The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 06, 1915, Page 6, Image 6
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| USE OF COVER CROP
Where Gutters Have Carried Away ?
Feet In I
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The period of gestation for sows is
approximately 112 days or eight days
less than four months from the date
of breeding. It may vary from this
a few days one way or the other. This
date should be known to avoid mistakes
that may result in the loss of
Pigs.
As the time for farrowing approaches
the sow should bo watched
carefully, in order that assistance
may be given if necessary. The feed
at this time should be sloppy and
limited in amount. Nothing but lukewarm
water should be given the sow
during 24 hours previous to farrowing.
If she has alreadv farrowed
a litter and has been properly fed
and cared for during pregnancy, little
difficulty may be expected. With
young bowb, particularly those bred
at an immature age, there is considerable
risk at this time, not only to
the pigs but to the sow herself.
There is a difference of opinion as to
the amount of bedding which should
be given to the sow at this time. An
active sow in comparatively light condition
can be trusted with a liberal
amount of bedding, but sows which
are in high condition or which are at
all clumsy, had better be given only a
moderate amount of straw.
The farrowing pen should be dry
and well ventilated, but free from
drafts. Provide the pen with a
guard rail made of two by eight planks
with their edges against the sides of
the pen about ten inches above the
bed. These prevent the sow from lying
against the partition, and lessen
the danger of injury to the pigs. The
little fellows will soon learn to creep
under the guard rail when the sow
lies down.
The management of the sow during
farrowing depends largely on the animal
and on the weather conditions.
Assistance should be at hand if needed
but the sow need not be helped
If she is getting along nicely. When
mrrowing occurs during warm weather
the pigs are less likely to become
chilled and will generally find their
way to the teats unaided. During extremely
cold weather the pigs will
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be in danger of being chilled unless
ihe home is heated. To avoid this
plnee a few heated bricks in tlie bottom
of a basket or small box. covering
them with chaff or straw, and put
a cloth over the top to keep in the
heat; unless the sow objects too seriously
the pigs may be rubbed dry
with a soft cloih and placed in the
receptacle as fast as they arrive.
They will not suffer if they do not
suck for a few minutes after farrowing.
After farrowing is over the pigs
flhAlllH Kft oln/^-J - -
|/mn: ll ?im uie HOW, CftTe
being taken that each one gets to a
teat. When the afterbirth is passed
it should be removed from the pen
at once and burned or buried. There
is good reason to believe that eating
of the afterbirth is often the beginning
of the habit of eating the pigs.
XTsually the first 24 hours after farrowing,
the sow should have no food,
but should be given a liberal drink
of warm water. If, however, she shows
signs of hunger a thin slop of bran
and middlings may be given. The
feeding for the first three or four days
should be light and the time consumed
in getting the sow on full feed should
be from a week to ten days, depending
on the size and thrift of the
litter.
After the sow has farrowed it is
best for her to be in the open air.
Of course, if the pigs aro farrowed
during the winter months care will
be needed, and it may be necessary
to let the pigs reach the ago of two
weeks before turning them out. They
can, however, get considerable exercise
in the piggery or in the lot with
S TO CHECK EROSION
toil and Subsoil to a Depth ox Fifteen
Mississippi.
the sow, and there Is often a lot adJoining
a barn that is sunny and sheltered
from the cold winds where the
sow nnd pigs may be turned for exercise.
Do not allow the pigs to run
out during a cold rain.
Production of Beef Cattle Profitable.
"Do you regard the production of
beef cattle as profitable in your country
?"
This question was asked last year
of each county reporter of the bureau
of crop estimates of the United StateB
department of agriculture. Answers
were received from 1,474 counties. Of
these 1.232, or 83.1 per cent, reported
in the affirmative; this is, that the
production of beef cattle is profitable.
Moreover, these affirmative replies
covered nearly every section of the
United States. In some of the New England
states, however, it was regarded
as unprofitable, for in the six states
from Maine to Connecticut, inclusive,
only 45 per cent reported it profitable.
' In the group New York, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania, 62 per cent found
it profitable. In the South Atlantic
states, Delaware to Florida, the percentage
is still higher, 84 per cent.
In the North Central Btates east of the
Mississippi river, Ohio to Wisconsin,
the percentage is higher?89 per cent.
