Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-12-21
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now MUCH PORK WILL A RUSH.
Ell, OF CORN MAKE.

now MUCH PORK WILL A BUSH
Ell OF 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 correct
information. Some years ago was desi-
rous of obtaining information as to the
best and most profitable way of fattening
hogs. l inquired of my neighbors and
friends, and found some in favor of close
hoored pens, and others large dry lots, and
IS to the amount of pork as bushel or a
barrel of corn would make. their opinions
were as various as their couutenances.
owas JUS beginning to farm. and as was de-
sirous of knowing the best way of fatten-
ing hogs, l determined to try the differ
ent plans. and also how much pork bar
rel of corn would make. l made floor
ed pen and covered it in. Weighed three
hogs and put them in the pen. l also
took three of the same size and put them
into a dry lot-average weight 175fbs.
fed six barrels of corn to the six hogs
They were forty days in eating the corn
with plenty of salt and water. The
average gain was 75tbs. The hogs in the
lot gained the most. One that was fatten-
ed in the lot gained SO Tbs. One in the
pen gained 85 lbs; the other four were
. not SO thrifty. These hogs were about
fourteen months old when slaughtered
I put them up on the 25th of October
There was a good deal of sleet and snow
during the month of November. which
gave the hogs in the pen an advantage
they would not have had if the weather
was favorable they eat the same quaint
ty of grain in the same time. 1t also
shows that one bushel of corn will make
is Tbs. of pork, and that six barrels of
corn made S1l,e5 worth of pork at 81
cents per h.; and that the farmer gets
lei cents for his labor of feeding per bu-
shell. over selling at 25 cents per bu-
shell.
Hogs will fatten faster in September and
October. than they will in colder wealth
err. A few years ago [ fed one barrel of
corn to very fine Berkshire hog that was
about thirty months old, (shortly after be-
ing castrated in the months of August and
September. and he gained 81 TBS. in 35
days, which was the length of time he was
eating the barrel of corn. He ran on
clover lot, which was of great advantage.
This last experiment is considerably over
an average. and would not hold good with
common hogs. From the above expert
ment it will be seen that A lbs. of corn,
supposing the corn to weigh SIS Tbs to the
bushel, will make one tb. of pork. Mr..
Arnott, as quoted from the Genesee
Farmer, a. thinks 5 lbs of corn will pro-
duce Tbs of pork % This think of
Mr.. Aruott's will not hold good with an
experiment. Subsequent observation has
satisfied me that the foregoing experiment,
as detailed, will do to practice upon.
Another very important question of in
quiry suggests itselffrom the foregoing and
that is, what is it worth to raise hogs to
the average weight of IT'S Tbs. ? a cor
rect answer to this question, based on &C
tual experiment, would be Of great advan-
tage to farmers. To the value of grass,
clover and grain fields that the hogs feeds
on while growing to a gross weight of
100 or 200 lbs, is scarcely susceptible of
being arrived at by experiment yet with
these assistants l can raise hog to weigh
1875 TBS. and over with one barrel of corn
1t will be seen from these estimates, that
two barrels of corn, with the advantage of
grass. clover and grain fields. will produce
about 200 Tbs. of nett pork, and $50 lbs.
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bushel. this would give the farmer So so
for his grass. clover, grain fields, capital
stock and his labor. To sell corn at 25
cents q bushel is very improbable bust
ness, when we take into consideration the
wear of land and pork at So, so per 100
Tbs. is slow business. FIVE take into ac-
count the absolute necessity of cloyering
our land, and improving it. have no hest
tation in saying that it is better for the far
mer to raise pork at So so, than to sell
corn at 25cents per bushel.
Hogs do best in large fields with plen-
ty of water, and the farmer who cuts up
his corn in the months of September
and October, and hRuls it out on his fields,
will be amply repaid for his labor in the
improvement of his land from the stalks,
and manure of the hogs. If is a great
saving of labor to turn the hogs in the field
when the quantity of hogs and size of the
field suit Valley Farmer.
w. NJ JACKSON.
Fayette, Mo. Aug. 10, 1858.