The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-15

TUG otuciS Luat HIt w US outNnSiCu e'yo
converted into pork OF bacon for ,the
Southern, Eastern or fHelgn market,
If the animal should I'd stiff dead lie
is old:at,a still further reduced price to
be converted into grease. This. 5conVet- ,
sion is a9euriOus process. The dead hog,
hair; bones, en1rails and.allis thrown in
to vast: cauldr1n of boiling water aud
literally boiled away to grease. 0frourse
the Iighteyti grease floats On, top This is
drawn of, through cocks at . certain.
height on the side of the caaldron and
barreled off. as ewater drawn "ilard: !;
dMest of olIf housekcepess @are well nc.
quainted with this quality afrlard. It ,csn
be easily distinguished 'ffoMi' lie "kottie
drawn" lard by its looks, .N taste, and it's
peculiar quality of splitting 40 constantly
while. frying as to almost throw the bits
of meat. out of the fryihg.pan. Buy
cheap lard and you will ;:aIaiost surely
buy "water drawn lard. 49, ~. -
aTRs ether qualities of''gtease drawn
from these cauldrpns are used for many
purposes, and SOLD usually; for lubrica-
tings !Tlle residue or sediment is pressed
or GROUND, or otherwise manipulated, and
sod tr the phosphate MANUFACTURER. :,
But tits not ONLY sweitering that lakes
the lifeof many Of these suffering car
loads of fat bpgs. :, Not uiifrequently The
crowdiHg together iof these animals pro-
duces disease, particularly il. they are
confined for. a protracted time on the
train. And, strange as it may seem,
hundreds in q, train load may be affected
in single day or night. When this is
the case, of course the owner is immediate
Iy apprahsensive of loss, and bargains are
offered ,osthose willy butchers, who ac-
cept the bait; and lose no, time in pre-
pairing to confert these cholera-stricken
carcasses int0'"water drawn lard, or, if
they can be handled before they all die,
or before the dead are cold and stiff, into
pork Ur bacon for the aforesaid Southern
or other markets. ::
Now we khdwthat most of. the North
western States have laws, and severe
laws. too, against, any such nelarious
tra6sactions. And, we know, too, that
employers who resort to such scandalous
methods of money. making make them
selves liable to be exposed, accused and
convicted by the testimony of disgruntled
employees. But, we ask, was there ever
a law so stringent, or an, employee 80
honest, that;on could not, ,;be .as. easily
evaded., in. the violation as the other
could be bought in the game, where
hervy net gains.were the prize?
These,smotllered or diseased carcasses
can be bought for lone. fourth Jthe value
,of sound hog, and when they can be in
IA twinkle almost converted into pork
that looks well, weighs we'll and sells
we'll, why wait to ask whether they eat
well, so they are not eaten in the market
in which they ARE sold? =
While we dre not, prepared to qualify
that ill hogs that die.en route to the packer
iare converted into and sold either as lard
.or bacon, we have seen so much of the
methods of handling their carcasses in
the Nor,hNes and heard SO many stories
about their disposition after DEATH that
I'VE are prepared to believe that many
more carcasses of: hogs that die Of dis
ease or from being ,.smotbered are con-
iverted into pork: or bacon and lard than
aresi o,lubricating grcase.l At any rate.
we are sure-itwin be more satisfactory to
the farmer, more healthful to his family,
and consequently pay better.in the end,
to raise his own pork, cost what it may.
than TO depend on procuring his supply
from the Northwes, at less cost.
; Particularly viii this be so if one has
to haul his meat from the depot or near.
est village during the busiest seasoil of;
the year, when beteam and hands should;
all be hourly engaged in the crop; or it,,
az is more than probably the case, lie has
to buy his meat with a lien upon. his crop
frequently before the seed are put into
the ground. = ..,,.n.s> ~. :.
It will not cost one hundred and fifty
cents to grow annually one hundred aud
Fifty pounds of net pork to each member
Of farmers family, if he starts With the
right kind of. stock, treats it properly,
and otherwise conducts the farm as a sem
sible .man. And this we propose to show
in future article, at the same time CIV
ing our readers a further insight into the
managing Of; ;hog.killing and.pork: pack!
ing in the Northwest, our purposes being.
to attempt to: .indlce every Southern
farmer to raise all the hog 1meat eaten
by his family. .AHoh. D. Wyatt Aiken in
tie Me1rs and Courier. =