Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-03-18
AG RicULTURAL.
From the Southern Planter.
COST OF FEEDING HOGS.


Mr. Editor I'm the fall of 1913 fed a Marcel
Of hogs on boiled meal. consisting Of corn and cob
crushed. In lS49 fed partly on raw corn, partly
meal, as above, boiled with vegetables and
partly on raw vegetables
Result, Twelve hogsin le4s consumed in forty
four days six and two-sevenths barrels. twenty,
one hogs In lS49 consumed in forty-fomr DAYS
twenty Tour barrels, besides vegetables. Some of
the corn was crushed and cooked with vegetables
twenty one hogs fed on raw corn, would eat a
barrel OF corn per day, AS mine did when thus fed
making forty -four barrels of corn.
The average weight Of the hogs in l648 and
1S49 was nearly the same, the hogs fed on boiled
food having little the advantage Both lots
when put up were in nearly the same condition.
as to order and age
Suppose We had fed twenty one hogs as those
were fed in l64S, viz on corn and cob meal only
boiled, then we would have twenty-on hogs con
Stunning in iorty-tour days, about twelve barrels,
which at 81 per BARREL would be $24 Twenty
one consumed in l649, in forty-four days, twenty
four barrels, which at So per barrel, would be AiS
besides raw vegetables, SIC. Twenty -one, fed on
raw corn alone, would consume forty four barrels.
which, however may be too much; say. then.
thirty two barrels at 81 per barrel, would be $64.
Crushed corn, boiled, $26; mixed Diet as above.
$4S, besides vegetables; raw corn, only, $64.
Here, MIR. Editor, is great difference in cost
OF feeding hogs; the first and second items were
taken from memorandum made at the time in
my farm journal; the last, from the practice of the
country, which allows from one to two barrels to
1atfen hog, depending on the state Of fatness.-
Mine, when put up, were in tolerable order. If
such are the facts, why cannot we raise hogs as
well as our Western brethren, and on as fair terms
as they can2 But l think hear some one say.
'lt is so troublesome to cook food for large num-
Der of hogs" Granted. But, LIST Nothing can
be had without trouble. Cd You are we'll paid
for your trouble in the amount of corn saved. Sd.
and last, ''though not the least" Hogs thus fed
and confined in suitable place for saving manure
and kept well supplied with leaves, corn-slalks,
&c, will make fine chance of manure; .by-the
BY" an important item for the poor and exhausted
lands OF Eastern Virgna-my twenty-one hav-
ing made me, at the lowest estimate, fifteen loads
OF forty bushels per load, of excellent manure
How wasteful must the common practice be-. of
feeding hogs in such situations where all the ma
nure is lost. Some have known to fatten their
hogs in the open road
With suitable apparatus, costing from thirty
to SIXTY dollars lasting for a lifetime, you may
boil or cook foed for hundred or TWO of hogs. and
which would answer to scald them.
Statement Of Cost Of my Hogs for l84e.
Hoo EXPENSE ACCOUNT, DR.
10 corn at various times. 80 bills. at 81 $50
10 vegetables, &c. (
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Ca.
BY S.soO los lnearly) pork, a. a.. 600
BY Is lcads of manure, worth On
farm 81 per load, IS
lis
difference, $50
The difference Of fifty dollars to pay me for The
trouble Of raising them and cooking food that is,
Of the portion which was cooked for them THE year.
With the hope Of eiciting some Fslnarks on
this subject from my brother farmers,
l remain yours, truly,
NORTH GARDEN.
Albemarle, Dec. 20, 1889.
N. B.-Prces of corn and pork ere put down
at the current prices with US at this time
We have seen an apparatus, or mill for grinding
cob meal 1t is mounted on four heavy legs, and
portable SO as to attach to the horse power ma