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Pasture and Grain Crops for Hogs in Pacific Northwest
Contributed by Byron H unter of the Board of Plant Industry, United States Departm ent of Agriculture,
A rtichokes are p lanted in rows
th e rap e allowed to grow u n til late in I being used from th e tim e it is in the
the fall, th e rap e fu rn ish es good pas s tif f dough stage, about J u ly 10, until cu ltivated in precisely tho same manueN
w inter rain s coma. Ilogs do exception th a t potatoes are grown. The tuber*
tu re from N ovem ber 1 to A pril 1.
are cut into rath e r small pieces an4
V etch sown alone or w ith w heat or ally well on it a fte r th e rain s have
planted a little thicker and a little
oats in corn a t th e last cu ltiv atio n or softened th e kernels.
To fu rn ish autum n pasture, one h alf earlier th an potatoes.
in th e early fall on spring plowed stub
A rtichokes are utilized by tu rn in g the
ble land furnishes p astu re for hogs d u r­ peck of w heat or a peck of oats is fr e ­
ing th e la te fall, w in ter and early q uently sown w ith peas th a t a re to be hogs into th e field in the fall aft»*
spring. One bushel of vetch and a hogged off. In w orking upon th e ma the tubers have made th eir grow th. I f
bushel o f oats or 40 pounds o f w heat tu re crop th e hogs cause considerable the hogs have been ringed, the ground
are used per acre. I f sown alone, from of the oats or w heat to sh a tte r out. is loosened up w ith a plow, enough
90 to 120 pounds o f vetch seed are re­ Much of th is is covered by th e tram p tubers being plowed out a t a tim e t*
quired p er acre. T he seed is cith er ing of th e hogs. W hen the firs t fall last a week.
The soil best adapted to the grow th
p lan ted w ith a one-horse g rain drill rains come it germ inates and furnishes
of artichokes for hogs is tho sandy land
which runs betw een th e rows of corn good pasture.
Corn is hogged down to good advant along the w atercourses. They can b*
or it is sown b roadcast from th e back
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$> ® & o f a horse. A one horse disk grain age in much of the te rrito ry w est of hogged o ff on such land w ithout seri­
P GROWN in row s ami k ep t well drill, which can be used for th is p u r­ th e Cascade M ountains fo r about six ously injuring th e sod during the en­
cu ltiv ated , rape furnishes excellent pose, is shown elsewhere. I f th e la t­ weeks— th a t is, from the tim e th e ker tire w inter. The heavier soils are frw*
green fo rag e d u rin g the dry sea­ te r m ethod is used, a hood is placed nels are p re tty well glazed and dented quently badly puddled by the tram ping
son when clover p astu re is cut short over th e head o f th e horse to keep the until la te in tho fall. A fte r the rainy of the hogs during w et w eather. Thia
b y th e sum mer drought. In grow ing g rain from fallin g into th e an im al's season is well begun the hogs g et many can be counteracted by lib erally apply­
Tape in rows the lan d is prepared early ears. I f sown broadcast, the last cu lti­ of tho ears down on the w et ground. ing coarse fresh m anuro or straw juM
This causes tho corn to mold and spoil. before the hogs are turned into th«
and kept in good condition un til p la n t­ v ation of the corn covers th e seed.
I f vetch and w heat or oats are sown For th is reason it is not b est to under­ field in the fall. By m anuring heavily
ing tim e. The best results are secured
by m aking th ree p lan tin g s on ap p ro x i­ in corn when “ laid b y ” in Ju ly , the tak e to hog o ff too late in the season. and w orking the ground early in the
m ately April 1, 15 and 30. These three p astu re is ready for use by O ctober 1; In the W illam ete V alley corn reaches spring, artichokes may be grown oa
areas are then pastured altern ately , the if sown on spring plowed stubble land the hogging-off stage about Septem ber the sam e land fo r several years. They
hogs being changed from one to the in th e early fall, it is ready about No­ 15. In th e Rogue R iver V alley it is are sometimes allowed to volunteer, the
o th er. By thorough cu ltiv atio n rape vem ber 1. Tho p astu re may be used earlier and in no rthw estern W ashing land being plowed, worked down, and
can be k ept grow ing all summer. I t is durin g tho w in ter and early spring If ton much la te r th an in the W illam ette tho crop perm itted to come from the
tubers le ft in the soil. T his is not
u sually large enough to p astu re w ith o th er p astu re is not available, these Valley.
