The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-01-21
:farm-Garnen- Nouseholn
Corn aud Pork.

u@io."h"o Pciiectiy, ana acts cOntlnually upon
the fact, that one bushel of corn properly fed,
and with care for the hogs, will make ten
pounds of gross pork.
From this admitted fact we deduce the fol-
lowing:
Corn fed out at l2l cents per bu. will fatten
hogs at cents per h. gross.
Cord fed cut at 20 cents per bu. will fatten
hogs at cents per Id. gross.
Corn fed out at % cents per bu. will fatten
hogs at - cents per Id. gross
Corn fed out at 20 cents per bu. will fatten
hogs at ; cent per ID. gross.
Corn led out at 80 cents per bu. will fatten
hogs at 81 cents per ID. gross
Corn fed out at 40 cents per blu. will fatten
hogs at cents per ID. gross.
Corn led out at 4j cents per bu. will fattsn
hogs at 4! cents per ID. gross.
s2Corn fed out at 30 cents per bu. will fatten
hogs at cents per ID. gross
Corn fed out at 80 cents per bu. will fatten
hogs at 81 cents per Id. gross.
Corn fed out at 80 cents per bu will fatten
hogs at cents per ID. gross.
Now compute what 30 pound hog will
cost at given rate for stock hogs;
A stock hog weighing 80 pounds bought
~, say, cents, will equal $500
One hundred weight added on ten bu of
corn, at 20 cents, CSC
Total value OF hog. sll5O
ms would make the animal cost just 35
cents per pound, and the farmer has sold his
corn, in thiscalcuaion, at - cents per bushel.
THE SHRISKAGE OF Hoes AND CATTLE IN
BUTcHERISG-.A correspondent desires to
know how much hog shrinks in butchering
and also how mucn cattle fall off in slaughter
ing. 1t is estimated that the shrlnkage of
hogs in butchering varies from one-eghth to
onetourth the gross weight. we'll tatted
hog that has not been fed for sixteen or
twenty four hours before Strengthening and
will weigh 300 pounds when dressed, while
one poorly fattened that will weigh 200
pounds gross, will balsnce little over $50
pounds dressed. 1t is believed that hogs that
have attained maturity, or about twenty
months old, when well tattened, will shrink
less than those that are from nine to twelve
msnths old.
Beet cattle wii on an average, shrink about
forty per cent in Strengthening, i, e., the meat
will equal nearly sixty per cent of the gross
weight.
In case Of both cattle and sheep. much de.
ponds upon whether they are well fattened,
and some breeds, as Short Horns, and South
downs, show less shrinkage than Others
A PLEA FOR -Mohammed was
not only great as false prophet but great in
the matter of hygiene. Making laws for the
filthy Arabs, he established as one of these
commands of his religion that his followers
should wash themselves every day, and when
they were on the desert, where there was no
water, they should rub themselves with sand.
There lie an insensible perspiration contin.
ually passing through the pores of the skin
OF animals as well As men, and when from any
reason these are closed in either the health
suffers.
What the water and the sand did for Mo-
hammed's followers, the tongue Of the OK
made with . card on its upper side, the roll.
ing of the horse on the rough turf, the scratch
ing Of the sheep and hogs against the trees
and fences. do for them; and constant work
when out, it is impossible for the OK or the
horse to do what the needs Of their nature de-
mand, the want must be supplied or the
animal suffers.
Negligence IN this matter is a great loss.
The old saying, that q thorough carding is
worth half feed. not only applies to horse,
but to oxen and cows as well and half an
hour given to this work each day, when there
are ten animals to be taken care of, is wisely
and probably spent.
IcE-Every farmer should lay up stock Of
ice for use in his cellar and dairy in the sum.
ner. It costs but little to construct an ice
house large enough to contain supply for q
farmers family, even if large dairy is to be
taken into account II good water for ice
cannot be obtained near the homestead it will
pay to construct pond tor that purpose, il
sufficient pure water to fill it can be made
available BY sinking a we'll and erecting a
windmill for raising the water, an abundant
supply can be obtained. A house ten by ten
and eight feet high, constructed with the
walls and roof double, the spaces filed with
sawdust, will hold ice enough il sufficient
drainage is provided. The larger the body
of ice is the longer will it keep. A house
twelve by twelve. or one fifteen by fifteen, will
preserve ice far period in proportion to the
dimensions. The first ice of the season, pro
vided it is thick enough, is considered the
best by experienced ice men.
FEED HAY CAREVULLY.-There are hun
dreds Of tons Of hay lost every winter among
farmers by careless feeding. We have been
astOnished sometimes when witnessing
the amount wasted around barnyards and
stacks. This waste is entirely unnecessary,
and IL 1t was made the rule of every farmer
never to feed any kind of stock upon the
ground, thousands of dollars might be saved
annually. There are times, to be sure, when
the earth is frozen dry and clean, hut il racks
are not provided full one half of the time the
hay will he dealt out either in wet snow or
mud, and good portion lost.