The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-12-12
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

How Much Pork WILL A BusunL
OF Corn MAKEp-Some years age, when
l was Just beginning to farm, was de-
sirous of knowing the best way of fat
tening hogs, and determined to try the
different plans, also to ascertain how
much pork a barrel of corn would make
l made floored pen and covered it in.
Weighed three hogs and put them in
the pen. l also weighed three of the
same size and put them in q dry lot
average weight, one hundred and seven-
ty pounds. fed six barrels of corn to
the six hogs. They were forty days eat
ing the corn, with plenty Of salt and
water. Their average gain was seventy
five pounds. The hogs in the lot gained
the most One that was fattened in the
lot gained eighty eight pounds. One in
the pen gained eighty-four pounds; the
other four wree not so thrifty.
These hogs were about fourteen months
old when. slaughtered. 1 put them up
the 25th of October. There was good
dsal of sleet and snow during the month
of November, which gave the hogs in
the pen an advantage they would not
have had if the weather had been favor
able they were each fed on the same
quality of grain. He also shows that
one bushel of corn will make fifteen
pounds of pork, and that the six barrels
of corn made eleven dollars and twenty
five cents worth of pork, or two and
one-half cents per pound: and that the
farmer gets twelve and one-haf cents
for his labor of feeding per bushel, over
selling at twenty-five cents per bushel.
Hogs will fatten faster in September
and October than they will in cold
weather.
Another very important question or
inquiry suggests itself from the fore
going, and that is What is il worth to
raise hogs to the average weight of one
hundred and seventy-fve pounds ? 1t
may be difficult to determine the exact
value of the grass, clover and grain fields
that the hog feeds on while growing to
q gross weight of one hundred and
seventy-hve or two hundred pounds,
but with these assistants 1 can raise a
hog to weigh one hundred and seventy
five pounds and over, with one barrel of
corn. It will be seen from these esti-
mates that two barrels of corn, with the
advantage of clover, grass and grain
fields, will produce about two hundred
pounds of net pork or two hundred and
fifty pounds gross.
Hogs do best in large fields, with
plenty of water, and the farmer who cuts
up his corn in the months of September
and October, and hauls it out of his
fields, will be amply paid for his labor,
in the improvement of his land, froms sthe
stalks and manure of hogs. 1t is great
saving of labor to turn the hogs in the
field when the quantity of hogs and the
size of the field suit.
BEST TINE FOR PAINTING HOUSES
The best time for painting the exterior
of buildings is late in autumn or during
the winter. Paint then applied will en-
dure twice as long as when applied in
early summer or in hot weather. In the
former it dries slowly and becomes hard
like q glazed surface, not easily affected
afterward by the weather, or worn of
by the beating of storms. But in very
hot weather the oil in the paint soak.
into the wood at once. as into a sponge
leaving the lead nearly dry and nearly
ready to crumble off. This last difficulty
however, might in a measure be guarded
against, though at an increased expense
by first going over the surface with raw
oil. By painting in cold weather, on,
annoyance might certainly be escaped
namely, the collection of small flies OF
the fresh paint.
A CUP OF CorFEE.-Much skill ant
practice is required in making cup o
coffee. l believe the best way of pre-
pairing the cup of coffee is this: II
every half pint OF water allow half a,
ounce of coffee-powder. Pour into tn,
pot containing the powder boiling water
set the pot on the fire for few seconds
but not to boil up. Then pour abou
half pint into the cup, and pour it bacl
again into the pot, and then place til,
pot on the hob to settle. All the good
ness is extra.ted with the first boiling
No wise person will boil the SAM
grounds second time. Any one witt
can manufacture fresh coffee out of olC
grounds ought to take out patent
Cor. Home Words.
How TO Cook SWEET APPLEs.-Th
apples should be carefully cored, bu
need not be peeled put a spoonful Q
butter into hot dripping pan, and wasl
in quart of apples; pour over them
pint of boiling water-mix two spoon
fuls of flour; add two of sugar togethe
and dredge on them, and bake in sloy
oven until quite done. They are goo
warmed over, and make nice breakfas
dish.