The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 28, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural
JUest Method of Successful 1
Pig Raising. j
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-The greatest growth in the
time and at the least
eijrense, is what the hog raiser
v*.vta. There are a great many
m % l
way# or managing pis* ana larger
irr? on the farms, and we will
i?H:ribe a method, fully tested, j
stand- unsurpassed by anyttrog
we know, and '.hose who
tr?Te followed simi'ar lines of
BM*eement and feeding, we |
will agree with us.
"The first thing for success is
g*M'.stock?any standarl breed ?
?vi, second. g"od quarters and
ai^ronndings, so that healthfulwtj*
may be assured. We are
anting now for the farmers in
t#0Tticular. and will say that an
-? ? ( A ^
v??; caaiitr ui *ji
wt5 kind is of great importance
nuA every one on a farm can have
t>*a>. We will mention clover in ,
jierncular. Plenty of green feed 1.
<?. v>me kind greatly ]es?ens the
van of producing pork. If some
tesd of grass is not possible from
*n*y cause, we advise sowing some
n???.
' Beginning with the brood sows, j
in moderation, and then after,
Arrowing, increasing the feed
t*rt.il the mothers eat abundantly,
advise all ground feed made
muo a rich slop. Increase this to
1 Ua full amount the mothers can
until the pigs are weaned, and j
v?fttinue with the pigsin the same j
ay until they are about 150 to |
Via* rinnnHs in w^icrht I) i nnt vpt
j?u>p feeding the slop, but along)
?Jth it aod the grass they eat,,
to feed corn. Increase the j
tica slowly at first, and more j
Tepidly later, until during the
month of feeding they will,
tnva almost an exclusive corn;
i*et. This we believe is best for |
Tendering the pork when made
?to bacon firm ; and it is alsoj
i?w; for the lard.
*ln this article we are speaking
o spring pigs only, and how to j
|??dj them through to large size j
n-t-following autumn. This way I
systemizing the business results
11 having no hogs to winter over'
*scept the brood sows, and by
ln7ing nothing but this class to;
b*ep, they can be given better
rttftontion and comfort. It is, how ?*er,
a good practice to breed the
a os again after the spring litters
a'* weaned, so thev will farrow
wr y in autumn, but do not ad-j
v:j?y wimen hi; uic pi gs. oei i i nc rii (
>??soon as weaned to those who
mike * practice of raisins more
u- jess hops through the winter
?.*s< <u.
"We spoke of using ail ground*
m-?d, made into a thick, rich slop. I
"tV?ih can be varied, but it is best It-keep
about the same mixture)
throughout the season that is heron
with. As good a mixture a*
W3 are able to recommend, i?
ero&nd corn?made fine?ground i
rje, wheat bran and middlings or!
> ids tuff, about equally divided
n quality. This makes a line milk
Voduhing food for the mothers,
t-od possesses all the good quali?'W
for rapid growth any one can j
fish for the pigs. All milk and)
I 'trliPii rpfliao pan ha r.nt in f I. a
~ " ~ 1'"^ ,
tub daily and make a fine I
attrition to its contents. The pigs, i
soon as they begin to run about *
irrth their mothers, will begin toll
Use tho taste of the feed, and soon ! <
+ **inr they do, rnake a place they ' I
r?*a creep into with a trough for I
item, and very little trouble will j
fe bad to get them to eating so;:
!
Department.
freely that they will virtually
wean themselves, and much sooner
than if managed in the ordinary
way. Make the feed quite thick
or so it will run freely into the
trough. Do not compel them to
drink too much fluid to get the
nece?sary amount of nourishment.
By the Mm? the pigs are six weeks
old and the weather is ge'ting
warmer, begin to ferment the
food, but never let this get more
than a day old.
"The first start in fermenting
fhe food can be with yeast. Once
started, it can be kept up indefinitely
by leaving in the feed tub
-ach evening, quite a quantity of
the feed to start fermentation
again. As the pigs grow, amount
of feed to be gradually iucreased,
and according as this has to be
s.i place each evening in the feed
tub the quantity of the eround
feed and bran for the following
day. Thoroughly stir the mixture
up for sr>uring during the night.
