The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, June 20, 1919, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Textr HOGS AND POTATOES. [National Crop Improvement Service.] Because of the economy with which the pig converts Its food into edible Besh, this animal steadily increases in Importance as our population becomes more dense. Practically every farmer should raise »nd fatten pigs, for family consumption If not for market, upon culls and sur plus potatoes and sweet potatoes, in order to profitably conserve a valuable nutritive material that would other wise be wasted. Pigs will properly utilize many other by-products of tl»e farm, such as dairy by-products and kitchen and garden wastes, as well as grains that cannot otherwise be profitably disposed of. We should dismiss the Idea that profitable hog raising belongs to the corn belt only. Denmark raises no corn, yet produces more pork of the highest quality than any other equal area in the world. The South can produce hogs more cheaply than any other place on earth. Pigs produce a pound of gain from four to five pounds of dry matter while fattening cattle require from ten to 12 pounds. The pig yields from 75 to 80 per cent of his live weight as dressed carcass; the steer only 55 to 65 per cent. No other line of stock farming can »o quickly be brought to profitable pro duction with limited capital invested In stock and equipment as can the naking of meat from the pig. In many cases the grower should not only fat ten his pigs but also slaughter them jnd market the cured products, ob taining increased profits even though the undertaking be a small one. -) QXampion'f3erks7iireJ3oar r A BALANCED HOG RATION. [National Crop Improvement Service.] “The young growing pig weighing 30 to 60 pounds should eat about one pound of protein for every four pounds of carbohydrates equivalent,” says Professor Evvard of the lowa agricul tural college. ‘‘When the pig reaches 100 pounds in weight about one pound of proteiD to five pounds of carbohydrates. “At 150 pounds for each pound of protein six pounds of carbohydrate. “The fairly well-grown hog, 240 to 300 pounds, in fattening, will do well at one pound to eight pounds of carbo hydrates,” A GENTLE MOTHER PIG. [National Crop Improvement Service.] One great advantage of the pig club is that every animal becomes a great pet. Sows should be accustomed to being handled and they will soon be come quite gentle, if not alrendy so. A savage sow is a menace and if she cannot be tamed she had better be dis posed of. When a sow is used to hav ing the pig club boy about, she can be cared for at farrowing time quite easily. Otherwise they are apt to be cross and excited if one goes into their pen. The friendly sow always wants someone around. The little pigs can be put in a basket and kept warm or even taken into the house until the farrowing is over and the sow is ready to take care of them. Prob ably one pig per litter can thus be saved —that means increasing the pig crop by 20 per cent. If a sow is to be put in new quarters before farrowing, move her early enough so that she will have time to get accustomed to the pen. Use short straw or chaff for bed ding. Make a fender of a 2 by G nailed to the wall 5 or 6 inches from the floor so that the little pigs may have a chance to slide under and save them selves when mother lurches down upon them. More pigs are needed and many little pigs can be saved by this ar rangement. FEEDING THE MOTHER SOW. [National Crop Improvement Service.] The feeding of the sow that has just ! farrowed should be light for four or | five days, but she should gradually be brought to full feed as the demands ' of the pigs and the milk flow increases, j Some of the coarser feeds may give j place to richer concentrates such as skim milk, buttermilk, tankage, mid dlings, crushed oats, ground barley, peas and oil meal. It is often cheaper to buy these concentrates in a com mercial mixture when the proper in gredients are difficult to obtain, or the feeder is inexperienced in handling them separately. These feeds may be offered in a watery slop. The feeding of the sow should be liberal, as at no other time can the growth of the pigs be pushed so rapidly or economically. „ BUILD A SWEET POTATO STORAGE HOUSE r -44-0 i mrnn j| h | i|| g:;| fr T T IP- « ' ■ ———l □ '..'l'—’l™—l " H "IT' 'll" ' 1 ■J 1 r. E !i Ti ~ ■ n '"VI L Floor PJan ,0, D LI £3 ]□□ □ \ —fT ~ ~ w ~~ r Ziarr." ~ _ J iritz Elp u n Linn A potato storage house holding from 2,500 to 3,000 bushels. ftuild a sweet potato storage house of wood, as it is drier than brick, slone or concrete. It is easier to op erate in regulating temperature. Never use a “dug out,” as it is very expen sive and cannot be kept dry. The house should be placed 12 to 15 indhes above ground, so that the air will cir culate freely beneath it. A 20x40 foot house, 9 feet high at the eaves will hold 2,500 to 3,000 bushels. aese potatoes may be placed in the nouse in bins or in some other manner. A plan that has proven very successful In many storage houses has b ?en to use bushel boxes for storing th pota toes. These boxes may be tal n di rectly to the field at harvesting, filled, carried to the house and pil d in blocks of 500 bushels. Then, here is no reason to rehandle the potatoes until they are ready for market or the market is ready for them. A house 20x40 feet is built as fol lows: Build three rows of pillars, two under sides and one under cente • of house. Let these pillars be at 1 sast 12 inches above the ground. Use 6xß or Bxß sill on top of pillars. On top of sill place 2xß or 2xlo sleepers 24 inches apart. On the sleepers a f oor of ship lap or matched hoards is laid, then a layer building paper and on that matched flooring. The walls are built by placing 2x4 studding 24 inches apart. On the outside put a layer of ship lap, on It a layer of building paper, and on the outside a layer of weatherboarding. On inside put two layers of ship lap and between them a layer of building paper. Al» low the inside wall to cover both stud ding and rafters, thus running to top of house. In south Georgia the weath erboarding will be sufficient for out side wall. The sides should be well tied together to prevent spreading. Use 2x4 every four feet over bin par titions for this purppse. No Brains. No Brains. Last week we were unavoidably kept away from our post of duty, we slipped in a column of canned editorials. When we received our exchanges we found that about six of them had the same thing and noyv we have sworn off. — Douglasville Sentinel. Mr. Wisler Cured of Indigestion “Some time in 19011 when 1 had an attack or indigestion and every thing looked gloomy to me, 1 re ceived a free sample of Chamber lain's Tablets by mail. 1 gave them a trial and they were such a help to me that I bought a package, and T can truthfully say that I have not had a similar attack since,’ writes Wm. B. Wisler, Douglass ville. Pa. For sale by Horton Drug Co. EIL VIGOR Means the VIGOR of LIFE j 'p' T»AK \ V / MARX V- JS --- * ' V V to the tired, weak and run-down system El Vigor is sold for SI a bottle by HORTON DRUG CO. HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH, GEORGIA Leave space between the walls open for it keeps house dryer. The air space is as good an insulator as saw dust and keeps out moisture if the plans given are followed. Thorough ventilation is necessary. Put a window every ten feet. In house 20x40 feet put ventilator 8 inches square in each corner and on each side of stove. Also 2 ventilators are placed in top of building. Doors should be tight fitting and similar to an ice door. Windows should be of the same kind and open outward. Make doors and windows so that they can be well padded. Ven tilator in roof should extend above ceiling to carry out warm air. All ventilators should be provided with tight-fitting covers. Provide cover for venilators on top of house to keep out rain. The bins shown here are 4 feet wide by 7 1/2 feet long. Sides and bottoms made of Ix 4 slats. They are placed 6 inches from inner wall and 4 inches above floor. This facilitates circulation round and under bins. Some store the potatoes in bouse in crates thus eliminating the bins. But when stored in crates the potatoes must have the same ventlation as when stored in bins. In the middle of house a stove is placed. A fire is skirted when the workmen begin storing the potatoes and the house is kept at a ture of 60 to 100 degrees until pota toes are cured. This is about ten days. Let hot moisture laden air ouf through ventilators. After curing pfc riod is over, gradually lower the tena perature to 55 degrees during remain der of storing period. Free plans and a list of building materials for a potato storage house may be secured by writing the Geor gia State College of