The same percentage?89?is reported
for the South Central states, Kentucky
to Arkansas, being nearly the
same in all the states. In the far
western states, Montana to the coast,
tho opinion was nearly unanimous?91
per cent?that the production of beef
is profitable.
It may be observed that going from
east to west the percentage of those
reporting that beef production is profitable
increases. This is shown more
readily by noting the percentages of
a line of states from east to west, as
follows: Massachusetts 0 (i. e., 6
reported unprofitable, none profitable),
New York 52 per cent, Pennsylvania
74 per cent, Ohio 76 per cent,
Illinois 73 per cent. Iowa 88 per cent,
Nebraska 86 ner cent. Colorado 100
per cent (29 counties all report production
profitable), Utah 92 per cent,
Nevada 100 per cent, California 77
per cent. It would therefore seem
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Hies That Started on Steeper Slopes.
I that, although the opinion is general
among farmers that the production
of beef is profitable, relatively it is
more so in the West than in the East.
PREVENT WASTE OF MANURE
Little Thought Necessary to Determine
Value of Dairy Herd From
Fertilizing Standpoint.
In experiments conducted at the
Louisiana station to determine the
amount of manure and urine produced
by tho dairy herd of 20 cows in one
year, it was found to be 175 tons of
manure and 70 tons of urine. The average
amount of manure produced by
one cow in a year was 17,520 pounds, a
little less than nine tons, and the average
amount of urine produced by one
cow in a year was 6,935 pounds, or a
little less than three and a half tona.
It takes little thought to see the value
of a cow from the fertilizing standpoint,
or to see the profit in preventing
unnecessary waste of manure.
I
Bees Travel Far.
Investigation proves that bees will
go rrom two to seven miles In search
of nectar, but not If there Is plenty of
honey-yielding plants closer home.
Colonies Rhould be scattered throughout
the orchard at blooming time. Ono
colony for each five acres is probably
sufficient, and after blooming time
they can be moved to a central location
out of the way of passing teams
and conveniently located for future
manipulation.
THE LANCASTER NEWS,
SUBSOILING MAY BE HARMFUL|
Increase in Yield Does Not Pay for
Work Done?Bad Practice to
Advocate, Says Expert.
fHy O. O. CHURCHIT/L. Oklahoma Experiment
Station.)
The practice of subsoillng is receiving
n gccv'. mauy :icticc3 in the press
? thin AI..U T A ?.l. A-.1
??i mis 111111*. 11 is uuvucuieu particularly
on tight soils and under
drought conditions.
A good many of the stations in different
parts of the United States have
conducted many experiments to determine
the benefit derived from this
practice. Very seldom, if ever, does
the increase in yield pay for the
work done, and we, therefore, advise
against subsoiling under most conditions.
In some cases subsoiling may
even be harmful.
We have been unable to find any records
indicating that subsoiling will
pay. It seems to us. therefore, to be
a bad practice to advocate, even if
In theory it does sound well.
Subsoiling is usually performed by
an implement made of a straight blade
with a shoe on the bottom. This implement
is run in the bottom of the
furrow and follows immediately after
an ordinary plow. It does not turn
the soil, but merely loosens it It
takes as much power to pull the
subsoil plow as it does an ordinary
plow.
Silo Saves Doctor's Bills,
Silage makes the very best winter
pasture for live stock and brings
about more nearly than anything else
summer conditions. The farmer with
a good supply of silage will have little
need for the veterinarian. When a
pit silo can be had at a cost of fifteen
to twenty dollars, each farmer should
have one.
COTTONSEED "MEAL FOR EGGS
Substitute for Beet Scraps Should be
Kept Before Hens All the Time
in a Self-Feeder.
(By F. C. HARE, t'lcmson Agricultural
College.)
