Show VALUABLE CROP FOR SWINE hoo hogs of all agos ages relish cut alfalfa when fed in slop and make excellent growth I 1 havo have found that alfalfa makes inq or of tho the bost valuable crops tor for the aba hog grower whether it Is ia pastured or cut up finely and fed with ground teed feed writes john 11 II dunlay in tho tb mrm farm stock and nome home last winter when were selling around 30 per ton I 1 cut alfalfa in a cutting box and fed with tho the warm slop elop to all my hogs boga that did not have access to blue grass or tho the rye fields HOR of all ages relished the cut al alfani fali r when fed in tho the slop elop and thoy made a fine growth tho the alfalfa was cut to about ono half an inch in length and then scald ed before being mixed with the ground feed I 1 usually put the cu cut t alfalfa in a largo large galvanized tank and pour boiling water over it it is thou then loft left to stand over night and it if covered will bo be warm the tha next morning I 1 want to purchase a feed grandet that will grind alfalfa into a coarse meal and it if I 1 do thio I 1 think the abo hogs bogs will find tt it even more palatable alfalfa contains about the same amount of protein as found in the best and at the samo same bitne it to act as a tonto tonic for all the hogs that have access to it it la Is not too lato late to sow BOW alfalfa and it will pay you to sow BOW at least a small beall pa patch tell even it you only feed the hogs hoga the cured hay during the months when they do not got green teed food when there Is a good supply of alfalfa it makes the best of fodge crops for hogs of all ages alfalfa when pastured should bo be allowed to get a good start and should not bo b pastured the first season in this way it gets a good start and is able to stand pasturing better the next your year it is well to ring the hogs bogs or talu tak them from tho the alfalfa field it if ulf tb ground gets wet or muddy |