. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. 118 BIGGLE SWINE BOOK. due to the mixed nature of the food supplied to this animal, but is generally rich, although containing a high percentage of water. It generates little heat in decomposing. The urine is valuable, but not so valuable as the manure itself. This is exceptional, as with other do- mestic animals the reverse is true. Still, hog urine should be carefully saved along with the other. The argument will of course be advanced by busy people that it does not pay in money to expend so much time and labor in the hog yard as would be in- v
. Biggle swine book. Swine. [from old catalog]. 118 BIGGLE SWINE BOOK. due to the mixed nature of the food supplied to this animal, but is generally rich, although containing a high percentage of water. It generates little heat in decomposing. The urine is valuable, but not so valuable as the manure itself. This is exceptional, as with other do- mestic animals the reverse is true. Still, hog urine should be carefully saved along with the other. The argument will of course be advanced by busy people that it does not pay in money to expend so much time and labor in the hog yard as would be in- volved in the daily collection of all the droppings and in saving the urine. The answer is that such collection should be auto- matic, as much as possi- ble. Manure dropped in large yards or pastures is j not lost, as it finds its way directly to the soil, and will exercise a whole- some influence as a fer- tilizer. The pig pen and buildings should be WESTERN HERD OF JERSEY REDS, shifted froui timc to time, so that the highly enriched location occupied by ^he pigs will in turn come under the plow. Drainage should be carefully attended to, so that all leachings will flow over sod, or over garden or field soil. Little or nothing will be lost if these precautions are observed. The bulk of the manure, including all which is made in the shed and all which can be easily scooped. 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 Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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