The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-24

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sas3 IS at Gand & might ba benefit TO not few b
3es.oW s2aaa attention, ttougas aa1 inquiry upel.
; questions rsatlhe tic ee2f0ulic aetHofs q
i feeding and upon facts which throw light upon the
most successful methods of converting corn into pork
The amount Of pork obtained from feeding bushei
any number of bushels of Indian varies very
greatly III the hands Of different persons and il
seems m inquiry to which pecuniary interest as We
rs reasonable curiosity lend interest to ascer
tain the of this wide variety of result so that
theinquirer may be able to initiate the successes OF
the most successful, avoid the methods of feeding
Which yield the poorest returns. Some can get as
hay as twenty pounds go bs) of pork from feeding
bashel Of corn, while others do get four
Il bs., II much. Surely it is Of interest to
ASCERTAIN by what methods results widely differ
ent have been reached, that so may initiate or
eyea improve upon the one, and avoid the other.
rs one specimen OF the great difference there il
between feeding corn unground and uncooled, and
feeding the same after grinding and cooking pre-
sented to our readers the results of experiments
made by Sam. H. Clay of Bourbon county, ken
lucky from which it appears that while only 81 lbs.
of PORK, live weight obtained from feeding out
bushel Of corn in the gngtound and uncooked state
l64lbs were obtained from feeding The quantity
when ground and cooked The threshold cost of the
forrler was also shown, for which see former paper
I9 make it evident to all concerned, That this
method OF feeding corn raw and uncooked Is a very
unproltable one, yea an absolute loss and waste
showed that as one pound of gross or live-wcighs
/ Increase is equivalent only to four-fhs of pound
.
weight costs nine cents when corn Is IS cents per
busl{el, the cost of pound, nett weight must be
little over IL cents As pork seldom if ever, be
sold at oyer five cents per pound when corn is no
higher than50 OF So cents per bushe the loss Of this
method OF feeding is very obvious. And the loss
would be just great if the price Of pork were 10 OF
lj cents per H., as the price of corn, in the sate
market or locality, would almost certainly be two or
three times the amount above named
70 impress still more deeply this important fact of
! n 10 8
to hogs thatis in the raw and unground let it
be allowed that much as lbs live weight Of pork
havG been obtained, and may be again from feeding
a bpHhel OF corn in the way above named. We allow
this only as All extreme case however, for by refer
ence tc sundy records of experiments similar to that
Of Mr. Clay we find that lbs is the very highest Is
tmafe OF the amount of pork, live weight made by
one bushel Of corn fed raw and whole and that tho
usual amount is nearer than lbs But granting
that 10y good management in other respects Il farmer
should get lbs. Of increased weight from each bush
ell OF corn fed to his hogs each pound of pork live
weight each iour-ffths Of pound in the carcass
would cost cents when is 50 cents per busheI
cents per h. when corn is G6 cents per bshcl or
lO cents per lib. when is so cents per busbcI or
III cents per h. when corn is 81 per bushel and 50
on proporti0nably. Now as pork before the war
ranged from 50 to s. per 109 lbs when and wherever
corn did not exceed 80 Or 56 cents per bushe it is
Obvious there loss of to cents on each pound
OF pork made in this waseful method of leedno
And at present prices the loss will be about in the
same proportion.
