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FATTENING STRING PIGS
For some time there has been
some confusion in the minds of
many hog feeders relative to the
kind of a protein supplement one
should feed with corn and other
grain to hogs that were being fat
tened for market on alfalfa pasture.
One experiment stattion felt that a
series of tests under local condi
tions was needed to help clarify ths
Situation. Five lots of spring pigs
tveraging around 62 pounds when
he test started on June 22, 1931,
were used in making this study of
protein supplements. The test ran
120 days and was closed October
20, 1931. Each of the five lots were
self-fed, the corn from one compart
ment and the protein supplement
from another compartment of the
same self-feeder. No minerals were
fed. Lot 1. fed corn plus tankage
£ined 1.62 pounds per head per
jr; consumed a daily ration of 5.2
pounds of corn, and .21 pounds of
tankage; required 320.73 pounds of
oom, and 13.22 pounds of tankage
to make 100 pounds of gain; and
produced gains at a cost of $# 47
per cwt. Lot 2, fed corn plus tank
age 1 part and cottonseed meal 1
part, gained 1.66 pounds per head
rer day; consumed a daily ration of
28 pounds of corn; .16 pounds of
tankage, and .16 pounds of cotton
seed meal; required 318 23 pounds
of corn, 8.54 pounds of cottonseed
meal to make 100 pounds of gain;
and produced gains at a cost of
$3 46 per cwt. Lot 3, fed com plus
cottonseed oilmeal 1 part and cot
tonseed meal 1 part, gained .94
pounds per head per day; consumed
a dally ration of 3.37 pounds of
corn; .10 pounds of linseed oil
meal; and .10 pounds of cottonseed
meal; required 360.04 pounds of
corn; 10.05 pounds of linseed oil
meal; and 10.05 pounds of cottonseed
meal to make 100 pounds of gain;
and produced gains at a cost of
$3 88 per cwt. Lot 4, fed corn plus
tankage 1 part, linseed oilmeal 1
part, and cottonseed meal 1 part,
Sined 1.58 pounds per head per
y; consumed a daily ration of
4.96 pounds of corn; .13 pound of
tankage; .13 pound of linseed oil
meal; and .13 pound of cottonseed
meal; required 313.15 pounds of
com; 8.08 pounds of tanxage; 8 ua
pounds of linseed oilmeal; and 8.08
pounds of cottonseed oilmeal to
make 100 pounds of gain; and pro
duced gains at a cost of $3.51 per
cwt. Lot 5, fed corn plus tankage 2
parts and linseed oilmeal 1 part,
rained 1.67 pounds per head per
day; consumed a daily ration of
$.39 pounds of corn; .18 pound of
tankage; and .9 pound of linseed
oumeal; required 322.31 pounds of
oom, 10.42 pounds of tankage, and
$31 pounds of linseed oilmeal to
make 100 pounds of gain; and pro
duced gains at a cost of $3.51 per
swt. The cost of feeds used in this
test were: Shelled com 56 cents per
bushel; tankage $30 a ton; cotton
seed meal $25 per ton; and linseed
oilmeal $30 per ton. There was no
significant difference in either the
dally gains or the feed required to
make 100 pounds of gain in the lots
where tankage was used alone or
as a part of the protein supplement
fed (lots 1, 2, 4 and 5). Tin reduc
tion in the cost of gains by adding
either or both linseed oilmeal and
cottonseed meal did not exceed 5
cents per 100 pounds of gain pro
duced. This emphasizes the fact that
tankage alone was not materially
improved as a protein supplement
for hogs that are being fattened on
good alfalfa pasture, by mixing
either linseed oilmeal or cottonseed
meal with it.
The value of tankage as a protein
supplement in a ration for hogs
being fattened for market on good
alfalfa pasture is further indicated
by comparing lots 2 and 3. In lot
2, tankage and cottonseed meal
were mixed half and half. In lot
3, linseed oilmeal and cottonseed
meal were mixed half and half.
