Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-09-28
The Western Hog experimenting s,a-
lEsGEcS.

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I The following article from the Cincinnati Price
Currents of recent date, contains many statements
of great interest at the present time:
! Cons quent upon the financial crisi. arising ont
Of the failure of the Trust Company the feeling in
the market for hogs, as rsg4rds contracts for lu-
nre delivery, has been quite subdaed the last two
or three weeks; and though there were plenty of
buyers at 81 for November delivery up to within
the last ten days Of August ana but few sell, -.
there are no" more sellers than buyers at this rate
/ Fhe question whether the next hog crop will be
long or short" one is being generally discussed
ana Opinions are given both sides freely and
supported hy plausible logic say the least of IT,
Letters from various sections being placed be-
lore the public, stating that the hogs are diving by
thousands IN all directions and tn in many places
there are not enough # TO propagate the species;
IN other places we hear the animals are unusuaIlv
abundant and well taken care of IN soDe places
Is stated With the greater pertinacity that all ex-
ctpt pigs-the merest pigs, were slaughtered last
winter aud spring, pork being so high, and then
! again We are told that those not slaughtered in
winter were during the last summer Here an
there We ind communications ia the papers from
correspond nts OF mercantile agencies stating that
there are very few hogs in the country. But when
10 Is recoilected that these correspondents are
county lawyers, who spend their time t'roostihg
about county Courthouse" watching for clients
1t will be seen that their opinion regarding the hog
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and all interested in the provision market will al
ways find it cafe TO assume these are, every year.
hogs enough IN the country; there may be lie At
one time than at another, but there is always
enough 70 tatten so as to make a long hog crop,
tn case the inducements and the means exist to 10
this.
10 our paper we publish the assessors returns of
the number OF hogs 10 Kentucky complete. We
also publish tbs returns from thirty one count 5
IN OHIO. The former snow an increase Of t~enty-
HtHe per cent, as tOmpl red with last year, aud
the latter of eighteen per cent The retuFnp in
Kentucky are OF hogs six months old on the 1000
OF January each year, aud il o 10 of hogs over six
moaths old on the lst Of April each year. IL Ken
lucky We find over million hogs over mouths
old on the loan OF January, 1857, aud ia Ohio il
the increase il the counties Y heard from is
the same as it is IN thos reported, there 3
lS4 326 hogs six months old the Ist of last
April. Indiana aud Illinois had doubt three
lans of this age the lst OF A pril, so that il
will be seen the supply OF the animals is ample.
But then il j. said, and s is that hogs are be-
ing swept aWay by the ''bog cholera" at a fright
fol rate This however, is confined to a few To-
caliti s. chiefly ia the vicinity of dstilleries ana
we feel safe in saying that the whole number car
ried of in this way for the year ending Decsmb,r
81, 1857 will not exceed one hundred thOus md;
OF, even if it should reach one hundred and fity
Thousand, H. could not diminish seriously the mum
Der brought 20 market. This will be obvious to
any person upon the reflection that in Kentucky,
Ohio Indiana and Illinois there were over six mil
lion hogs six months old and upwards on the lst Uf
last prii. We think may assume now, With
out fear OF contradiction, that the supply of hogs is
ample. The next gu. stoo il, will there be large
or small number OF them brought to market. In
order TO arrive at correct conclusions with refer
ence to this it is necessary for examine into
the springs of human actions and see what men
viii do or not do as general thing under certain
circn instances.
1t is safe and reasonable to suppose that the far
will his attention the cultivation of that
which, from the evidences before him or The indnce-
ments held OUT promises the most ample re ward for
his labor; aud the more hemiHg are the evil |
dences in favor OF the profits likely accrue the |
more assiduity will be exercised in the p=oduc ion
of the article Now let US see what are the induce
ments to Cultivate" hogs, and what is the supply
OF the means with which they can be prepared for |
market. Since the lst of last January, hogs have /
ruled higher than for long series OF years. aud the
demand for them has been active, consequently the
Inducements to breed them and take of them
have been stronger than they have been for many
years. and the result Of this is shown by the asses
sor's return publish. The spring aui sumner,
though late, have proved unusually favorable for
all kinds OF rtation; everything suitable for food
for man and beast grew 10 the greatest pTOfusiOn
throughout the length and breadth of the lands the
wheat, barley, rye, oats and hay crops gather
I'd are the most abandaHi that can bs wel' imdgin-
go, and the corn aud potato crops now nearly ma
.nred exceed, both as regards quantity and quail
ty, any ever gathered in the country. During the /
whole summer and up TO the present time strong
inducements have existed 20 take The best care of /
hogs, aud uone can suppose for a moment that the /
best care has not been taken OF them aud more
especially, when such ample means exist with which /
TO do this. So then here fluid the strongest in
ducement TO breed and take OF hogs the Hast /
nine months, that has ever existed before and /
along with this greatest abundance OF food aIih |
which 20 fatten them. The result, then, must be |
arge increase in the number brought TO market aud
''lOng hog crop"