A dry masn for winter egg production
in which cottonseed meal is used
as a substitute for beef scraps to supply
protein is made up as follows:
Cottonseed moal 100 pounds
Corn meal 50 pounds
Ground oats 50 pounds
Wheat bran 50 pounds
Wheat shorts 50 pounds
Ground lime rock 16 pounds
Ground charcoal 12 pounds
Salt 2 pounds
Keep it in the house before the hens
all the time in a self-feeder, or in a
low, flat box covered with slats or
wire netting so the hens cannot scratch
it out. The ground lime rock is fertilizer
lime, not the burnt lime used
for whitewashing. The ground charcoal
can be left out if it cannot be
readilv nhtainprl. hut nlwooQ
salt. |
This mash contains from 18 to 20
per cent protein, which makes It a
food for egg production equal to the
most expensive commercial egg
mashes. It requires several days for ^
the hens to become accustomed to this
mash, but they soon develop a fondness
for it and eat it greedily. i
VINE PRUNING IN THE SOUTH j
i
Proper Time to Work on Grapes Is in (
Spring, Just Before Growth Starts t
?Leaves Stop Bleeding.
(By C. M. SCHULTZ.)
In the Soutli the only time to prune '
the ordinary grapes is just before j
growth starts in the spring. Then j
the leaves will soon stop the bleeding, j
One spring in North Carolina the |
weather turned hot the first of March 1
and the vines that had been pruned 1
in the fall made shoots six inches long !
while those that had not been pruned (
hardly swelled the buds.
The last week in the month the
mercury suddenly fell with a norther
to 20 degrees above zero and the
shoots on the pruned vines were frozen
After the freeze I pruned my
grapes and had a normal growth, while
mono arounu in** Hardly got lialf a
crop. I had learned tills from seasons j
years before, when 1 had seen the ,
same thing But the Scuppurnong ,
must bo pruned in November or De- i
comber as it bleeds worse than the i
cluster grapes.
i
Sow Hog Lot to Artichokes.
Part of the hog lot should be sown ]
to artichokes or rape. This forage i
crop will afford a large part of the living
for a bunch of pigs. If they have
shade and water, they will be apt to
show growth and good health all
summer. One ration a day of grain
will be ample until fattening time In
the fall.
Protection for 8kunks.
The high prices paid for skunk fur
has caused a great demand for skins
and in some parts of the South the
animals are being protected by wire
fences built around their favorite
haunts. The skunk ought to be protected
because It is always feeding on
the enemies of farm crops. In many
states they are protected by law.
Cottonseed Meal to Hogs.
Cottonseed meal, if it is fed at all
to hogs, must be given in limited
quantities.
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly |
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, I
GROVE'S TASTEI.H8S chill TONIC, drives out
Matarta.enriches the blood,a ndhrildaupthe ays* |
tcm. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c
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PASSENGER TRAIN SCHEDULES.
. Trains arrive Lancaster from:
IgnOSlS?DOC- nj0. 118?Yorkvjlle, Rock Hill and
rronff Affain. Intermediate stations 8:81 a. m.
No. 113?Charleston, Columbia and
i ago 1 wrote to intermediate stations lu:0l
en a terrible suf- * *
? . ? No. 114?Marlon, Blacksburg, Churand
bladder trou- Iotte and intermediate stations,
physician inform- 1:36 p. m.
ft kidney was In No. 117?Col-mbla, Ktngsvllle t~d
they was no hope Intermediate stations, 7:48 p. m.
I was advised to Trains leave Lancaster for:
oot ah a last re- No. 118?Kingsvllle, Columbia and
Ing four fifty-cent intermediate stations, 8:31 a. m.
sd a gravel stone No. 113?Rock Hill, Blacksburg,
grains. I after- Marlon, Charlotts and Interyou
this gravel mediate stations. 10:06 a. m.
no return of any No. 114?Kingsvllle, Columbia,
time and cannot Charleston and Intermedlats
ivor of your won- stations 1:86 p. m.
n, Swamp-Root^ No. 117?Rock Hill, Yorkv'.lle and
physicians fall. Intermediate stations, 7:33
y yours, p. m.
. H .HORNR, N. B.?Schedule figures are pubRoseboro,
N. C. fished as informa n only and are
?art-d before ine, not guaranteed. For Information as
July, 1909, F. H. to passenger fares, etc., call on
iribed the abovu W. B. CAUTHT5N, Agent,
le oath that the W. El. McGEE, A. G. P. A.,
mbstance and In Columbia, S. C.
ES M. HALL, W. H. CAFFEY, D. P. A.,
Notary Pu'oMc. Charleston, S. C.