PASTURE AND GEAIN CROPS FOE HOGS. 7 



Wheat. — Wheat is generally used from the time the first spots in 

 the field are nearly ripe, about the stift'-dough stage, until the stubble 

 field is open or until field peas or some other crops are ready for use. 

 It will be seen, then, that the season for using wheat is from four to 

 six weeks. If used during a longer period, there may be considerable 

 loss from shattering, and the autumn rains in some localities may also 

 damage the crop. 



•A soft variety of wheat with a smooth club type of head is best 

 suited for hogging down. The club head does not shatter so readily 

 as most other types. The true hard and bearded varieties, such 

 as Turkey, are not suitable. The kernels become so hard and the 

 beards are so severe on the hogs' mouths that they do not eat 

 enough to make economical gains. 





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FiG. 3. — Soil washing near Dayton, Wash., ia the spring of 1910. This land was summer-fallowed during 

 the season of 1909 and planted to winter wheat. 



On the farm of W. H. Steen, Umatilla County, Oreg., 90 hogs pas- 

 tured from July 17 to August 24 on 11 acres of ripe standing wheat, 

 estimated to yield 15 bushels per acre, made an average gain in 

 weight of 160 pounds per acre, worth $14.40. In another instance 

 M, E. Schreck, of Whitman County, Wash., pastured 109 head of hogs 

 on 7^ acres of standing wheat and 1 acre of pasture from July 30 to 

 August 17. The hogs made a gain of 212 pounds per acre and gave 

 a net value per acre of $15.73. The net returns from 44 acres of 

 wheat alongside, yielding 19f bushels per acre, were only $8.04 per 

 acre. 



Field peas. — The field pea is one of the most satisfactory crops to 

 harvest with hogs. The quality of feed furnished is of the very best, 

 hogs are very fond of the mature peas, and under good management 