The daily gains were nearly 80 per
cent greater and the cost of gains
nearly 11 per cent less in lots 2,
fed tankage and cottonseed meal,
than in lot 3, fed linseed oilmeal
and cottonseed meal. Futher evi
dence of the value of tankage is
seen in a comparison of lots 4 and
5 It will be noted that in lot 4, re
ceiving one-third tankage, one-third
cottonseed meal, and one-thrid lin
seed oilmeal as a protein supple
ment, the daily gains were smaller
and the cost of gains just as high
as the cost of gains in lot 5, receiv
ing two-thirds tankage and one
third linseed oilmeal as a protein
supplement. The large and economi
cal gains made in this test are a re
flection of the value of good breed
ing, a growthy type, and rigid sani
tary methods in producing hogs, as
well as good rations. This test also
indicates the possibility of produc
ing large and economical gains
without the use of minerals when
tankage is used alone or as the
basis of the protein supplement in
hog feeding rations. The cost of the
concentrates to proauce 100 pounds
of gain was considerably greater in
a drylot than on alfalfa pasture,
but the alfalfa consumption was
decidedly greater on pasture. In
spite of this, gains were produced
more cheaply and it was much eas
ier to maintain sanitary and health
ful condtlons on alfalfa pasture.
The frequency with which the ques
tion of the possibly of fattening
hogs In a drylot during the sum
mer months and substituting alfalfa
hay for alfalfa pasture is asked,
prompted a series of tests for the
purpose of securing data that would
help answer this question. Each
year both lots received corn supple
mented with tankage, one lot being
fed on pasture and the other receiv
ing alfalfa hay in a drylot. The
:a»uUs of this year's tests may be
summarized as follows:1
Lot 1, fed com and tankage on al
falfa pasture gained 162 pounds
per head per day; lot 6, fed corn
and tankage in a drylot gained 151
pounds per head per day.
Lot 1 consumed 5.20 pounds of
corn and .21 pound of tankage per
FEEDING LAMBS
Tlip addition of corn silage to a
ration of shelled corn and alfalfa
hay increased the rate of gain and !
reduced the cost per pound of gain, j
it was found in experimental
studies. The addition of linseed
meal to a ration of shelled corn,
alfalfa hay and corn silage result- j
ed in more rapid daily gains and a
slight reduction in cost of gains.
The addition of linseed meal to a
ration of oats, corn silage and al- j
falfa hay increased the daily gains
and reduced the cost per hundred
weight ot gain A ration of barley,
corn silage and alfalfa hay proved
nearly equal 'in all respects to a
rattou of shaded corn, silage and
head daily, whereas lot 6 consumed
5.51 of corn, .46 pound of tankage,
and .22 pound of alfalfa hay.
Lot 1 required 320.73 pounds of
com and 13.22 pounds of tankage
to produce 100 pounds of gain. Lo
6 required 364.66 pounds of corn,
30.48 pounds of tankage, and 14.55
pounds of alfalfa hay. The cost of
the com and tankage to produc<
100 pounds of gain was $3.47 in
the case of lot 1 fed on alfalfa pas
ture, and $4.26 in the case of lot 6
fed in a drylot. The difference In
the actual cost of gains is not as
great as the difference in the cost
of the concentrates to produce 1.00
pounds of gain might indicate at
first thought. Counting the cost of
the hay consumed at $8 per ton,
the cost of gains in the drylot was
$4.32 per cwt. Estimating the hay
value of the alfalfa pasture con
sumed at $8 per ton. the cost of
gains on alfalfa pasture would be
$3.89 per cwt. In spite of the greater
amount and value of the alfalfa
hay consumed bv the pasture-fed
hogs, the costs of their gains were
10 per cent cheaper than the gains
in the drylot, but. in addition, we
must count against drylot feeding
the cost of harvesting and feeding
the hay and the greater cost of
maintaining sanitary and healthful
conditions in a drylot.
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PUTTING FLOWERS TO BEL
Shrubbs are usually thought of as
being so hardy that no winter pro
tection Is necessary. Any that are
liable to be injured by the colder
winters should be planted in a loca
tion that furnishes some protection
from the prevailing winter winds.
