The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-10-09
LIVE OAK FARMERS CLUB OF
BRISTOL.

residence of s. E. Tarbell. The president
! T. s. Getting was in the chair and called the
meeting to order at 7:30, P. NJ In the alb
sence OF the secretary R. F, Roberts was
chosen secretary pro tenn The subject tor
consideration by the club was "The best and
cheapest way OF raising pork.ru asvs6
sYNoPsIsaoF REMARKS BIZ MEMBERs-RA1sING
THE PIGS.
Corn rs sole diet is too concentrated food
for the stomach of a young pig and does
mot contain sufficient flesh and bone produc-
Ing material for its best growth Potatoes,
pumpkins and like vegetables boiled and
mixed wish skinned milk and little corn
and oats added furnish in good proportion
the materials for the healthy and rapid
growth. The run OF u good clover pasture
with regular feeds of corn and swill Is ex-
cellent. Exercise by being allowed to run
In clean yard or pasture was considered
requisite to healthy and rapid development.
Young pigs should be taught to eat before
being taken from the SOW by being provided
with small though where the sow could
not disturb them so that there might not be
any check to their growth in weaving. The
practice of combining pigs in small and filthy
pens and yards was destructive of their thrift
and could not result in profit. The largest
profit weuId result from securing the un
checked and rapia growth OF the pig from
it's earliest pig hood to the "day OF the pork
barrel"
FATTENING THE PORK. fssty
A member stated his present practice to be
as follows: He boiled wheat screenings,
small potatoes, pumpkins and other unmar-
ketable articles in the swii, which is mostly
whey. His hogs are dong finely When
these PEI ishable articles are consumed Atilt
furnish the fatting with corn. 1t requires
some labor to make these articles available
but thinks he can produce his pork cheaper
in this way. 81 <l.ra SAD
81 SHALL FATTING HOGS BE KEPT CLOSELY
r. . as.l & gs CONFINED. r..r.
On this question there was difference OF
opinion. Some commended that fattinR hogs
should have the run of a small yard. A hog
would move about but very little when he
had eaten all he could and that little would
promote digestion and lie would fatten faster
than if closely confined, A hog was apt
to clog If shut up closely. and consequently
would not fatten as rapidly. Others thought
hog of good constitution would digest the
better the queter he was kept and his appe-
tite would remain good until he was perfectly
fatted. 1t was conceded by most that fat
ting hog should be closely confned-that
the qnieter he could be kept the cheoper the
tat could be laid on. When hogs are shut
up TO be fatted they should be we'll supplied
with ashes and salt. For this purpose take
shallow box and fssten firmly ia conve-
nient corner OF the pen, replepish with the
salt aDd ashes as often as necessary. A lib
erll supply of charcoal is also very good for
them, When there is good bed of Goals in
the stove dump three or onr fre-sbovels
full into the swiil pail. 1t will promote di-
gestIon. soa Lad eF ...s-,
mag THE FARMERS PORK BARREL.
1t was generally conceded that close con-
fnement and excessive fat was not consistent
with perfect health and therefore pork iatted
cost was not just the thing for tho farmers
pork barrel or his breakfast ham. The gen
eral practice in raising pork Tor home use
is to allow piggy plenty of exercise and
bring his easy life to an end before he be-
comes over fat In this way o nice piece
of side pork or a tender ham can be produc-
ed that would sit good on the stomach OF a
dyspeptic or even tempt Moses Inns If. The
man OF God was not to blame for calling IN
clean the measly scrotulous swine his breth-
rem raised for the consumption of the gen
tiles. And if he could know what te' der
healt ~ ham the farmer Of to-day places
on his table be would not object to liberal
slice of it,. .i..r t.. la !
TIE COST OF MAKING A POUND OF PORK.
Upon inquiry it was found that not mem
Der present could tell what it cost him to
make pound of pork. Still the opinion
prevailed that 1t paid to raise it. state
ment was made of village farmer who knew
whatit cost him per ID to raise his pork.
he always bought two good pigs la the spring
and had to buy all the grain he fed them
so he knew what they cost to a cent. was
looking at his porkers a short time since.
They would easily pull down 800 lbs each
alive, aud the market price was cents. He
had paid out for the pigs and for ground
feed just $12. But there is another side to
the story. He kept good COW, made but
ter aud had large garden. The milk and
l.l
enter into the above account; neither the
time expended Bat doubtless the pleasure
be took in raising his own pork and his
pride in his two clean white pigs would ball
ance that tide Of the question. To make an