The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-02-11
An sssaJ on fasteEsng hogs, al
dressed to the NIriEles E'ansa
County Agricultural Society.
By j. T. AMEs
Geatleman of the Northern Tma 40
gicu,turdl icocietv.


Gentleman of the Northern Tama Ag
ricu'tural Society.
1t is by request, and in order to help
till mp the time, not with the expecta-
tion OF saying anything that viii be new
to yon, upon this subject or anything
that will very much interest you, that
attempt to write short article upon
the subject Of raising hogs. have no
great experience in the business myself
but what | have, together with my ob.
servation in different places, an vii
ling to ilnpart with the hope that ! may
perhaps throw out q hint that sila.. be
turned 10 profit by some one. 4, the
present time when our country is calling
for SO many Of her sons 10 defend our
liberties upon the battle field, il would
seem the duty OF those who remain at
home to use every cXcrtion and take
advantage If all the information from
whatever source il may come that will
tend to help Or swell that material aid
without which our brave soldiers can
DO nothing. We al knew that from
tie amount consumed by our armies II
requires vast amount Of money 10
carry on sach war as we are now en-
gagged il, and anything that we car
raise, which sill bring the greatest
amount o' money to our country at the
present tipae, although it ,na. be dis
agreeable, should be undertaken with
checr!ulacss. ana when as in Tie pre-
sent ease helping our country. also helps
ourselves, apprehcnl there vii, be
!s',le need If ufging to fall in, when
We are thoroughly satisfied OF lie hcsl
method ri doing SO. Among the .lif
ttrent tiiags that We can raise at i
profit, i not Ire first, perhaps, there are
few nos" profitable tf:n hogs, # fiel.tly
managed. OF 10 other Kind oF stock
pefhars eaa i BE sail th4t Iowa is se
Nfeeiaaep'lN aiar.ei. We have yal
W.. aaaf'st = iae gtetfiR 6.t Glove
Nd gas; cnt - oar gresa st4p'a
&.lltit appears ta '}e mate a'mast eI
iaessty ~ tvs itag. Iaf !ans h3r4
"fasgfrs.s2 nei inaits.t'sas taueh a4sli5.-'
SAts.l - aoSs elaef Sat'tS et s'eok, IS
~ aa climates they have to he feel
eeiis'aef@itie gS:aa and v" oaly ;faYe t.
'.ee:' tii2n '!Heuai one wiater AMI
''a' Wsllle they are Your. and d aot
require ~ ia'iaa tesi. Gattle W haYs
SEP through . Number Of winters
aha are a3,iteed . Keep I arge heil i
afdef IS haNe aw ta tnFn oil every
Fe'f' Na''f.s "iih he2s "e en- tasit
3aein All III every year and i costs bat
rite = Get q start IA faising th@m In
comp arson with other kinds Of stock.
a;ii wien We come . sell 20 Can pet
ahonf one cent per pound mere than
we can Tor cattle, and ! think | can
raise them as cheap Now | suppose
You would like to know how |
would do i. In the first place
then as our market requires hog that
when fa;tenel will weigh about three
hundred gross, We will get rathe,
large kind of hog, one that is we'll built
iong body and short nose (not the re-
verse Of that AS many are) one Of a
qaet doei'e disposition, that will take
on flesh readily ! will not attemp, to
say what kind is the best, as there arc
many kinds that are good, such ~ The
Chester Whites, Berkshire, and some
we have among us Of no written pcdi.
gree. Some present may perhaps say
q hoA l.,