THE PORK-]\rAKKR's MAINSTAY 2S5 



those, with tlie manure from tlie hog-s, enrich the soil anil 

 add organic matter to it. 



"This man allows his pigs to run in the corn as soon 

 as the land is plowed the last time, but does not let the 

 older hogs into the held until the corn is in good condi- 

 tion to feed in the fall. He says he has also had good 

 results from letting cattle into the corn first and follow- 

 ing these with hogs. He thinks this is the most practical 

 solution of the labor problem when help is so high- 

 (jriced and scarce." 



D. A. Gaumnitz and associates, A. D. Wilson and L. 

 B. Bassett of the Minnesota station (Bulletin No. 104), 

 made a two-year test of hogging off corn in comparison 

 with other methods of feeding it to swine. Observations 

 during tin's test, together with experiences collected 

 from farmers in other states who have practiced hogging 

 off their corn one or more years, ha\-e justified Mr. 

 Gaumm"tz in the following summary : 



''Hogging off' corn may be practiced with profit on 

 many farms. 



"Pork was produced with less grain In- hogging off* 

 corn than by feeding ears or snapped corn in yards. 



"Hogs fed in the field gained nearl}- one-third more 

 rapidly than those fed in yards. 



"The cost of fencing corn fields may l)e from $1.00 

 to $2.50 less per acre than the cost of husking the corn. 



"The stover lost in following this method is, in many 

 cases, not worth the cost of saving it. 



"It requires no more labor to prepare for sul)sequent 

 crops fields that have been hogged off tlian those that 

 have been treated by the ordinary methods of harvesting. 



