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remain in the central house and lot, but could run in the 

 larger lots and larger numbers together. I am quoting 

 the value of forage crops for Swine from Bulletins Nos. 136 

 and 143, from the Iowa Agricultural Station. 



"Probably there is no kind of pasture that becomes green 

 and suitable for hogs as early in the season as a field of 

 winter rye, sown early in the fall previous. This rye often 

 furnishes good grazing through the late fall and early 

 winter, or until it becomes covered with snow, then it is 

 the first thing that will furnish a green bite in the spring, 

 coming on much earlier than either alfalfa or clover. 



Following the early rye comes, alfalfa, which furnishes 



A rye pasture affords excellent feed for hogs. 



green pastuf^ a little earlier than any of the. clovers. By 

 May 1st in the northern latitude red clover will furnish 

 a splendid pasture until such time as it begins to 

 dry and bum by the hot weather. By this time a field of 

 rape should be ready which is probably as good pasture 

 for making growth and gains as any other one kind of 

 green forage. This should be soiwn in May and the pigs 

 should be kept off of it until it becomes a few inches high, 

 after which it will stand extremely heavy pasturing. 



iWhere one wishes to "hog down" corn in the fall by 

 turning in a large number to fatten for market, there is 



