wheat middlings 50 lbs.
Wheat bran 50 lbs.
Corn chop 50 lbs.
Whole oats 10 lbs.
50 per cent. Digester tankage 20 lbs.
Soft coal and salt are kept before the herd at all times. The hogs eat
these at will.
The grazing system is used on this farm. Many different forage crops are
planted, in order to insure a regular succession of succulent feeds. As
each field reaches proper condition for grazing, a hog fence is thrown
around it and the herd admitted. The hogs do all the work of harvesting,
thus securing valuable exercise and at the same time saving man labor.
Under this system the fields have steadily improved in fertility, due to
the turning under of the uneaten green stuff and the direct application
of the valuable hog manure.
Forage crops vary in different sections of the country. On the farm in
question the earliest forage is rye, followed in rotation by the various
clovers and mixtures of oats, Canada field peas, vetch, soy beans, etc.
Dwarf Essex rape is a favorite crop and one that furnishes a tremendous
amount of forage per acre.
When the corn crop matures, the larger individuals are given the liberty
of the corn fields and the crop is "hogged down." This again saves a
great amount of hand labor, a big item under existing conditions.
In the winter, when grazing is out of the question, the herd receives
once daily a liberal feed of second crop alfalfa or clover hay.
Understand, the feeders containing the dry mixture of ground grains, are
available to the hogs _at all times_. They help themselves at will, day
and night.
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_La Fontaine, Ind.
We have been trying to produce the largest hog in the world and we
have done it! We have a Big Type Poland China hog, that has been
fed 123 days, making a gain of 450 pounds and at this time weighs
over 1200 pounds. We fed him on Pratts Animal Regulator.
H.E. HENRY._
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When keeping hogs in large herds like this, it is of primary importance
that the most careful attention be paid to sanitation. Pratts Dip and
Disinfectant should be used regularly and thoroughly to protect against
disease germs and vermin. And Pratts Hog Tonic used to keep the hogs in
perfect condition _inside_.
If sickness appears in the herd
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