Young shrubs can be wrapped with
burlap to bring them through the
first winter and get them well es
tablished. but it is more wise to
plant only those of proven hardi
ness, for there are many from
which to choose, says an experi
enced horticulturist. I have, he says,
wrapped althea the first two win
ters, but they have reached such size
now that they will have to try to
endure the coming winter without
protection. That Is a good example
of a shrub that likes a protected
winter location. Mv method of pro
tecting roses in winter, (I refer to
hybrid teas) is to set a large pail or
box, without bottoms, over the
plant, then fill the box or pall to
the top with soil. The soil keeps the
bark and buds on the stems from
freezing dry during the winter. In
early spring the soil is gradually re
moved. I lift off the protecting box
first, then the soil will fall away
from the plant somewhat and then
I begin removing the soil a few days
later. Climbing roses that need
protection should be tied to their
summer supports instead of being
woven through. This permits them
to be let down to be wrapped for
winter. They may be wrapped with
burlap, cornstalks, or covered with
soil. I know of one farm home that
has a low iron fence covered with
red rambler roses interwoven
through the fence. These roses were
protected by tying a layer of corn
stalks against them on either side of
the fence. This method might be
done more easily than letting the
canes down, where the support can
be reached from both sides. Mulch
ing is not to keep plants warm, but
to keep them cool. This sounds fool
ish, but just as wet clothes hung
upon the line in zero weather will
freeze dry, so do the plants suffer
from freezing dry. The mulch is not
to be put on until the ground is
frozen for the winter, and then its
purpose is to keep the ground froz
en by preventing the warming ray3
of the sun reaching the surface of
the soil and the crown of the plants.
The mulch should be thick enough
that the sun’s heat will not pene
trate, but should not be so compact
that air is excluded. For instance,
cottonwood leaves when wet and
then frozen are a solid covering
through which no air could circulate
and would do more harm to the
plant by smothering than to have
left it without a covering. Tomato
vines would keep out the sun's rays
and still allow a passage of air so
the plants could breathe. Oriental
poppies like a loose, coarse mulch
which they can “see through.” This
is where I especially like to use the
tomato vines. I do not find it nec
essary to mulch phlox, chrysanthe
mums, or Iris. I cut tops off the first
two, leaving stems about four inch
es high which catch the leaves that
the wind blows about, and they
have alwayo come through fine. The
iris is left entirely to care for it
self, the only attention it gets is to
remove and burn any dead leaves
which might carry disease spores.
Peonies winter without extra care,
but I like to cut off the tops, leav
ing stems about four inches high
and replacing some of the tops
among the stems to protect the
crown. Pyrethrums appreciate some
mulch between the clumps. I do not
cut off their tops. Shasta daises
are less hardy than some perennials
and should have a loose mulch ma
terial. Mulches must be held in place
to prevent winds blowing them
about. Narrow boards or small
branches are good. Heavy cord
stretched tightly across the mulch
and tied to stakes driven into the
ground at the edge of the mulched
area is very satisfactory and not un
sightly. Forget-me-nots like a moist
winter bed, and after giving them a
loose mulch. T water them frequent
ly so that the soil does not freeze
dry about them Delphiniums can
not endure moisture about their
crowns, and a fire shovel full of light
cinders on each crown is a popular
way of caring for them. Digit
alis and canterbury bells are two
others which cannot endure wet
crowns The leaves should be lifted
and coarse mulch placed under
them. Evergreen branches may be
laid over the bed. These are some of
th most rommoniv grown perennials
that will give full satisfaction for
the least effort on the part of the
farmer.
alfalfa hav. A ration of oats, com
silaee and alfalfa hay produced the
least rapid and economical gains.
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EVER TRY IT?
