, 1861-02-22
Agricultural.

NEEpY. Orecon, DC. 20, lSGO

In. OGN. FARMER--In the Farmer O
Dec. 9TH you ask the question, How mucl
is a bushel Of wheat worth, if fed to hogs
ut the present price of pork-8c. pc
pound? Having jnst finished reading Tn
last number Of the Fdraer, and seeing NJ
answerto your qnsrtion, will answer it :
so cents per bushcl, if ground and fed &
hogs of middling qualify.
Ny way Of feeding is to take the chop
ned wheat and make thin swiIl for stocE
hogs, but thick for fattening, g,-always liz
lie sour. Some of my ncighbors say, fol
iattening they prefer feeding the dry chop
giving water to drink For your informa
ton, and the many readers of the Farmer
will state that ! have kept strict ac
count of the quantity Of grain necessarily
consumed by common hogs. 10 make 100
pounds of good pork, for eight consecutive
years, and find that 500 pounds Of chopped
wheat will make 100 Of pork Add toll
for grinding, and we have nearly the quaint.
ty Of ten bushels to the leo pounds of pork
This statement will enable you at any given
price for pork TO arrive at the value of q
bushel Of wheat by simply dividing the
price of 100 pounds of pork by TO-.
Now, Mr.. Editor having answered your
question, l will volunteer my services and
tell you how much bushel Of wheat, corn,
barley, potatoes and apples, will cost, res
pectively, taking as a basis two dollars per
day including span of horses, use of q
Wagon, plow, harness and board for man
and team First let me say that my caleu-
ation will be made giving the net cost OF
production, and will add cost of seed use
Of land and cost Of hauling to market,
separately, so that by comparison of loeali-
ties and difference in soils, any man may
know about what he eau do at farming.
am 90 miles from Oregon City farm
land that has yielded SO bushels Of wheat
per acre, on an average for the last three
years, and other grain in proportion. Now
for the cost
Flowing sowing aRd narrowing, per acre (incu-
ding two plowngs for wheat) ............s4 so
Reaping, binding and shocking. ng............... so
Hauling and threashng g......................4 l2l
One and aialf bushels Of seed at soc per bush. 75
Total, per acre.................$u s7l
Divided by SO gives 35-32-33c per bushel
Use of land s. per acre, l5c. and haul
ing zoe. per bushel.
Use Of land and haurg rg.,................3jc
Add cost Of production. ..................35 32-33
Whole cost in market. ........70 32-33
Barley may be raised for so cents per
bushe oats, 40c potatoes, l5c f; apples,
SOC; corn, 81 20. All these varieties of
farm produce can be raised and hauled 30
miles at the above rates, provided you are
willing to work hard yourselS-a and work
your team hard for 50 per day and get
nothing for the use of the capital invested
in horses, wagons, harness, plows and har-
rows, and can raise 33 bushels per acre Of
wheat, 40 Of barley, As of oats. 20 of corn
--rpo aud sound, fit for market-200 Of
potatoes, and sell all your applcs-rgood,
bad aud indifferent-andd don't have to pay
ferriage or toll, and are content to lay on
mother'earth with your blanket for your only
cover, eat cold snack yourself and take
feed for your team with you when engaged
in hauling off your crop, making sure to
have your teaming done before the rainy
season fairly sets in.
-al J. D. GARRETT.