Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-17
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Mr.. Alexander Charles writes in reference 20
this subject, in the Swine and Poultry journal,
AS follows:
The theory has been advocated, and practice
he's clearly demonstrated, that IL IL impractics-
be for the general farmers OF the country 60 be-
.t Or With the iasa Or dsposSs
of IL st fancy prices. There may be many
reasons ascrtbed for this, the principal OF which
start than most of them are in circumstances 20
sfferd, 20 say nothing OF the business being =
profession which requires more study and eN-
Perience than most Of them can give. The
breeding OF any OF the improved breeds nf swine
Is, however, quite different from horses, cattle,
or sheep, aud we are fully convinced that every
farmer OF the country can become q breeder Of
thoroughbred swine, and make 10 = remunera-
tive business. Some may say we cannot all sell
them at fancy prices which IL very true neither
DO they need TO do so In order 70 make il profit
able. The man whO buys q shOrt-hOrn COW az
81 O0C must necessarily cell her calf AZ $50 OF
500, or the nvestme Mt will not be paw ng one.
Such sn animal viii produce only one calf an =
yesr.
The case is quite different with swine. a
farmer st the present day can buy q pair o.
thoroughbred hogs ready TO breed, or any Of our
improved breeds, at from So 10 $50 per pair,
and with oTdinsry success will produce twelve
70 eighteen pigs during the year. Thus 10 wi /
be seen that be only has 90 sell them At $50 or
- 10 be making as much on the capital inves. =
ed as the fancy breeder who il purchasing cat o
and horses st ~ 600 each and dsposing OF tie
produce Al $500 per head. Then lt il At once
apparent 10 al AAhA the hpONt prices are not ~
much As can be realized for the common scrub
hogs OF the country at two or three months OF F.
Then should he nnd difficulty in disposing u
them AT that age. IL will psy him three foli 10
keep them to twelve 70 fifteen months OF age. at
which time they will be hogs weighing upward
OF 800 pounds, which are worth from one art
one-half 70 two cents more per pound, than u e
scrub hogs brought 10 market.
We ask the careful attention of the reader 20
this matter; we are not writing from a theOreti-
cal stand point, but from practice of what we
write, knowing hat such are daily occurrences
These being the facts, why will 80 many of oar
farmers PERSIST in keeping q stock OF hogs -
well known as Prairie ROOters2 Some NAV say
they cannet afford 20 buy the stock to start with
This excuse will hold good only in but few cases
while the prices OF all our improved breeds OF
swine are so low. The experience of all who
have tried il fully attest that the use OF thor
oughbred males in horses, cattle, sheep, or
swine, Is one OF the best paying yestments they
can enter It. And II IL is 30 in cattle, then II
must be doubly 50 IN swine, and IL those who do
not believe in thorough breeds will use thor
oughbred males OF any Of the improved breeds
on their common stock Of cows, IL will soon show
marked improvement that will In q very short
time pSy many hundred per cent. on the Invest
meht. Surely no objection in regard TO cost can
be raised from pursuing this course while the
best breeders OF the country are Offering choice
males at from SIS 10 S25 each.