The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-11-09
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How Much Pork Will a Bushel Of
Corn Make,

Corn Make.
This | consider an important question:,
and one that all farmers ought to be able
to answer | will answer the question by
giving the result of an actual experiment.,
which is the only way of obtaining cor
rect Information. Some years ago | was
DESTROYS of obtaining information as to
the best and most profitable way Of iatten-
ing hogs. inquired OF my neighbors and
friends, and found some in favor Of close
Aoored pens, and others large dry lots;
and as to the amount of pork a bushel or
Of barrel of corn would make, their opin-
ions were as various as their countenances.
was just beginning to farm, and as | was
DESTROYS Of knowing the best way of tat
etening hogs, | determined to try the differ.
ent plans, and also how much pork a bar
rel Of corn would make. | made a floor
ed pen and covered it in. Weighed three
hogs and put them in the pen. | also
weighed three of the same size and put
them in a dry lot-average weight It's
pounds. | fed six barrels Of corn to the
six hogs. They were forty days eating the
corn-with a plenty OF salt and water.
Their average gain was rs pounds. The
I 1OHS III ttIc III SoiIfCd IN uBOohs Oho siO
was fa.tened in the lot gained 88 pounds.
lone in the pen gained "a pounds; the 9th.
err tour we're not so thrifty. These hogs
were about fourteen months old whom
slaughtered. put them up the 25ih of
October. There was a good deal Of sleet
and snow during the month Of November,
which gave the hogs in the pen an advan-
tage they would not have had If the wealth
er was favorable; they eat the same guam
tity of grain in the same time. II also
shows tina one bushel OF corn will make
LIS pounds OF pork; and that the six bar
trels of corn made $il Csc. worth Of pork,
at 81 cts. per pound; and that the farmer
gets 125 cts. for his labor Of feeding per
bushel, over selling at 25 cts. per bushel.
Hogs will fatten fasterin September and
October. than they will in colder weather.
4 few years ago | fed one barrel Of corn
to a very fine Berkshire hog that was aboul
thirty months old. (shortly after being cas-
tra,ed) in the months Of August and Sep.
tember, and he gained 81 pounds in 81
days. which was the length OF time he was
eating the barrel of corn. He ran on a
clovar lot which was Of great advantage.
THIS last experiment is considerably oveI
an average, and would not hold good witt
, common hogs. From the above expert
ment it will be seen that 81 pounds Of corn
supposing the corn to weigh 55 pounds Il
the bus!lel. will make l pound OF pork
AIR. Arnott, as quoted from the Genesc'
Il Farmer, ..thinks 5 lbs. OF corn will pro
: duce Id. OF pork!' This "lhink" of Mr.
Arnott's will not hold good with on ezper
.Iiment. Subsequent observation has sat
!. listed me that the foregoing experiment., a
detailed, will do to practice upon.
Another very important question, or in
5 quiry suggests itself from the foregoing
and that is, what is it worth TO raise hog
+ to the average weigh, of IT'S lbs. A COZ
o rect answer to this question. based on &C
,ual experiment, would be Of great i'm
lportance to farmers. TO value tire gras:
il follower and grain fields that thu hog feed
on awhils growing 10 a gross weight OF 10
n Ibis. or goo lbs is scarcely susceptible {
being arrived at by experiments; yet wit
these assistants | can raise a hog to weig
IT'S lbs. and over, with one barrel Of corr
It will be seen from these estimates, tn
II two barrels OF corn, with the advantage
grass, clover and grain fields. will produe
about 200 lbs. Of nett pork, or $50 10
!. gross. Estimating the corr a.25c. a busl
I Ell, this would give the farmer $3.50 f
e his grass, clover, grain, fields, capt.
*. stock, and his labor. To sell corn at {
,e cents a sbushel is very Improbable bus
,e ness, when we take into consideration q
re- wear Of the land; and pork at 50. so p
id 100 lbs. is a very slow business. II '
take into account the absolute necessi
" Of cloyering our land and raising SIMS
ID grain in order to keep up and improve
| have no hesitation in saying that i. is b'
ch ter for the farmer to raise pork at So
q, than to sell corn at 25 cents per bushel.
Hogs do best in large fields with pfen
is of water. aud the farmer who cuts up +
ID corn in the months of September and 0
Id tober, and hauls it out On his fields. "
il. be amply paid for his labor in the improv
I'd ment of his land from The stalks. and m
MS nuse Of the hogs. 1t is a great saving
labor to ,urn the hogsin the field. when I
quantity of the hogs and size Of the fc
ri suit. w. Nj. JACKSON,
FaueIe. Mo,-VaIeu Fdrmrr,