The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-01-08
SUCCESS IN PIG FARMING

Pork products arc in greater demand
to-day than ever before. Whatever IN
fiucnce the Mosaic law may once have
had upon mankind in causing them TO
refrain from the use of swine's flesh rs
an article of dict. that influence is at
this day scarcely, if AT all, pcrceptible
Hams and bacon, lard and pork, have
become necessities throughout the civil
lied world. and wherever in new re-
gions they are introduced the demand
for them soon increases dapermaneni
market is established.
The greatest pork-producing regions
of the world are the States of the upper
Mississippi valley To the parties in
these States engaged in rearing hogs il
is a matter of no small importance that
they should know As nearly a. possible
the requirements of this great and CON
stantly increasing demand.
With our improved facilities for trans
portation the breeder need no longer
aim at securing an animal that is q
traveller having in former
years been one OF the best recommend
ations hog could haye-but can now
devote himself 10 the production OF
such hogs as viii bring the beat prices
when put on The market, with little re-
gard as 10 how they are 10 get there.
Owing to another important advance
in the march of modern civilization, ;he
former demand for lard oil for illumin-
ativc purposes has been almost entirely
done away with, gas and coal oil having
now come into general use. Hence, the
enormously large and fat hogs of wears
ago do not now command the prices
they otherwise wonld. They are moi
even in demand for the manufacture of
heavy fat bacon and hard sailed pork.
such as formerly found a ready market
i'm the South. Since the close Of The
war hog-raising in tie South has be-
come somewhat OF a leading industry
there, 10 such an extent. at least, that
the southern market for western bacon
is no longer what IL once was.
The study Of The successful hog-raiser
of the dav is to know what the consum-
ers require and for what they viii pay
the highest prices. The demand OF the
home sud foreign markets Tor cured
meats is not found 10 vary greatly, eX-
ccp. in this. that The latter taxes larger
proportion of evenly assorted product
than the former Taste 10 America
seem 10 differ moie widely la this re-
gard than IN ENGLAND. the best marke. 1
of late years for the western producer. !
The foreign demand has very largely IN |
creased for hans aud bacon. and also |
for evenly-iaitencd. iinc-boned hogs. |
not too fat, but compact and wcli-bred, |
averaging about 22o pounds. Sucl,
hogs are also used by Chicago hoi,ses |
engaged in curing ang shipping meat TO
England.
Without a doubt the true aim Of ives |
tern breeders and feeders is to rear hogs
that will furnish hams and bacon of the
finest quality and The right sizes. Ten
der, juicy. well-marbicd meat is The re-
qiiremcnt of the times. To have this
we must have hog that are quick feed
crs, of uniform size and growth and
ready for market at an early age. TO
produce such hogs with reasonable Ger
tainty and the highest profit. they
should he of wel-csiablshcd race.
hardy and prolific. and sui,iciedily act
i've to make good part of their growth
by grazing.
Tho Importance of grazing in the
of hogs is too often over
looked. As rule. hogs can be more
crown on grass than on
corn, the latter being given them spar
ingly until they are 10 be made ready
and ripened off for market. The excr-
Use they take in grazing tends to pro-
note Il more healihy growth. and in n
Il better quality of meat ;
han We're they confined TO pens and n
lnduly forced or over-ied with corn and
,th,r concentrated feed. Raid and
reality growth insures the most tender
most evenly fat!ened. and finest favored :
neat.
Not every breed or variety of hogs
nown TO the public is adapted 10 the q
razing method of feeding. Some will S,
carcely thrive at all. even in clover u;
asture. where n natural-bred grazer
Till grow fat. The more slow-going
nd quiet breeds are good as sty pigs,
nd are very useful where grazing isim-
although even in such local -
les the more active hogs readily adapt
lemsclves to the conditions of confined ne
uarters and high feed. te
A very necessary qualification in a ~
it-yielding breed is that the dams
iouid be careful of their Young. and
i've an abundance of good milk until no
lie pigs arc old enough 10 care for them pA
lives. As above mentioned. the breed ef'
lonld be hardy and able TO Withstand OF
10 vicissitudcs Of a variable western
innate. and be so prolific as 10 obyiste -
'e necessity OF keeping on hand very -.
'eat number Of breeding animals.
'ell matured animals only need then be -,
.sained as breeders. Ii may no; al
avs be practicable or profitable TO keep
Iese until fully matured before allow We
g them TO produce NJ ali, but fer reg eoil
ar breeding stock on which reliance Sai
n be had TO throw vigorous and good iidl
eding pigs, lei the sires and dams be e,
good age and well developed before =,
letting from their progny the individ- -
! animals with which to pcrpetuaic
e stock or race. First litters. as rule.
ould be sent TO market as porkcrs.
In nearly every breed of swine known n
This country can be found = greater icar
less number of individual animals of nor
pef16r worth in ono or'moc respects. and
. rule, huwcver, such are produced dist