Agriculture, Athens, Ga. TAKE AND DEVELOP YOUR OWN PICTURES “The Kodak Box” Contains Number 2 Kodak, Film Chem icals and everything- you need. So simple any child can operate it. Easy to make Tine pictures. Handy, useful, educative. No dark room, no trouble. Will pay for itself in a few days. Only $4.98 Prepaid If You Already Own A KODAK Try our “Fine Art” Film Developing Service. Finest work guaranteed. Prices very reasonable. Write today for sample print and price list. Send us your mail orders for Kodaks, Film and all kinds of photographic goods. Southern Pnoto Material Co. "Compete Photographic Service” 70 X. Broad. Atlanta, Ga. Helped Her Little Girl. Children need all their strength for growing. A lingering cold weakens them so that the system is open to attack by more serious sickness. Mrs. Amanda Flint, Route 4, New Phih.delphia, Ohio, writes: “Foley’s Honey and Tar cured my little girl of the worst tickling cough. I had tried many things and found nothing to help until I got Foley’s Honey and Tar.” Gives immediate relief from distressing, racking, tearing coughs; soothes and heals. Good for colds, croup and whooping cough. McDonough Drug Co. United States Railroad Administration SOUTHERN RAILROAD LINES Greatly Reduced Week-end and Sunday Fares to Brunswick, Ga., Atlantic Beach, Fla., and Pablo Beach, Fla., as follows: From McDONOUGH, GA,, to BRUNSWICK ATLANTIC BEACH and and Return PABLO BEACH, FLA. Week-end Rate SB-50 $9-50 War Tax to be added. WEEK-END TICKETS on sale for all trains Saturdays and forenoon Sundays up to September 7, 1919. Good to return Tuesdays following date of sale. SUNDAY TICKETS: Good for use on Sun day morning trains and to return same date of sale. SEASON TICKETS ON SALE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON APPLICATION TO TICKET AGENT, 100 per cent. Roughage BUCKEYE HULLS are real roughage in every parti cle. They are free of everything that has no value as forage. They are free of lint. They are free of trash. They are free of dirt and dust. When you buy TRAD* MARK RUCKEYF V HULLS V LINTLESS you are paying for nothing but roughage, and you are feeding your stock nothing that is worthless or injurious. Buckeye Hulls look like a real feed and are a real feed. Their very appearance will convince you that you should use them. Even if Buckeye Hulls cost as much as old style hulls it would still be to your advantage to use them. Selling at several dollars per ton less, they put old style hulls beyond consideration. Other Advantages Buckeye Hulls allow better as- They mix well with other for similation of other food. age. They are sacked —easy to handle. Every pound goes farther. They take half the space for 2000 pounds of real roughage to storage. the ton —not 1500. Mr. S. L. Jones, Jackson, La., sayi: “I have been feeding my dairy cows Buckeye Hulls and find that they do as well on Buckeye Hulls as on old style and that they like the Buckeye Hulls better than the old style.” To secure the best results and to develop the ensilage odor, wet the hulls thoroughly twelve hours before feeding. !t is easy to do this by wetting them down night and morning for the next feeding. If at any time this cannot be done, wet down at least thirty minutes. If you prefer to feed the hulls dry, use only half as much by bulk as of old style hulls. Booh of Mixed Feeds Free Gives the right formula for every combination of feeds used in the South. Tells how much to feed for maintenance, for milk, for fat tening, for work. Describes Buckeye Hulls and gives directions for using them properly. Send for your copy to the nearest mill. Dept. K The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. De P t. k Atlanta Birmingham Greenwood Little Rock Memphis Augusta Charlotte Jackson Macon Selma REAL ESTATE I wish to announce to my Henry County friends that I am regularly in the Real Estate Business, associated with Mr. P. W. Walton. President of the Bank oi Eatonton. We have a number of Putnam and surrounding county farms for sale, and can offer splendid opportunity to secure good homes in one of the very best farming sections to be found in Georgia, thoroughly healthy and every way attractive. Prices compare as about two-thirds value with the Henry county lands. Will take pleasure in showing my friends through at any time. Don't fail to call on or correspond with me before locating elsewhere. J. B. CATHEY Eatonton - = Georgia.