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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 27 
Live Stock and Dairy 
A CONVENIENT HOG TROUGH. 
J. C. Norton, in Kansas Farmer, thus 
describes the joys of the operation of 
feeding large numbers of hogs in open 
troughs in the field: 
You approach the pen with the slop and 
find the pigs all muddy standing up on 
the fence, so that there is no chance for 
you to get over without getting all mud 
and filth, and the trough a mass of filth. 
You set down the slop and hammer away 
on the pigs' heads until you can get. over 
the fence with the hoe to clean the trough 
out, and while doing this the pigs are bit¬ 
ing at your boot straps, running between 
your legs and crowding into the trough. 
To remedy this Mr. Norton uses the 
trough, a sectional view of which is 
shown in Fig. 355. The sills, 1,1, are 2x4 
stuff six or eight feet long, running 
parallel 19 inches apart. Two two-inch 
planks 12 inches wide and 16 feet long 
are spiked to these sills, forming the 
bottom of the double trough 2, 2. Strips 
of 1x4 stuff form the edges, and the re¬ 
maining parts of the sills are boarded 
over, forming a floor. Eleven pieces of 
2x4 scantling 18 inches long are set on 
end 19 inches apart (shown at 3). On 
the edges of these a 12-inch 16-foot 
board is nailed on each side, making a 
double partition in the center of trough, 
with four-inch spaces between walls of 
partition. Bevel-ended strips of 1x4 
boards are nailed across the top of each 
upright studding. On each side an inch 
J. C. NORTON’S HOG TROUGH. Fig. 355. 
board six inches wide and 16 feet long 
is nailed flaring out at the top. Eleven 
braces are nailed on each side over the 
sills (shown at 5). A 1x4 16-foot board 
at the bottom of these braces holds them 
securely. At the top of the braces a 
nine-inch board is nailed, at the lower 
edge of which is hinged the 12-inch 
board, which can be lowered at will to 
keep the trough clean. The end of the 
trough is set about four feet from the 
fence. A stile is built on the outside, 
and the feeder carries the slop up these 
steps, walking a plank to the top of 
trough. He can then pour the feed into 
the trough from above, and is entirely 
out of the way of the animals. 
HOW LONG TO FORM AN EGG? 
Some Experiments With Meat. 
In 1898 I had a pen divided into seven 
sections, each of which was seven feet 
wide and 10 feet long, with a run of 20 
feet for each section. I had 80 hens, 
consisting of White and Brown Leg¬ 
horns, White and Barred Plymouth 
Rocks. My record begins Monday, Feb¬ 
ruary 14, on which day I received seven 
eggs, the next day eight, the next 21, 
and so continued to increase until I 
received for each month the following: 
February (for 14 days), 341; March, 
1,304; April, 1,315; May, 1,467; June, 
1,129; July, 1.091; August, 874; Septem¬ 
ber, 706; October, 412; November, 100; 
December, 275; January, 422; February 
(for 14 days), 301; making a total of 
9,637. I began feeding my hens with 
warm mash in the morning, and grain 
feed consisting of wheat or corn for 
noon and night. After the first week I 
obtained table scraps for the noon meal, 
consisting of bread, meat, oatmeal, etc., 
but as much of meat as I could procure. 
The hens soon responded, until I was 
receiving 40 to 60 eggs per day. I con¬ 
cluded to ascertain whether the table 
scraps were the cause, or if it was the 
grain food, and on April 22 eliminated 
the table scraps. That day I received 
50 eggs, and for the next successive 
days for a week 42, 46, 32, 48, 42, 38 re¬ 
spectively. I then began the table 
scraps again, and for the succeeding 
week received as follows: 21, 26, 32, 38, 
40, 52, 46, respectively. I continued 
therefore the table scraps, and obtained 
54, 49, 59, 50, 51, 53, 61, etc. This test I 
made the last part of April and the first 
week in May. In June I concluded to 
make a similar test, and began June 9, 
on which day I received 55 eggs, and 
discontinued the table scrap meal for 
another week, which week showed the 
following result: 49, 40, 42, 38, 36, 34, 
36, respectively. Then I began the table 
scrap again, and received for the fol¬ 
lowing days 30, 34, 32, 27, 23, 28, 25, and 
at the close of the following week 48 
eggs. For the month of March, 1898, as 
shown above, I received 1,304 eggs; for 
the same month (March, 1899), 1,302. 
