. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. PASTURE AND GEAIN CROPS FOE HOGS. 7 Wheat.—Wheat is generally used from the time the first spots in the field are nearly ripe, about the stift'-dough stage, until the stubble field is open or until field peas or some other crops are ready for use. It will be seen, then, that the season for using wheat is from four to six weeks. If used during a longer period, there may be considerable loss from shattering, and the autumn rains in some localities may also damage the crop. •A soft variety of wheat with a smooth club type
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. PASTURE AND GEAIN CROPS FOE HOGS. 7 Wheat.—Wheat is generally used from the time the first spots in the field are nearly ripe, about the stift'-dough stage, until the stubble field is open or until field peas or some other crops are ready for use. It will be seen, then, that the season for using wheat is from four to six weeks. If used during a longer period, there may be considerable loss from shattering, and the autumn rains in some localities may also damage the crop. •A soft variety of wheat with a smooth club type of head is best suited for hogging down. The club head does not shatter so readily as most other types. The true hard and bearded varieties, such as Turkey, are not suitable. The kernels become so hard and the beards are so severe on the hogs' mouths that they do not eat enough to make economical y5u FiG. 3.—Soil washing near Dayton, Wash., ia the spring of 1910. This land was summer-fallowed during the season of 1909 and planted to winter wheat. On the farm of W. H. Steen, Umatilla County, Oreg., 90 hogs pas- tured from July 17 to August 24 on 11 acres of ripe standing wheat, estimated to yield 15 bushels per acre, made an average gain in weight of 160 pounds per acre, worth $ In another instance M, E. Schreck, of Whitman County, Wash., pastured 109 head of hogs on 7^ acres of standing wheat and 1 acre of pasture from July 30 to August 17. The hogs made a gain of 212 pounds per acre and gave a net value per acre of $ The net returns from 44 acres of wheat alongside, yielding 19f bushels per acre, were only $ per acre. Field peas.—The field pea is one of the most satisfactory crops to harvest with hogs. The quality of feed furnished is of the very best, hogs are very fond of the mature peas, and under good management. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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