Thousand headed kale is an excellent good practice, however, it being much
lig h t hogs in <5 to 8 weeks a fte r p la n t­ crops will also fa m ish excellent forage
ing. B efore brood sows and other for hogs u n til late in June. Vetch is succulent w inter feed fo r hogs. The more p rofitable to plant them in rears,
grow n hogs are tu rn ed on th e rape, it also sown alone in the fall and used mild w inters of W estern Oregon and so th a t they can be cultivated.
W estern W ashington p erm it kale to
Objection is sometimes made to a rti­
should bo large enough so th a t they d u rin g A pril, M ay and June.
w ill feed upon th e leaves in stead of
O wing to th e excessive w in ter p re­ stand in the field all w inter. I t is cut chokes on account o f the d iffic u lty of
b itin g o ff th e stem or pulling up the cip itatio n w est of the Cascade moun­ and fed as needed. U nless fed in a g ettin g rid of them when it is desir­
plants. W hen the fa ll rain s come, rape tain s, th e ground is frequently so wet rack or on a clean floor, pigs waste able to grow Bomo other crop on th s
m akes a vigorous grow th and can be th a t th e tram p in g o f stock is very in ­ a g reat deal of th e kale by tram ping land. They may be eradicated by sow­
used u n til th e ground is so w et th a t the ju rio u s to most soils. F or this reason a it in th e mud. Full d irections fo r grow ing the land to clover, clover and rape,
■oil is in ju red by th e tram p in g o f the grass p astu re w ith a close, tough sod ing kale will be found in F arm ers' or clover and oats, and p astu rin g w ith
sheep or eattlo during th e summer. If
hogs.
is v ery desirable for w in ter use. Eng B ulletin 271 of th is departm ent.
In order to raise squashes success no stem s and leaves are allowed to
Sum m er pastu re is also provided by lish rye-grass m eets th is need adm ir
sew ing I bushel of o ats and 4 pounds ably. This grass form s a close sod th at fully th e land is m anured heavily dur grow, no tubers will form. Close pas­
o f rape seed per acre during the la tte r stan d s tram p in g well. I t is one of the ing" th e fall or w inter, plowed about turing for one season will elim inate
p a r t o f A pril or early in May. If firs t grasses to begin grow th in the March 1, allowed to lie fo r five or six artichokes.
weeks, and then disked, harrow ed and
Crops for the Wheat Belt.
clod mashed until in good condition.
The
w heat b elt of E astern Oregoa,
From M ay 1 to 15 it is replowed. Ju st
before the seed is p lanted, about May E astern W ashington and N orther*
Idaho presents a g reat v ariety of agri­
25, the soil is again cultivated.
cultural
conditions. The elevation above
The squashes are gathered about No
vem ber 1. stored in a dark place in the sea level varies from 1,000 to as much
barn, and covered w ith straw to keep as 3,000 feet. The annual precipitation
them from freezing. They keep b e tte r also varies from approxim ately 10
if gathered before the s u r f a r j of the inches to 25 inches. In some of the
squash lias been frozen. They are fed more arid d istric ts, where the altitude
from approxim ately N ovem ber 1 to is low, the soil is freq u en tly so light
th a t it is subject to blow ing and d rift­
Ja n u a ry 15.
The mangel wurzi Is, h alf sugar beet, ing. In the d istric ts w here th e precipi­
sugar beet and w hite French sugar beet tatio n is heaviest, on the other hand,
are all used for hog feed. B eets may be the soil is a dark, fertile, eilt loam.
stored e ith e r in p its or in bins in the Owing to these v ariatio n s crop produe
b am , o r fed from the field. Occasion tion varies widely in the w heat belt.
ally th e re is some loss from freezing if For convenience in discussing the crop­
le ft in th e field all w inter. Usually, on ping and feeding system s whieh may
th e o th er hand, there is much to be be used for hogs, the w heat belt is
gained bv feeding from the field, b e ­ divided into <1) the subhum id or
A One-Horse Grain Drill Used for Planting Orain Between the Bows of cause (1) beets make considerable inoister d istricts and (2) th e a n d and
Standing Com.
grow th during the late fall and win . sem iarid districts. There is no distinct
ter, much of which is lost if they are line of dem arcation betw een them , for
to w n too , arly in th e spring th e rains spring and one of th e last to cease
sto
red ; (2) when fed from the field they gradually blend into one another.
pack th e soil so hard th a t th e rape grow ing in the fall. A rye grass p a s­
the
tops are utilized the same as the
does poorly. O ats and rape p astu re is tu re of grass, vetch and g rain is used
Store pum pkins and squashes in a
roots; and (3 ) it is much cheaper to
nsed from th e tim e th e grow th is 5 or autum n until the follow ing Ju ly . D u r­
room where th e tem perature never fall«
feed
from
th
e
field
than
to
store
them
6 inches high u n til w in ter begins. When ing th e sum m er drought, grow th p rac­
firs t and feed them later. Beets are below 50 degrees. The storing plane
hogs are pastu red on rape and o a ts they tically eeases. I f k ep t grazed rath e r
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fed whole.
