Show OWN M aft U FORAGE CROPS ARE SWINE NECESSITY experience Exper lence lins has shown that forage crops are necessary for growing pigs pies economically so states Will william farn 0 assistant animal husbandman at the new jersey state collego of agriculture who continues pasturing on oil green forage saves a trent great amount of feed allows plenty of 0 fresh air gives the animal exercise be and helps to keep the quarters sanitary whore where it thrives alfalfa makes one of the best permanent pastures for swine as it can be pastured from early spring to late summer find and la Is high in protein and ini mineral matter since heavy pasturage Is injurious to tile the crop it to Is well to restrict tile the number of pigs allowing the lie plant to grow and bo good for two or three cuttings of hay bay red clover also makes an excellent forage pigs should not be turned on it until it line lias reached a good growth as too early pa posturing Is likely to kill it out it can bo be pastured until it becomes woody in the summer whon when it nt alnE too much fiber to bo taken care of by the pigs digestive arnot sweet llover Is another leguminous ferigo which should be pastured rather closely ns as tills this encourages new growth anti and hinders woodiness rape to Is unsurpassed as tin an annual forage crop for swine it Is palatable succulent anti and high in protein and ash As aa it may be sown both early and late in tile season forage may ile be provided at any time in the summer pigs should not bo be turned on it until it Is about ton inches high if rape Is not pastured too ton closely growth will continue until fall all field pens sown either alone or with oats or rape to la a very satisfactory summer forage crop as it Is a legume and compares with alfalfa and clover in Its protein content ryo rye furnishes a supply of green succulent toed feed material in the late fall and early spring and Is therefore of great benefit to the breeding herd especially the brood sow sov nursing fall an and it spring litters A number of other forage crops ns no soy benns bluegrass and even some weeds are ani relished by swine th the point for the grower to keep in mind min d to Is that every bit of green material consumed fly by the pig means a saying saving of some grain in growing that pig for mararet mar iret |