Before beginning the day?s feedi
ig. put in milk, or water and
milk, until it is the proper con
sistency for pouring into the
troughs. Gauge the whole quantity
bo after allowing for what
must be left in the tub at night,
so the pigs can have these full
feeds during the day. We like
this fermented food much better
than to have it in the natural or
sweet state. It seems to be very
healthy and the pigs can eat it
more readily. Some good feeders
disagree with us, however, in this,
aud advocate unfermented food.
Some recommend, too, along with
the slop and grass some corn.?
This is all right, but slightly increases
the cost, for ground feed
properly fed will make much
more pork than whole grain.
"The farmer who raises hogs on
a large scale, will find it to his
advantage to grind his own feed,
or the grain he uses, and can soon
save enough by so doing, to pay
all expenses of a grinding outtit.
"Use considerable carbolic acid
or disinfectants about the feeding
pens, and plenty of charcoal made
bv burning corn cobs, so they can
eat all they want of the charred
cobs when they want them, as
the?e things are necessary for
keeping them healthy and rapid.*
growing."?I. S Journal.
Scientific Turkev Raisins
- J 0Only
recently has science turne
l its attention to the Thanksgiving
bird, but already it has accomplished
some wonderful thing*
in the culture and improvement
of that admirable fowl, in the
opinion of many, has betrer claim
than the bald-headed eagle to
figure as the National emblem.
On Fisher's Island, opposite
New London, and not tar distant,
H the greatest and most successful
turkey farm in the world.?
1 he island, one might say, is an
artificial wilderness of four thousand
acres, scientifically managed.
Over this area thousands of birds
roam in a condition so close to
that of nature that, though a domesticated
variety, they are prac
tically wild. No shelters of any
kind are piovided for them. The
tit ?i iwi nujo KiUilU lil CI I IlCniK i li
the open, and, while plenty of
;orn is supplied, it is scattered
about in all sorts of places, and
?ven buried under leaves,in order
that fowls may tie obliged to hustle
for their provender.
'Ihese turkeys attain gigantic
uze, sometimes reaching a weightj
of nearly fiftv pound?. In the' ?
market at Thanksgiving time, j
they reach ten cent? a pound more j
than ordinary turkey?, owing toil
their remarkably deiiciou? tlavor. I
They are so hardy that nothing <
?hort of a hatchet will kill them. !
In wiuter they roost out on fence I
rails and tree branches, and, j
though often their h??ads are ac- ,
tually frozen under their wing?. !
their health does not suffer in the
least. The delicacy of couf-titu i
tion which f-iflicts turkevs else
where, making them hard to rear,
doe? not bother the birds of Fish
er's Mand. Not long ago thirty
of them were bought by the state '
authorities of Rhode Island for
the purpose of inoculating them
with the fearfully destructive and
'contagious dtsea-e known as
"olack head,** by way of experi
rnent, but none of them could be
induced to take the malady.? j
Boston Herald.
The Broken-winded Horse--- i
The Cause, and How Ani
mal Should be Fed.
I
Broken wind or "windy" horses
are becoming very numerous,!
chiefly from heredity and breeding
bo many sound mares. Fately
Bridge, the veterinary editor of j
London Farm and Home, thus
presents the condition :
' Broken wind is not curable, or
it would not be such a comman
thing to see a good class of horse ,
sold at a ridiculously low price!
because of this infirmity; but it |
is quite possible, by judicious i
management, to keep the ordinary
case going with tolerable com
I fort to the animal and a fair1
.
amount of satisfaction to the j
owner or driver who is not particularly
horse proud. The first
thing is to appreciate or take into j
consideration the nature andj
, cause of what is popularly called
'broken wind.' It is not a respiratory
disease, in the proper ac-1
ceptation of the term, but is due,
in the majority of cases, to bad
feeding. Feeding an inordinate
quantity of bulky, innutritious!
