Show SWINE ON OM RA RAPE PE PASTURAGE one on of best emergency crops crept grown and will give practically practical ay as aa good 1 resul jesuita its as aa alfalfa should insist ON on the grower of rape getting the dwarf essex as this is the thel only variety that Is suitable for hog casturo pa pas stun turo there Is a summer or bird seed rape found on the market which makes a worthless worth lees pasture and should not bo be used it la is possible that ahls has been the cause of this mansi troubles writes turner wright in the farmers mall and breeze I 1 have used rape tor for several years as aa pasture tor for both breeding and fattening hogs and never experienced any difficulty in getting them to eat it it hogs that are not accustomed to rape are given no other green faedi tor for a few days they will soon learn to eat and relish it even though they alej fed a liberal amount of grata grain it often happens that hogs after learning to I 1 eat rape prefer it to clover or alfalfa that to is coarse and woody I 1 have otten often changed hogs from alfalfa to rapo rape and nd from rape to alfalfa and could see no difference in the way they seemed to relish these different foods it if he hogs hoga are turned on the rapo rape when lt 14 la Is from 10 to 12 inches high they wm will eat it moro more readily than it if it la Is more mor mature rape rapa la Is one of the best emergency forage crops we have A good rapel rape pasture will give practically as good results as aa alfalfa it can be sown hil feed yards and lots lota that are used through the winter and thus thua not only furnish a pasture to take the place 04 a shortage of alfalfa or clover pasi ture but bufa also provide a moans means 04 ol 01 utilizing ground that would otherwise grow a crop of unsightly and worth less weeds w eeds F 1 |