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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION 8 Pasture and Grain Crops for Hogs in Pacific Northwest Contributed by Byron Hunter of the Board of Plant Industry, United States Departm ent of Agriculture. w ? .................................. .... fall is scant, corn can te hogged off far While both are used in the x-acific It must bo understood also that there into the winter. Theie it s lig h tly leas Northwest, the latter is the one gen- are times during the winter when most a This is the second of a series of <$> waste if a movable fence is used and eraUy practiced Where crops are used soils west of the Cascade Mountains be articles dealing with crops and <e> the hogs are not turned into more corn in this nay during tho late fall and win come so wet that the tramping of the e systems of cropping for pork * than they can consume in 15 or 20 days. ter in the more humid portions of the hogs does a great deal of injury by a production, prepared by Mr. ® Especially is this trne when the ground wheat belt and west of the Cascade puddling the soil. For thia reason it ia • Byron Hunter, who is now state •$> becomes wet and muddy. Mountains, where the autumn rains arq generally considered best to remove the » leader in charge of farm man- <$> frequently heavy, the area should prob hogs from the pasture when a heavy The Use of Barley. * agement field studies and dem- A ably be limited so that it will be rain falls. This is not always neee» As a erop to hog off, barley is used » castrations in the State of $ cleaned up in 15 or 20 daya In the arid sary, however, as, for example, on sandy during the summer, autumn and winter. » Washington, and employed co- <§> Because the beards, when dry and hard, and semi arid districts or when used soils and pastures with a close gra» » operatively by the United <$> during the dry season in the more sod. » States Department of Agricul- <$* are so severe on the mouth of the hog, humid localities, there is probably no Of the legumes, red clover for welt* » ture and the State College of 3> the common beardless barley is gen good reason why the area hogged off drained soils and alsike for wet lands erally used during the summer and ♦ Washington. a early autumn. The bearded varieties should not be all that tho bogs will are generally the most satisfactory. Tho » clean up nicely during tho season. Much clovers make their maximum growth • ■»> ♦ > <9 » > > > » > > > $ $ <5, g usually outyield the beardless consider larger areas doubtless can be hogged during the months of April, May and ably, and for this reason the former are Usual Grain Crops Hogged Off. generally preferred for Hte autumn and off on sandy or gravelly soils than on June. When the summer drought comes HE Pacific Northwest is peculiarly winter use. There are some, however, clay soils that become sticky when wet. on, the quantity of forage produced adapted to the hogging off of crops. who prefer the beardless varieties for Crops Suitable for Pasture and Hogging gradually decreases. If a elover pastor* is utilized to its fullest capacity during Tho wet season occurs during the all seasons. Off. winter months and the dry season dur The three Pacific Northwestern the spring and early summer, it is nee«*. If sown very early in the spring, sary to provide additional green feed ing the summer. This gives a long beardless barley generally ripens about States to which this bulletin is prim period in which crops may be used in ten days or two weeks earlier than win arily applicable may be divided into for the dry season. Thia may be don* this way. The principal crops that are ter wheat. This makes it one of the three distinct agricultural districts: by grazing the elover unadow during suitable for hogging down are wheat, first crops available for hogging off in (1) Western Oregon and Western Wash tho summer after removing a erop ol hay. field peas, corn and barley. the early summer. The hogs are turned ington—that portion of these two states Alfalfa is not used so generally a* Wheat is generally used from the into the field when the first patchers lying west of the Cascade Mountains, time the first spots in the field are aro ripening, or when the kernels are (2) the wheat belt, and (3) the irri clover for hog pasture west of the Cam nearly ripe, about the stiff-dough stage, in the stiff dough stage. gated valleys. Because of their great cade Mountaina It has been tried in many loca- tics with varying degree* of