Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-02-25
Raising Pork.

Pork, says w. II. lcomans in the New
York b rrrtr, has been an important
production of the farm in the past, and
Is likely To be IN the future. al j muoh a
speaker at the mrctlg mol the Connecticut
state Board of Agriculture, hoped til"
day would come when pork would cease
to he produced and cease to be IN article
Of dict. | pom the farm olhcr matters
are to be considered than prejudice, and
the direct and indirect profit coming
from pork raising viii be likely to exert
an influence for some time in The future.
In the raising Of pork there are several
points THAT have an observation-disclosures
hogs or pigs viii consume for food. and
thrive thereon, wa tc material thai uould
hardly be turned to any other purpose,
and which is an important hrlp in pro
noting the growth and development Of
the animal, especially while y"ang and
before the time for ~aattcning arrives. it
- not an uncommon thing for Il farmer
having IN average family. and well pro-
Vldci with mich cows, to secure the
early growth and development Of several
pI9s upon waste material alone.
There is nothing better for PIGS than
SKIM milk, and tins, uhcn stlpp emcntci
10y scraps Of stale bread and other refuse
from the table, Will cause rapid Growth
hllc 1t IS true IN ease ct farmer, i'm tine
vicinity o~tcitics. villages. or near ,hinp NJ,
stations that skim milk rcprc~cnt, 4 com
merclal value comparatively few farmers
So consider II, and hence IL is cll>Scd rs,
waste product, although some recent
trials point To its profitable use .r~ a f,ci-
lng product for other animals. ip,in
ho@> are proiitaaly e~mploicd in o.,ha.d,
IN dcNourtn| insect injected fruif.aHI
$" render imrertnt and valuable l.d il
the prevention, to some extent. of some
OF the pests that threaten t. nvcrr,In the
farmer. 50 during the summer 4ni carly
iail quite a numhcro OF hogs may lee very
chcaply Kept.
And So LONG rs they serve 50 useful a
pulpoSc rs that of turning to some ura.t
the waste substance OF the ttrm. an /
W1ththc remembrance OF delicious >al-
ages, nlcc pork chops. the iii. ii spare
! II and the much sought pork ham 10
either with the demand that ali~r~ far
!aid IN the culinary department. a, We /
~ the plecc oi nice pork with which ia
season the pot OF baked b,~lu>..orof corn
and beans, the vision OF The time when
pork raising Will cease viii grnu dim and
fade away.
Another important consideration. AMI
one which has much weight With Iqtc,f-
gent farmers, is the ability Of hc.r> or
pgS To convert refuse material into =
most Nalnablc fertilizer. e~pc,a1v when
confined, as IS the more General cuStou
"t the present day. With a utn Wi
supplied with turf, leaves. weeds. aud in
fact almost anything tina. hl, fortliIr.
elements IN il, composition. I,rr.
amount Of manure vii be made Which
for some crops possesses i REGULARLY
beneficial effect.
For home use a rig that AN he mad.
To weigh say three hundred pounds wh,r
eight or nine months Old. FURNISHES the
most desirable pork, and If fat is an oh
%,Ttl"n. the experiments Of profc>>o;
Henry. OF l>cousln. 20 10 show ,h4t il
ca2 he Jim ni,he'l toa considerable cA
tent. and lean mca. supplied i'll lis plae,
~ 4 change III the C"ode OF feeding
that instead Of supplying large amount
ot tat-proiucinc food. such ~ corn 81
com meal. the food contains muscle sad
bone producing clemens. more protein
material j. fed. 50 II fat mcat which II
lthe eyes Of some i . objectionable car
be replaced Is = lar44 proportion @. lcaf
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