On April 1, 1899, my contract for obtain¬ 
ing table scraps expired, and I returned 
to the old method of warm mash for 
morning and grain feed for noon and 
night. In April, 1898, I received 1,315, 
while the corresponding month (April, 
1899) only 1,156. In May, 1898, 1,467, 
while in May, 1899, only 785. 
From this one can readily conclude 
that eggs are formed more rapidly than 
the ordinary person would suppose, and 
that one of the essential diets with the 
hen is meat, no matter in what form it 
is fed; but if hens are to be fed with a 
profit it. must be used. I might add that 
for the month of January and one-half 
of February, 1898, before I began the 
table scrap diet, I did not receive two 
dozen eggs for the 45 days, while for the 
corresponding days in 1899, I received 
over 7l/0 eggs. J. k. b. 
Washington, D. C. 
CARE OF THE BOARDING HORSE. 
We are asked to give our experience 
in feeding and handling boarding horses 
in Winter. He should be kept in a box 
stall, the stall kept clean, and have 
plenty of straw for bedding. He should 
get a feed of grain in the morning, just 
as much as will keep him in prime con¬ 
dition, but no more. Wheat bran should 
enter largely into his ration, and I find 
ear corn also very satisfactory. While 
corn fodder lasts it is run through the 
cutter, moistened in bulk, and fed to 
them in the morning in place of hay. 
This gives them variety and they do 
well on it. We give them a run in the 
paddock on dry days, but keep them in 
the barn when wet or stormy. In the 
evening they get another feed of grain 
and a liberal amount of good hay. 1 
might add here that we have repeatedly 
tried both mangers and racks for hay, 
and have discarded both, being better 
satisfied with our present method of 
feeding on the bedding in one corner of 
the stall. I am sure that there is not 
one pound of hay per day wasted in the 
entire stable, and the horses like it bet¬ 
ter there. We only feed twice a day, 
between 8 and 9 A. M. and 5 and 6 P. M. 
We get some horses that will keep in 
nice condition on a very small grain ra¬ 
tion, but have never found it advisable 
to keep them on hay alone. After stand¬ 
ing in city stables all Summer their feet 
are long and dry, and very often con¬ 
tracted. Their shoes should be taken 
off, the feet pared down and kept on the 
damp ground as much as convenient. I 
also find that three out of five horses 
which come to me in the Fall have long 
toes and low heels, which places too 
much strain on leg tendons; this should 
be remedied at once. Their feet should 
also be gone over two or three times 
during the Winter to keep them level, 
so that the growth of hoof may be uni¬ 
form all the way around the foot. We I 
keep our horses clean, but do not groom 
them regularly; our patrons do not ex¬ 
pect It CHAS. J. WOLFE. 
Pennsylvania. 
Breeders’ Directory 
Registered Jersey Bull Calves 
from Imported Golden Lad at fair prices. 
R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty [Street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Swelled Head in Hens. 
What ailed my two hens? One died; she 
had swelled head, could eat a very little, 
another I killed had lump under one of her 
eyes, and was blind where the lump was. 
I<oth were sick for about six weeks. They 
were with the rest of my hens, but none 
caught the disease from them. H. w. s. 
Danbury, Conn. 
We have had very little experience 
with the disease mentioned by H. W. S., 
and only know it by the name of swell¬ 
ed head. We first thought it roup, but 
it is not; it lacks many of the charac¬ 
teristics of roup. The heads swell in 
bunches which when opened show a 
white or yellowish cheesy matter. It 
takes a long time to cure and is hard 
to doctor, as the hen often is blind. On 
this account and from the danger of in¬ 
fection we advise the judicious use of 
the ax, which with cleanliness and 
thorough disinfection, gets rid of all 
trouble. white & rice. 
Biggest Hog Yet.— On December 8 I 
killed two pigs, born March 26 last, mak¬ 
ing them but 251 days old. Their dressed 
net weight was 778 pounds! One weighed 
103 pounds and the other 375. They were 
fed on corn and milk. Can anyone do bet¬ 
ter? If so, let me hear from you again. 
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