until the stubble field is open or until Hogs do only fairly well on mature variation in topography, elevation, rain success. It has given beet satisfaction field peas or some other crops are ready fall, soil, temperature, ete., these three for use. It will be seen, then, that the bearded barley when the beards are dry districts present a wide range of agri on the sandy or loamy soils along tha and stiff. After the autumn rains have watercourses where the water table is at season for using wheat is from four to cultural possibilities. For this reason six weeks. If used during a longer softened the beards and kernels, how the crops that may be used in econom least 4 feet below the surface. Alfalfa period there may be considerable loss ever, they take to it readily. For late ical hog production in each area arc is highly successful in the Umpqua and Rogue River Valleys on irrigated and from shattering, and the autumn rains autumn and wintor use the bearded discussed separately. subirrigated land. Under conditions fa* in some localities may also damage the varieties are allowed to stand in the field until the fall rains have set in Crops for Western Oregon and Western vorable to its growth, it produce* aa erop. Washington. abundance of feed from early spring un A soft variety of wheat with a well. This usually gives plenty of time The moist, mild climate of this dis til late in the fall. after harvest for the hogs to glean the smooth club type of head is best suited trict makes it possible to provide an for bogging down. Tho club head does stubble field. Blue barley, a bearded abundance of cheaply grown forage for Grass stains may be removed by satu not shatter so readily as most other variety, is generally sown for late fall hogs throughout thp entire year. The r a t i n g the sputa with kerosene^ rolling types. Tho true hard and bearded va and winter use. When allowed to stand number of crops which may be used for tightly and leaving a short time. 'Then rietiea, such as Turkey, are not suit in the field it does not shatter and this purpose is very great. sprout nearly so easily as wheat or the rinse out tho kerosene and wash with able. The kernels beeomo so hard and If intended for late fall, winter and warm soapsuds, rubbing as neeeesary. the beards are so severe on the hogs’ so-called winter varieties of barley. On a farm in Umatilla county. Ore., early spring use, a pasture should not be mouths that they do not eat enough to during November, 1910, 80 hogs were grazed during the autumn, in order that rOU CAN EARN $ 5 0 . 0 0 make economical gains a large amount of forage may accuniu ---- ¿ F t " — ' * " Impre..d stindii* On the farm of W. IL Steen, Umatilla pastured 18 days and 98 hogs 10 days Well Drilling Machine, late. This is necessary with almost all INtUs tkrouoh any (rwmatan^ eonnty, Oregon, 90 hogs pastured from on 11.4 acres of barley on a steep hill winter forage crops, for growth prac ______ Five yean ahead of any other. in ly 17 to August 24 on 11 seres of ripe side. The gain in weight averaged 230 ” • iW Haa rcurd ol dnliing 130 f « t tieallv ceases when winter begins. The and driving cawna ia 9 hnuiw standing wheat, estimated to yield 15 pounds per acre, having a value of during the autumn is grazed during the $18.35 per acre. The estimated yield of Another record where 7 0 fe*t wa> d rilW o a 2 K gaL bushels per acre, made an average gain* forage that is allowed to uccuiuulute al • i gal Ù M M M N K M n b I Irrtnraüy barley was 21 bushels per acre. running night» 1 «hing job. F neine igniOoa. ( dialogue V2 in weight of 150 pounds per acre,- winter. REIERSON MACHINERY CO . M anir». Portland. OrwJ worth $14.40. Tn another instance M. Determining Area to Be Hogged Off. In order to reduce the waste to a K. Schrock, of Whitman county, Wash, pastured 109 head of hogs on 7 3 16 minimum, the area of each crop hogged acres of standing wheat and 1 acre of off must be thoroughly cleaned up. Ow pasture from July 30 to August 17. The ing to the variation in crop yields and bogs made a gain of 212 ponnds per t.ho quantity of grain that hogs of dif acre and gave a net vain* per acre of ferent sizes will consume, it is not sl- $15.73. The net returns from 44 acres ways easy to determine the acreage of of wheat alongside, yielding 19} bush each crop to be used in this way. Sup pose a portion of the main winter wheat ala per acre, were only $8.04 per acre. The field pea is one of the most sat crop is to be fenced and hogged off fafactorv crops to harvest