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has been cut over. In this way there will be a new growth of al- 
falfa at all times, giving the pigs just the sort of pasture they de- 
sire. Alfalfa is rich in protein; hence the addition of corn to the 
ration while the animals are running on the pasture is advisable, es- 
pecially if early maturity is sought. Young pigs on alfalfa, sup- 
plied with a light feeding of corn daily, within seven or eight 
months will weigh 250 pounds. 
10. Grazing runs for hogs.—Where large fields are 
not available small runs may be resorted to. These solve 
the problem very satisfactorily on many farms. The 
small run lots may 
be of any size from 
a half acre to five 
acres. The number 
of hogs to be kept 
will decide as to size 
and number of runs. 
An average size is 
about an acre. One 
OF Lime of these The hogs are shifted each month to a fresh pas- 
lots mav be per- ture in which one of the best crops of the season 
= is available as food. 
manent pasture of 
either clover or blue grass, a temporary pasture of 
timothy and clover, or a permanent pasture of 
alfalfa. The other lots may be used in rotation. 
Several of them may be seeded to rye in the 
fall, and as they are pastured off in turn during the 
winter and spring, they may be seeded with other forage 
plants. The one first grazed down may be plowed and 
seeded early to peas and oats, the next one to corn or 
sorghum or a mixture of the two, a third to cowpeas, 
and the others to soy beans, rape, peanuts, or sweet 
potatoes. 
11. Forage for cheap grain—Any growing crop is 
helpful in producing cheap pork. In sections where a 
temporary pasture like timothy and clover is available 
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