VAperr, 1900 | QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 269 
ths Proclivity or desire to root, independent of necessity, remains a prominent 
lacteristic. Farmers who have practised from this pointer, and during the 
Tmonths have at stated intervals of at least twice a week given one feed of 
the toes, beets, artichokes, or turnips, have found that the pigs not only relish 
condi but derive great benefit from them. They are conducive to a perfect 
nerf tion of the system, stimulating the action of the various organs in the 
More ance of their functions. They aid in digestion and assimilation of the 
ae Solid food. Brood sows are especially benefited by. a liberal supply of 
4b diet: while pregnant, as well as their young. Indeed, it is almost compulsory 
sure strong, healthy pigs and a natural farrow. 
sulph Umps of salt should be placed within the reach of all pigs, and a little 
it ur mixed with their food will have a beneficial effect. They are also 
a ®mely fond of coal cinders, and they will even eat coal itself; this assists 
| a stion, Pigs should also be supplied with pure, fresh water, and the water- 
dese Should be frequently cleaned out. If cleanliness, plenty of fresh air, 
tte t Water, regularity of feeding, and shelter attended to, you will not be 
Ubled with much disease or death among your pigs. 
COW PEAS FOR SWINE. | uf 
tele Tecent bulletin issued by the United States Agricultural Department 
i a exhaustively of the “Cow pea.” As to their value for pigs, the article 
t Vhen cow peas are planted for green manure it is an excellent practice 
Digg th Pigs into the field about the time the first peas are ripening. Young 
qua i tive amazingly on the succulent foliage and well-filled pods, and the 
a ty of pork raised on such a healthful and nutritious diet is very fine. This 
| oo mer otitable method of fattening pigs or of preparing them for topping off with 
| ff; 2” Sorghum for market. An acre of ripening cow peas will pasture from 
tng *n to twenty pigs for several weeks, and the gain in fertility from the 
forg pines of the animals during that period will more than counterbalance the 
- tepr ‘ing value of the forage eaten. ‘The rapid increase in weight will thus 
of. cht so much clear profit, and the farmer is richer by half-a-ton or more 
6 Prime pork for every acre planted.” In the United States pigs are turned 
She Pasture just as dairy cattle and horses are in this country. This method 
gre eR Very successful, and it would be well for our farmers to adopt this — 
M, which has been introduced at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. 
} i ‘ Pea is not unknown in this country, and has been largely cultivated, but it 
a Dogg eearent to us that, notwithstanding the opportunities that our farmers 
‘of ss for improving the management of their farm, little advantage is taken 
© experience of others, who have made a success of a certain branch of 
Culture. There is money in the breeding of pigs, and the farmer who 
Tot breeding should endeavour to study what is required for local purposes. 
Dam hI end we would recommend that they obtain a copy of that very excellent 
i me let on “ Pigs and their Management,” by Mr. Geo. Valder, of the H.A.C. 
tilt, Pamphlets can be obtained free by writing to the Department of Agri- 
re intimating you require one. 
in, /88 require wood ashes for their best interests. At the Wisconsin 
Periment Station, U.S.A., pigs fed exactly alike, except that some of them 
‘Sh, ¥00d ashes to eat, showed that where ashes were fed, the bones were much 
“ger than where they were not furnished. 
' DANGERS OF SWILL FEEDING. 
lange Writer in Furm and Dairy says:—Pig-feeders who live either in or near 
the towns invariably do their share of swill feeding, and 1 am sorry to say in 
the ‘jority of cases it is fetched the return journey from taking the milk or 
V ers landed home and emptied in the swill tubs, without a thought of 
a ,*Mger may lurk therein. Any danger may be reduced to a minimum if 
Rain Mination were made with the hands before emptying, and examined 
8} When mixing with the food. Especially in the case of large places, such 
racks, &e., it is a common occurrence to find broken pots, glasses, &c., 
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