with hogs. from the time the grain is just past the The quality of feed furnished is of the stiff dough stage, say July 10, until the rery best, hogs are very fond of the stubble field is open, August 15. What mature peas, and under good manage area of the winter wheat shall be set ment the crop is gathered with bnt very aside to be used in this wayt This may be determined in two ways, as follows: little waste. Most varieties of peas are (1) When the first spots in the field eomparatively large and difficult to are nearly ripe or when the kernels «over. What is shattered usually lies on have just passed the stiff dough stage, tbs surface of the ground until picked measure and fence a small trial area, ap later. enough to last the herd of hogs for only When Hogs Are Turned Into Field. a few «lavs. From July 10 to August 15 The hogs are turned into the field is 36 days. If a trial area of one acre Do you protect the amount of Dollars on your Bank about the time the last peas are nearly lasts the herd 6 days, as many acres of Checks against the CHECK RAISER? mature. L moet districts they may be wheat mast be reserved as the number used until about October 1, or until of times 0 is contained in 36, or 6 acres. Do yon know that American Bank records show los there is danger of the erop being dam (2) By the second method, the yield through bad check men of $500.000 in 1900, $5,000,000 1906, aged by wet weather. A protracted of the crop per acre and the quantity autumn rain falling upon a heavy crop of feed that the herd of hogs will con $15,000,000 in 1911 and the awful total of $23,000,000 in 1913! that the hogs have not cleaned up may sume per day are estimated. 8u 'ose WHO! will be called on to stand this enormous yearly cause the peas to sprout To prevent that the yield of wheat is 30 bushels, or this the vines are sometimes burned as 1,800 pounds, per acre and the herd of loss! The Fanner! Yes, because most city business men now soon after the rain as they are dry hogs will consume 400 ponnds of wheat use Check Protection. WHY do you, at a yearly expense, enough. Burning the vines leaves the per day. If 400 ponnds ef wheat are protect your farm buildings, crops and stock against loss by peas lying upon the surface of the consumed in one day, an acre, or 1,800 fire, storm and disease, YET! neglect to protect the total ground. It is not necescarv to burn the pounds, will last 4.5 days. If one acre cash receipts of all your hard work, your Bank account. vines, however, if a movable fence is lasts 4.5 days, 8 acres will be required RIGHT NOW buy this $10.00 New Era Machine, it will used and the bogs are made to clean to last 38 d3.vs, i. e., from July 10 to stamp in Red Indelible Ink the exact amount of yonr check up the crop in small areas that will last August 15. in Dollars, show it to yonr Banker, use it 30 day«, then if from two to thro* weeks each. Since The quantity of wheat that the herd not satisfied your money will be returned without question. ripe, mature peas are rich in protein, of hogs will consume per day can be green succulent feed in addition to the determined quit* accurately by weigh Sign and Mail This Order. peas will help to balance the ration. ing their feed for a few days jnst be Where corn is successfully grown it fore they are turned into the field, an is an excellent erop to hog down. Care the case of growing hogs, they win con COMMERCE-UTILITY CORPORATION, fully conducted tests at tho Minnesota sume a little more each day aa they 411 -12-13-14-IS Panama Building, experiment station show that hogs grow older. waste no more corn in the field than The Area of Grain to Hog at One Tima. Portland, Oregon. when fed in lots, and that they gather Crops are hogged off ia two ways: Ship ma one Robert H. Ingersoll New Era guaranteed Cheek Pre it as elean is most men do in husking (1) By subdividing the field with a lector C. O. D. $10.00 by Parcel* Poet, prepaid. Farm experience also bean ont this con movable tenet into small areas that win | eltuhcn. Corn is advantageously used last the hogs from 10 to 20 days and - ■ ---- - —________ _ _____ .1, i Name. from tho time tho ears a n wen glazed (2) by turning the h ’g* into the entire A i binar until the weather becomes unfavorable field in the beginning and the ground muddy, la some H im . No data are at hand showing whieh tricte of the Northwest, where the rain of these methods is more economical. T READ EVERY WORD!! Mr. Rancher! Mr. Merchant! Mr. Cattleman! Mr. Hopgrower! Mr. Fruitgrower!