j fodder, particularly badly saved, |
! moldy or dusty seed hav, is one
of the most common causes of1
! broken wind. The class of horses j
most frequently found to be bro-1
1 ken-winded are farm horses and
J inferior ponies. Both are greedy (
feeders, and both belong to a class
of owners notoriously nigardly in
their provision of corn. Thus the
broken-winded horse should be
j fed on the best of food, and of a
less bulky or a mote concentrated
. . 11
i character man 1* generally sup;
plied to horses of this class. More j
corn and le?s hay should be given, j
land all the food should befreej
! '-om dust ami given slightly
dampened, by sprinkling with salt
land water. The broken- winded |
horse should be fpd on the little- >
i and-often principle and the dally \
j allowance of food divided into a
'large number of small feeds. 1 he
jnours of feeding should be adapted
to the hours of work, so that
the horse is not called upon to la
! bor on a distended stomach. The
(largest meal should be given at I
night, after the work is over, and
this is the time when the larger
part of the moderate quantity of
hay allowed should be fed. Linooo/l
c r. , I k..n ~
| ntcu auu UI all ruuuiu uo ?<><-ii|
; occasionally in the form of mash.
Carrots and green-meat are good
for broken-winded horses, be-j
cause they are digestible and I
slightly laxative, but too much ,
green-meat is incompatible with 1
(condition, and the thing to be (
aimed at in the case of brokenl
winded horse is the maintenance '
ft - "The Old I
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of the animal in hard condition.
A cool, well-ventilated stable ie a j
necessity. Water is be6t kept
standing within reach of the animal,
so that it can drink at will,
or where this is not possible,
water ehould be offered before!
each feed. It should be soft water, j
and the trough should be kept)
clean and the supply frequently
changed. Regular,moderate work,
without which the maintenance of
condition i? impracticable, is better
for the broken-winded horse
thau irregular laboror long spells
of idleness. At the start go slowly,
until the bowels have been
emptied. The distended stomach |
and bowels, by pressing on the:
diaphragm, increase the distress,
in breathing, and this is another,
reason for tiie food being morel
concentrated, or w hy it should j
contain the elements of nutrition
in as small duik as possible.?
There is always a characteristic
cough associated with broken
v. ind, and 011 ?onie occasions,
where there has been some de- j
parture trom the rules of feeding
or good hygiene, or in certain
states of tlie weather, there is an
increase 111 the severity cf the
symptom* which may call for
medicine to relieve them, but
I r II IIU U PU t (. At II. I.Alt IIBA II. Ai.
'II Ufcn r?i r- II'M UI Iliutli liec 111 UI~ I
dinarv ca--> of broken wind, and
should not be persisted in when
the acute symptom* have yielded.
When recourse is had to medicine
from time to time, it seems morel
effective than when regularly .
given. 1 he bowels of the broken-!
winded horse should never be ul-'
lowed to become constipated,and
when judicious feeding with lin-j
seed, carrots or green stuff does
not suffice to keep them regular,
a laxative should be given.''?
Live Stock Journal.
\ Tragic Finish.
A watchman's n#gleet permitted a leak
in the North Sea ilykr, which a chilli's
finger could have stopped, to become a
ruinous break, devastating an entire province
of Holland, lu like manner Kenneth
Melver, of Vanceboro, Me., permitted a
little cold to go unnoticed until a tragic
tin lab was only averted by I)r King's
New Discovery. He writes: "Three doctors
gave me up to die of lung inflammation,
caused bv a neglected cold but Dr
King'r New Discovery saved my life.''
flnaranteed best cough and cold euro, at
Funderburk Pharmacy, Crawford Urns.,
J. F. Mackey Co. drug store. 60c and $1.00.
Trial bottle free. 1
Reliable." : ^
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Livery, Livery,
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Though doing a rattling good
livery business, we are deter- '
mined to do even better. Our
present stocks of Vehicles and
Horses are being supplemented
by handsome new carriages and
buggies and stylish
\
Driving and Saddle Horses.
Our liver}' establishment is
going to be second to none in
the State, and don't you forget
it! Come or send to us when
you want the best, up-to-date
livery service.
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