’ must be dry.
do no t w ork on th e la tte r very much closely, th e pastu re w ill last fo r years.
A perm an en t English rye grass p as­
(unless th e p astu re is grazed closely)
u n til th e o ats are n early ripe. In s trip ­ tu re m ay be sta rte d by sow ing from 10
ping th e ripe grain from the straw con to 15 pounds of seed per acre w ith oats
aiderable is dropped on the ground and or w heat in th e early spring or fall.
IH s l's the money you .Would »«< this y e .r
I mean It. I want
County S a le . M n ..s « c r. qniek, men o r women who b e lio r . in
covered by th e tram p in g o f th e hogs. The g rain crop is eith er thresh ed or cut
rhp unvare d«ml. who
,nto parto^rship with m *
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The g rain th a t is covered in th is way to r hay. The grass is then ready for
p erien co n eed ed
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B oth th e o ats and rape then grow ing sown. A perm anent p astu re may
. I b o "ilh“ mm 5 1 - lis th e l
w .n , V o U to b .n d i.
rigoro u sly and m ake excellent fall and be sta rte d also by sow iug tho grass
» u re o u n ty
1 11 fu rn i.ti d, m, o . t r .t ln « tub on lib e rs ! piss.
seed
w
ith
vetch,
oats,
or
w
heat
on
p o s iU .I— absolutely c e r t a in -y o u esu get b u r - r m o u s y ta
W inter pasture.
. ” X k w i U i m . thee yon sver m od. in s month b .fu re —
W in ter pastu re is also provided by stu b b le land in th e early fall, “ he m ix­
Bowing rape w ith oats inten d ed for tu re of grass, vetch and grai nis used
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T W O S A L E S * D A T — » 300 A M O N T H
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m o n th .
N eed ed in ev e ry
hay or grain. W hen sown in th is way for p astu re 'h e follow ing w inter and
•n bathing
the rape grows b u t little until a fte r the spring. The second y e a r th e pastu re is
%nd lo ft
Q uirk
oats are harv ested and th e autum n a close grass sod th a t will stan d graz
Hmilh, Ohio, cot
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M e ye r.. W i.e ., 1 25 0 pro At
ing when the ground is w et.
ra in s have begun.
firs t m onth; .f.w to n , C alifornia, J’ O in
W in ter w heat sown in the early fall
One of the most sa tisfacto ry ways
day.
Vou .hould do .« well 2 S A L E S A IJ AT
M E A N S »300 A M O N T H .
The work U . e r f
of providing sum m er p astu re is to sow fo r a g rain crop fu rn ish es excellent
-»!.». ant,
permanent,
f.scinsU ng,
II
rape an d clover to g eth er late in May pastu re for hogs durin g F ebruary,
t business of your own.
or early in Ju n e. F o r th e d etails of M arch and A pril.
Hogs m ake rap id Snd economical
th is method, see F a rm e rs ’ B ulletin 271
gains on w heat until (he c h aff becomes
DEMO«
of th is departm ent.
■TRA TIMO
From 3 to 4 pounds of rape seed per thoroughly dry. I f th ey are th en sup
TUB
acre are sometimes sown in corn dur plied w ith yreen feed, th ey will do
F U R N IS H E D
much
b
etter.
I
f
peas
a
re
not
available
ing Ju ly , ju s t before th o la st c u ltiv a ­
tion. I f th e corn is p lan ted on a well- for hogging o ff d u rin g A ugust and
prepared seed bed and k ep t thoroughly Septem ber, w heat m ay be used until
U t i l , enpltel
needed I « ra n t ere
cu ltiv ated , so th a t, th e soil w ill rem ain the autum n rain s begin. S pring w heat
d it— H elp you out—•
moist, -the rape usually germ in ates in may also be grown to ta k e th e place of
Back yen op— D o n ’t doubt—
D o n ’ t hesitate— D o n ’ t hold beck— -
ab o at fiv e days. I t then fu rn ish es ex- th e peas.
Ton
conn
rl lose M y other men am
H. 8 ROBINSON
I f no w in ter w heat is av ailab le to
eel len t green succulent forage during
b s lld in e k o n w i bank eeeoantA se een yon.
President
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its
place
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hogged off. I f th e corn crop is husk«d beard less barley. In fa c t th is crop may
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This is the th ird of a series of
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system s of cropping for pork
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leader in charge o f farm man-
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W ashington, and employed eo-
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