The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-07-15
we Maine law aad Farmerss.

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BY Pearl street, merchant, in reply
to an editorial article in Daily Times,
from the ad interim. Ii should be
attentively read by every farmer ia
the State, The Maine Law Will en-
EFT the farming community more gthan
any other class, and how they acan 60
against the Law, after being made ac-
quainted with all the facts in the case,
is more than we can understand. Z *H"
MEssRs. EDITORS. The leading ed
itorial in the 7fmeSof Monday, in re-
lation to one sef The omost valuable
measures of theage, touches onlyIbn
q single point, namely.its bearing on,
the interests of two worthy classes of
our fellow citizens, the farmers and
eoopers. = 1t suggests that The sup!
preston. of distilleriescw0uld deprive
the farmefof a market for his corn,
and take from the cooper the demand
for whisky barrels.
Every true reform is benefcient for
all classes, and l believe there is not
an individual nor any branch Of hon.
est industry in our State, that would
not be benefited by suppressing the
sale Of intoxicating liquors, and their
manufacture for such sale.
It's very generally the habit Of our
farmers to sell their young hogs to
distillers early in the fall. They are
fattened with the refuse from the still,
and sold for slaughter in the winter.
The advance realized from the hogs
forms an important item in theprofts
of the distil!er. 1t proposed to save
this profit for the farmer. By fatten-
ing his own hogs with his own corn,
he will realize greatly more than by
the sale Of both articles to the distil-
Ter. Many of the most sagacious of
our farmers know this well, and not
only fatten hogs of their own breed
ing, but buy both stock hogs and the
corn with which to fatten them from
their less farsighted neighbors. |
present an estimate of the compare
tive profit arising to the farmer from
theeo different nudes of diSpOsing of
his produce. l am indebted for the
material of my estimate to gentle
man whose residence and observation
was at a distance in the country.
Though the prices of corn, stock hogs
and fattened vary in different locali-
tiles, owing to their greater or less
facility Of access to market, yet the
proportion between the prices of the
different articles will be found to hold
good. A similar calculation, based
on the prices prevailing in districts
nearer to our large cities and rail-
roads, will show result quite as fa-
aorabIe to the farmer who fattens his
own pork. | premise that the aver
Vge weight OF stock hogs IS not
over IS lbs; while the average weight
of fattened hogs is not under 900 Tbs.
Twelve bushels Of corn will suffice to
fatten each hog. The average ex-
pense of getting the corn to the dis
tlllery | estimate ats cents per bushel.
Including time, tolls, tavern bill, oc-
casional hire for teams, &c, it is GER
tainly within the average. have al
lowed nothing for the cost of bring
ing the pork to market, for it carries
itself, or is bought up on the farm by
dealers eager to purchase.
In 1851
12 bushels corn sold to saia9 70
distillery at 30c So go la.
Less expenses Sc, u. 36-$3 "a
l stock hog, S5lb, p r233
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