Sow Oats-and-Peas for Early Green Feed 
^Jloffman’s 
Twelve hogs from a Hamp¬ 
shire boar and a Berkshire 
sow, on the Long Lane Farm 
of the Hershey Industrial 
School, attained a weight of 
2,580 pounds at the age of 6 
months. This exceeds by 580 
pounds the requirements of 
a ton litter in a period of half 
a year. 
“I am very much pleased 
with the results from your 
Funk ‘G 218 ’ Hybrid Corn. 
There are practically no bar¬ 
ren stalks, whereas our own 
open-pollinated variety has a 
great many of them this year. 
The hybrid has good size, 
uniform ears. While I have 
not weighed any yet, I am 
satisfied it is giving us a one- 
third greater yield than our 
own seed.”— N. B. Jones, 
Masonville, N. J. 
Chemists today supply not 
only sprays and dusts for all 
kinds of growing things. They 
also provide disinfectants for 
treating seeds before they are 
planted! A gas is formed by 
these dust treatments which 
penetrates every crack on the 
seed, killing the hiding germs 
and parasites. Thus permits 
the seed to do its very best. 
Increase crops for the farmer! 
Please read pages 37, 39 and 
43 about three of these fine 
modern treatments that bring 
in extra dollars every time 
they're properly used. 
CANADA PEAS FOR HOG FEEDING 
As an early green feed for hogs, many farmers favor a pastur¬ 
age mixture consisting of one bushel of Canada Peas, one 
bushel of oats, 3 to 4 pounds of rape, and 7 to 10 pounds of 
sweet clover or alfalfa per acre. This makes a high protein 
content feed much relished by hogs. It should be sown very 
early in the spring directly in hog runs. Growth is rapid, and 
pigs may be let loose in it to feed when the plants are nine or 
ten inches high. 
If you prefer, you may, of course, plant with oats only, 
and feed mown green or as hay. (For directions on such 
planting and feeding, see Canada Peas on page 25.) 
11 WEEKS' HOG PASTURE-AT 
VERY LOW COST 
This is one of the quickest-growing green feeds you can find 
for hog feeding. Growth is so rapid that it is often ready for 
feeding four weeks after planting. John Manley, Remsen, 
N. Y., in voicing his satisfaction with this pasturage, reports 
that after pasturing hogs on it 6 weeks with grain ration, he 
gave the pasturage 2 weeks’ rest and was then able to put 
hogs back on it for 5 weeks more. 
A mid-summer planting, this mixture should be sowed be¬ 
tween June 1st and August 1st. Its rapid-growing qualities 
make it valuable as an emergency pasturage when earlier 
crops have been spoiled by poor weather conditions. Once 
planted, it will continue to grow until frost. Will not winter. 
"Eleven Weeks’ Hog Pasture’’ is an abundant producer of 
flesh and fat, also of wool. Consequently, it makes excellent 
pasturage for sheep and cattle, as well as hogs. For cattle, it 
is best cut and hauled to the barn for feeding to prevent 
damage from trampling. A second growth appears after 
cutting. 
Plant about 70 pounds to the acre, either broadcast or with 
a seeder. Then harrow it in. May be planted with grain drill 
if you prefer. 
WATER FOUNTAIN STAND 
That will keep the floor and 
poultry litter dry is used by 
many New Jersey poultrymen. 
Made of 2 x 4's a yard long, 
nailed together to form a 
square 4 inches high. On this 
is tacked hardware cloth. 
Fountain is placed in the 
middle, and the frame is 
placed over a shallow pan, to 
keep the slopped water from 
wetting the floor and litter. 
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FORAGE CROPS 
