Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-26
Facts About Pork.

the numb of 47,68l,7 200. The net
weight of the hogs annually slaughtered
is 2, 625, 900 tons, valued at 1898, 75O,-
600. During the last five years we have
exported about 20 per cent. of the pork
production. The pork produced in the
United States equals one-half of all the
world.
In 1850 tho total exports of pork were
50. 95l .912; in 1881, $104, 600, O65; in
1883. $50, 966, 268. Our pork exports t.
Great Britain have fallen off nearly one
half in three years.
In value of swine in 1882, Iowa ranks
first, Illinois second, Ohio third, Mis-
souri, fourth, and Indiana fifth. TIE
hog product in anumber of states is not
equal to the consumption. Pork can
be shipped to New York from Chicago
for cent per pound; to Bremen, !
cent. In 1880 So per cent. of all:exports
from Western and Northwestern States
was pork.
Our pork exports to France in 1865
we're valued at S20, 481; in 1881, 50, $685..
725; 1882, 423, 1876 FIRST German edict
was on the 18th of June, 1880, exempt
ing bacon and hams. Edict OF total In
terdiction, February FL 1883. Pork
cannot be transported across German
territories to other countries.
On February 10, 1881, France passed
her Introduction of American pork. The
United States consumes five times the
pork she exports. Deaths from trichi-
Lac have been known in Germany and
France since 1880, long before the i'm
portation of American pork. Two
million German born and five million
Americana German eat our pork in the
United States. In five years, in Phlla.
delphia, there were 92,76t deaths, from
trichipe 8. In ten years, in New York,
ITO, 1913 deaths, with five from infected
pork. In Boston, 43 $3.50 deaths, from
trichip@ none. Baltimore, fifty-four
years, 264,32 deaths, from trichipae
none.
Getting Ahead of Rats.
Rats are wonderfully clean animals.
and they dislike tar, perhaps more than
anything else, for il it once gets on their
jackets they find it most difficult to re-
move. Now. had heard it mentioned
that pouring tar down at the entrance of
their holes was good remedy, also plac.
ing broken pieces of glass by their holes
was another remedy. But these RENE
dies are not effective. The rats NAV
leave their old holes and make fresh ones
in another part of toe house they don't.
however, leave the premiees for good.
1 thought I would try another expert
ment-one 1 had not heard Of before.
One evening I set a large wire cage rat
trap, attaching inside most seductive
piece of strongly smelling cheese, and
the next morning found to my satisfac-
ton that had succeeded in trapping
very large rat, one Of the largest that I
had ever seen, which, after I had be-
smeared, let loose into his favorite run.
The next night tried again, and sue.
ceeded in catching another equally az
big fellow. and served him in the same
manner. I could not follow those two
r-besmeared rats into their numerous
runs to see what would happen; but it is
reasonable to assume that they either
summoned together all the members of
their community, and by their crest-fal-
len appearance gave their comrades si-
lent Indications of the misfortunes
which had so suddenly befallen them.
or that they frightened their brethren
away, for they one and all forsook the
place and fled. The experiment was en-
inently successful. From that dav IN
1875, until now, 1883, my house, ancient
though It is, has been entirely free from
rats; and I believe that there is no rem
! edy equal to this one, If you can. catch
your rat alive. They never come back to
the house again. Chambers Journal.