farmers who have useo
pig pastures in many cases can give
Interesting data on the saving which
they have affected through the use OF
annual pasture crops. March pigs can
make the best advantage on pasture
crop during their growth and the
cheapest pork is invariably found to
be produced where March pigs are
afforded a good pasture during the
summer and fall season, other things
being equal. The pasture most gen.
orally used in this section at the pres
ent time is mixture of the annual
cereals which are composed of oats,
corn, barley, speltz, soy beans, COW
meas and milletts. All of these an
nual grains can be mixed together,
seeded early in the spring and Will
afford abundant pasturage all during
the summer season. ...
The biennial white clover, supple
mented with alsike and red, will also
give a good hog pasture the second
wear when seeded with a nurse crop
the year before the pasture is put in
use. This clover mixture is often pre-
fenred to the cereal mixture and
furnishes sufficient portein for pigs
during their growth.
For fall pasture, excellent results
have been obtained by planting to-
gether an early dent or flint corn and
soy beans. This mixture should be
planted in rows and made cultivated
crop. At the time of the last cultiva-
ton, which should be not later than
July 10th to 18th, about four pounds
of Dwarf Essex rape per acre can be
seeded broadcast. This mixture OF
corn, soy beans and rape furnishes an
excellent hogging off crop which can
be used until late in the fall or early
winter. The best varieties of soy
beans are the early maturing types,
such as the Wisconsin Early Blacks,
or Chestnuts. The total seed cost per
acre of this mixture of corn, soy beans
and rape planted together would not
exceed from $1.25 to $1.50 an acre,
which is a minor item as compared
with the increased pork production
which can be secured by the use of
such pasture. 4
All farmers in Stearns County, who
have had hog demonstration pastures
kept under the supervision of the
Farm Bureau office, report very ia
vorable results and it has been found
that pigs will eat up clean the soy
bean plant as well as the seed produc-.
ed and also feed down well the corn
which is hogged off and the Dwarf
Essex rape, which is small tender
veriety. Soy beans furnish cheap
protein. ...' ......-...-
By using during the summer these
mixtures, made up of either annual
cereals seeded broadcast at the rate
of from so to 60 pounds per acre, clo-
yer mixtures, or corn and soy beans
planted in rows supplemented with
few pounds of rape seed at or follow
ing the last cultivation, March and
April pigs can be put on the late
fall or early winter market after
few months finish feeding on fall or
odd corn at a cost per hundred pounds
of pork production ranging consid-
cradle lower than the cost or produc-
tion where pastures are not in use.
Shortage of Young Farm Horses
Indicated-Surplus of understood I'M
salable farm horses, with young
horses of good quality in diminishing
supply; tractor to supplement rather
than supplant horses on the farm.
These are important conclusions
the Minnesota Livestock Breeders as
ISOLATION in an effort to encourage
breeding.
Nine hundred replies have been re-
ceived to a QUESTIONABLE addressed
to all county agents in Minnesota, Sc
cretaries of county fairs and agricul.
tural societies, graduate veterinarians
drawn from the returns of state
horse survey conducted from Univer-
sity Farm by j. F. Kuehn, secretary
treasurer of the Minnesota Horse
Breeders association cooperating with
and leading livestock breeders.
"The reports show" says Mr..
Kuehn, "that only one-t third as many
horses were raised last year as in