Having thus demonstrated the folly and inpocy Of
ore hne'hod q leeding hogs or raising pork it may
be expected Fhat some better should be roiHrat
oaE. may say therefore, thai aHH would be bat
teH n8lat HaLGdcs grinding and co9ljag Or even wa
tqilE tsfq14f lilE ihe grain before feeding IT, Blu,
uF iiesass 5l ore mans management, WLo IS es
Hehu# s4ecesSit. q! PnrE fafsiBT may be of more Hs,
theu itny gasra description aud as ne ceoi re4 ia,
1eHHFi huGt benefit JleU certain "Details cieai, 3
tGfbet5 AsAG., 4,cgistpr 0t Gagas fairs 'or 1855
ihkb .seia @lt 3laer VIC dave eger mee @itb we VIII
nGT prcsa0, to DOR readers the more inl7f,riaa+ ~
taEea del5iis, aid elor taem for more gas,ri,t;c
aasofaf z a-e assi9i at.a annual above mmed
r. tfzl- 5s li..ila5te44 a. q Mhiel tle 1eistaz
ar sis=aFea'f aE Lnlor Springs stea ogE. wnc--
vetg stegessa .aat after long experiebet be
come e Ae aoHrgsou -las pors raisine .5 m
prlL5aa#s 81 a branches Ql las bandfy NOT ere .y
leBGaz the ,iiag n} aaaat Is he has been in tI-
Mb.s OF SeepIn accurate accounts o6 a i5s ope5
tauE. bis statements are more ac#6e tl1a f tfle
wdre mafa guess w3rk
Ae a9HHnH 9-iais t'.a com 4nd sca.ds the neaI
Lie r2us ninety pounds Of hot or boiling water on
sixteen pounds Of meal and allows it to stand n J
coyeicd tub from twelve to eighteen hours before
feeding. The whole mess swcs SO much that il he
comes thick feed, though from three to four pals OF
water repaired or one heaping pail Of drv meal
Ile considers meal mixed with boiling water oufb.,lf
better than mixed with cold water and worth more
than twice much corn in the ear One busbel Of
corn thus prepared after deductng 10 per cent toll
for grinding, and leaving only 81 lbs for the bushei
will give 20 lbs pork or at the rate of one pound OF
pork for "a lbs Of This is the largest anoint
Of pork obtained from bushc Of corn 80 far ID
our memory serves US. AT this rate Mr. NJ ccts 81
per btshe for his corn, when pork sells at tie
rate Of cents per h.. and last fall aud winter whom
pork sold for Is cents per lb., his corn must have
yielded him as much as 50 per busheI When cold
wafer is used, instead of boiling, Mr.. NJ has fonnd
that the yield OF pork is fifty per cent. less.
He has been very successful with spring pigs hay
ing had them weigh as much as 395 lbs at eiirbk
months, and 45G lbs at ten months but still e rre
fers pigs that have been kept over winter when right
y fed and kent.
a SfGSIrlCANr AyswEE.-The Radicals have baep
calling upon Mr McCulloch for information as to Ger
ain revenue appointees who could not take se OATH of
office The secretary answers that be sought for ns,
sons for such Offices who could take the oath literally
1ut falling to ind them, bad TO select those who gave
10 aid to the rebellion until tie government of tbe
lRited States had failed to give them protection U
,elieycs every man fit for revenue officer VA N
omf time either engaged in hostites against the Ir
ed states or holding State or Confederate office ehc
7illngEy or unwllingly." He acted supon tbe 4rc
umptipn that congress would modify the ontb ana Ia,
uFjRct the south to the humiliation, or the reyennr
ystem to the odium which would result from The am,
loymcnt Of northern men as tax gatherers.
A BBoKES HeAEr-The following interestino coso,f
literally broken heart related BY a lafo dist;,,
uished medical professor of Philadelphia TO his cas
cen on perusng it that the expression s.bral<an5
earted . is nqt merely fguratiye. In the early nn,t
f hts career Dr. Mitchell accompanied az smr,rssoi[ i
Jacket that sailed between Liverpool and one Of our
outhern ports On the return voyage soon oftar
eaytng Liverpool while the doctor and the >captaio of
he vessel, weather beaten son Of Neptune but pos
,ulses were conyersing in the laters stateroo, H.
apain opened large chest and carefully took out
utnber of articles of various descriptions which he
rraaged upon table. Dr. NJ surprised At The di
LAY df costly jewels, ornaments, dresses and ali tb
aried paraphernalia of which ladies' are nat1roliv
ond inquired qf the captain his object in having made
0 mahF valuable purchases.
The sailor in reply said that for seven or eight
e had been deYotedy attached to a lady to whom he
lad sdyera times made proposals of marriage bnt ,,a
fteu rejected that her refusal to wed him howeve
ad ohlF stimulated his love to greater exertion mi
hat haally upon renewing his offer, declaring in tb
rdentv Of his passion that without her society III.
ras n6t worth living for she consented to become hi
ride E1on his return from his next voyage.
He was so overJoyed at the prospect Of a tnarr;a,
rom which, in the warmth Of his feelings he nrobab7
ntici1ated happiness than is usually aiotted y
lortals that lie spent all bis ready money while m
ondoa for bridal gifts After gazing at them fondiv
~ snr1S fine nd remarking them il