. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. TiiK Bulletin. 5. 6. 7. 8. Orchard grass and red clover Orchard grass and I'cd cluvei'. 13 The hogs ran on the lots all winter. In addition to the pastures, the hogs were fed about 2 pounds of grain per day. The following spring the rape and rye lots were sown to peas and spring rape, the hogs being confined to the sod lots until the peas and rape had made a good growth and were then turned on them. The hogs were changed from the pea and rape lots to the sod lots as conditions neces- sita
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. TiiK Bulletin. 5. 6. 7. 8. Orchard grass and red clover Orchard grass and I'cd cluvei'. 13 The hogs ran on the lots all winter. In addition to the pastures, the hogs were fed about 2 pounds of grain per day. The following spring the rape and rye lots were sown to peas and spring rape, the hogs being confined to the sod lots until the peas and rape had made a good growth and were then turned on them. The hogs were changed from the pea and rape lots to the sod lots as conditions neces- sitated. The hogs were not kept on the specially sown lots any special length of time, but were either on these or on the sod lots. This has reduced very materially the cost of raising pigs and making pork. Crops and Yields.—20 acres of cotton produced 15 bales, at a cost of $21 per Figure 7—Wheat Field on Iredell Farm. 50 acres of com produced 1,400 bushels and about 42 tons of stover, the yield of corn being 28 bushels per acre, at a cost of 32 cents per bushel. G acres of wheat produced 100 bushels or 16f bushels per acre, at a cost of 61 cents per bushel. 7 acres of oats produced 200 bushels or bushels per acre, at a cost of 23 cents per bushel. Peas, hay, soja beans and pork were also produced on the farm. 1907. Clearing Land.—16 acres of land were cleared, but stumps were not removed. The cost of clearing was $18 per acre. 31 acres of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original North Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture. Raleigh : State Board of Agriculture
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