Grasshoppers of the varieties
which have been causing the most
damage to crops this year lay their
eggs in pods deposited in sod roots
just under the surface of the
ground, each pod containing from
75 to 100 eggs. Farmers can destroy
these nods by disking the sod. The
eggs then are exposed to the sun
and air. The egg embryos are
killed bv the drying action of the
Wind and sunlight. *
LITTLE KNOWN OF
OLD BIBLICAL CITY
Archeologi&ftl Find Brings
Sepphoris to Memory.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat says
bi commenting on the discovery by
University of Michigan archeologists
pf the remains of a Homan theater
• nd early Christian church at the
*lte of Sepphoris in Galilee:
Few people ever heard of Sep
phoris. It is nowhere mentioned in
the Bible. Even in the synoptic
gospels, which deal largely wllh
events In Galilee, Its name docs not
appear. Yet it was at that time the
largest city In Galilee, Josephus says,
and he also describes It as the “chief
ornament of Galilee.” In political
and social Importance It was rivaled
In the period of which the gospels
treat by the new city of Tiberias,
which King Herod Antlpas had built
and made his capital. But during
the childhood and youth of Jesus,
and in the next generation after him,
Judging from tlie statements of Jose
phus, Sepphoris held first rank.
And the silence of the gospels as
to this city seems all the more
■trange in view of the fact that Sep
phoris was only a few miles from
Nazareth. From one place to the
other was a walk of only about two
hours, and the walls of Sepphoris
must have beeu In pin in view from
the top of the rise on the north side
of Nazareth. Jesus, therefore, must
have been Intimately acquainted with
It and often within it. During the
youth of Jesus, Herod Antlpas estab
lished his capital there, residing
there until he built Tiberias, and he
built a palace and other edifices
Upon Greek lines. Perhaps the the
ater just discovered was built by
him. At any rate there was active
building going on there when Jesus
was In his early mnnhood, and a re
cent biographer (Case) thinks It
probable that Jesus ns a carpenter
was employed in some of ttiis work.
All tills marks the discovery Just
reported of peculiar Interest to Bib
| Heal students. That the place Is not
mentioned In the gospels is no argu
n.ent ngninst their credibility. The
city of Tiberias Is mentioned but
once and that quite casually, and
other places of known importance
not at all. In fact, very few places
are mentioned by name, although
there were 204 cities and towns in
Galilee, according to Josephus. Jose
phus himself names many of these
places but he does not mention Naz
arelh. Vet Nazareth was there, and
Josephus,was a credible historian.
“Tracer” for Debtor*
The debtor who has vanished to
parts unknown, leaving unpaid bills,
may now be traced til rough the Post
Office department for a fee of 23
ceffls, by a recent act of congress.
The creditor sends a registered let
ter to the last known address of the
debtor, marking the letter “return
receipt requested showing address
where delivered." If the postal de
partment Is able to deliver the let
ter, and usually it is, a receipt will
l»e returned to the sender showing
the new address. Heretofore it lias
been impossible to obtain such for
warding addresses from the post
office.
Couldn’t Reach Pedal*
Virginia Wood reports the follow
ing story which has a laugh In it:
Tommy Ware is the two and a half
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Ware, and lie look his first ride on a
horse recently.
It was a large horse, and Tommy
on top looked about like the shelter
house on Pike’s peak. He inspected
everything from his high perch and
then noticed the empty stirrups hang
ing far below him.
"It’s no use, I can’t ride, Gina," lie
said to his cousin, "I can’t reach
the pedals.”—Kansas City Star.
Realism In the movies has never
yet Introduced the sound of a cof
fee grinder—one of rlie most charac
teristic in a lumber camp.
There isn’t a great deal of peace
and tranquillity because multitudes
of people don’t want It.
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“Flora Is a wife whose husband
can't put anything over ou her.”
“How's that?”
“When she heard him talking In
his sleep she went to sleep herself
and talked right back at hlu>."—
Vancouver Province.
Belated Belle
“Maud seems to be a thoroughly
up to-date girl."
“Well, she isn't. She’s six years
behind in her record of birthdays.”—
Poston Transcript.
Bitter-Sweet
Revenge may he sweet, people who
take It are usually soured by it.
I.ife without fighting would make
some natures miserable.
Clover at Fire Check
The Pennsylvania department of
forests and waters Is experimenting
with clover growths ns a means of
checking tire outbreaks in the wood*.
Experiments have shown that tha
clover will remain green during dr/
weather and will form a mat thick
enough to Impede the advance of the
lire.
Flattering
Naturally women like a strong, st
lent man; they think he is listening
to them.
Nothing Is so hateful to witness ta
a family row In which you are not In
volved.
The pure In heart are compara
tively scarce.
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