CLOVER FOR PIGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20323, 2 August 1929, Page 7

CLOVER FOR PIGS.

CUTTING THE FIRST CROP. Apart from the fact flint pigs fed upon it grow fast and wax fit, clover is one of the best foods for pigs because of "Other advantages. In a favourable season clover quickly recovers after being fed off, and the running of pigs on pasture soems to encourago the growth of clover. During a long dry spell clover makes poor growih in comparison with lucerne, and in a very hot summer it may be quito dried up, but no crop responds more readily to rain after a long spell of drought, provided that the roots are not seriously affected. It has been noticed in fields in which the plant had not previously been prominent (states the Live Stock Bulletin, England) that after pigs had been run on them for some time clover mado its appearanco in many places. « When clover is sown by itself or as a mixture, ample time should bo given to it to establish itself before any grazing is permitted. It is, in fact, probably better not to graze it off until it has been cut at least onco for greenstuff or hay. Pigs should not be turned on clover nntil the plant is well in flower. In the seeding stage it probably is still more valuablo, though it should not be ■ allowed to stand too long.