The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-18

During the past few years il has been
the fashion Of writer's on stock breeding
10 present the pleasures aud profits II
raising horses. cattle. sheep and fowls
IN = very attractive form Some Of
them have declared that fortune and
happiness can BE- secured BY raising
these creatures with greater certainty
than by adopting any other pursuit
Even the life Of the cowboy has been
presented ss fascinating. On more
than one ranch are young men who Nv
no reverse 81 fortune have left elegant
homes 10 enjoy what are called the
wild delights of tie Far West. MANY
city gentlemen Of wealth and leisure
have adopted stock raising A. an eie-
CANT pursuit. They have paid cxtrava-
giant prices for cattle and hvrses As 9TH
ers have for pictures and statuary.
Some. who have moi INDUCED in the
costly luxury Of = stock farm As
means ~ gratifying Their pleasures.
have purchased jersey cattle TO ornz-
mcnt their lawns, prcferring them Tor
this purpose % costly plants or fragrant
flowers. Others who have but limited
grounds have kept fancy fowls In
villages and cities the number Of pou.-
uy-fanciers has greatly increased dur
Ing the past few wears Most u these
persons would keep cattle. horses and
sheep had they sufficient space for the
purpose
But during tie time in which The
praises 81 horses cattle. sheep chickens
and ducks have been SUM- few have
spoken good word for the pig. A
great many bad words. however. nave
been spoken. It, flesh has been declared
q be unwholesome even in it, hr-i
estate MANY have been led 70 believe
that the body II the average pig j. the
repository OF large number AMI crea;
variety OF parasites The circumstance
that American PORK products have been
excluded from several European coun-
tries has been regarded b. many ~
furnishing conclusive evidence that
they are not III 10 he eaten =; home.
The haiers Of pork have never iniimztet
that France ami Germany have been
led 70 place restrictions on our por. be-
cause We placed heavy duty on their
manufactured good An attempt has
been made 70 revive all the pre- Ice
entertained By the ancient jews against
the hog. One fiippans writer has r.
ferrci 10 the hog a. ..ihc animal into
which legion Of devils went. and from
which theg never came out Srn-a-
tional accounts have been published ~
the rayages Of certain Diseases among
swine. and tire impression has been
made on the minds of many that the
hog j. mnch more likely 20 become dis
eased than any kind Of animal Oh bird
used b. man for food
Sill. pork continues ~ be the LEADING
kind Of meat among the lao0rin- clAsse-
in this country as well a. in most ~ fhs
countries u Europe II l. the kind II
meat that contains the smallest amount
Of waste. II can be cooked n iis own
fat. and. As butter j. not needed &C
dress il. i more economical than other
sorts II meat Unlike beef and mutton
the fat contained in pork j. much more
valuable than the flesh itself Lard. D;
any sosf Of hog fat. i used for cooking
fish and vegetables. while the fat %
cattle and sheep i rarely ever used -
human food II j. employed for mak-
ing candles and soap or used in he
Preparation Of leather The pro- n
iall0w il constantly declinn g. while
that 81 lard H. advancing People wnl
decline 10 use pork IS = regular srtirls
Of food are VERY fond or il - 4 rel IN.
Al the best restaurants in al large cities
slices a fried salt pork or -'de bacon
are served with oysters. steaks and
chops. The Hesh Of no dome-;icatet
animal has % delicious favor a. that 81
the hog. A large proportion Of sterf
or sheep aside from Tire fat y ~ NJ
value for food. but the head. feet and
even the tail Of the pig furnishes excel
lent food They are dis~imilar in the
matter II taste from tile flesh of tbs
body Of the animal
The hog is kept on most farms a less
cost than ether animals II does not
require costly buildings for H. pr0ier-
ton. II will eat and thrive on many
kinds II food tina, other animals reject
Daring the summer IL viii gam in =
grass or clover pasture In the winter
il viii live on silage. roots or grain IL
will utilize the surplus fruit and garden
vegetables that are not wanted hy the
family. II VIII convert sour ani
skinned milk and the lcavings ~ tlie
table into marketable product. Hogs
increase faster than any animals kept |
on farms. and on that account they are
= great value 70 farmers Of small
means. Their fccundiiy renders II easy |
not only to increase the stock Of them. |
but 70 improve H. Hogs can h. pre-
pared for market much quicker thzn |
steers or sheep. sod their flesh can hr
more easily and more cheaply cnrsd-
Hogs supply lar. proportion Of the
meat consumed in farm houses. A. well
~ on shipboard. in mining-tenis and
logging-huts The sum Of money de- l