The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-01
THE AGRICULTURAL WORLl,
SOME VALUABLE INFORMATION
FOR FARMERS.
Good Profit in Pork Raising--Clov-
or Hay Worm--B uttermilk for
Pigs on the Farm
How to Feed Stock-Some
Short Pointers.
Profit In Porkcrs.

Profit In Porkcrs.
As a general rule, the farmer makes
no mistake who doesn't rush in with
the crowd, after the comparative fail
ure Of a certain crop, to produce as
i much Of that crop as possible the fol
lowing year. He is apt to make more
money by producing some other crop
one that Everybody and his next door
neighbor'' hasn't gone to raising.
But to this rule there is an occasional
exception, and this year, we think, it
will be found in hog raising.
There is no doubt of the scarcity.
Nor is there any likelihood that the
scarcity can be caught up with this
year. There is hughe shortage in
this country, and the department of ag-
riculture, in a recent bulletin, points
out that there has been Il great reduc-
ton in the number of hogs in Europe
also. SO there is warld shortage to
make good, and American farmers may
safely do their best to supply the de-
mand.
The bulletin above referred to not
only throws light on the world wide de-
ficiency, but also gives some highly i'm
portant information with regard to the
growing of choice bacon hogs. After
mentioning the fact that the reduction
in the stock of live stock in Great Brit
ain is over 100000 head, and in Ire
land Of 100000 head, it goes on to say
that American farmers would do well
to make note of the fact that the pork
products which command the highest
price in the English markets come
from countries that are not noted for
the production of Indian corn, namely,
England, Ireland and Denmark. The
quality and consequent high price of
the bacon produced in these three
countries is due, first, to the feeding Of
the hog, and, second, to the manner of
curing the bacon.
The best quality OF bacon lis pro-
duced by feeding barley, rye, wheat
and peas, boiled potatoes, skinned
milk, buttermilk and whey. In this
kind Of pork raising corn isn't lin it,"
The hogs, in order to supply the best
bacon, should range in weight from 100
to 200 pounds and should be long and
lean, with well developed hams and
thick, straight bellies; and ?the fat on
the back should not exceed one and a
half inches, in thickness. This .is'a long
way from a description of a typical
corn=fed hog, whose overfat carcass
does not make the finest bacon, and of
course does not fetch the highest price.
Corn is the cheapest food, lit lis pleaded,
for raising hogs. -....-4..
But it isn't cheaper If the ratio of
profit ito cost is greater with 'othey
foods. "A subtle fallacy often turks in
that seductive word Cheap" The
English have an expressive phrase,
"cheap and: nasty''-the latter word sig
nifying not foul, but worthless, good
for nothing. Corn is easy and cheap to
raise, but if used exclusively, or in too
great proportion in pork sraising, SO
that the quality is below the best, it is
not really cheap, for it lessons profit.
BY their careful attention to thelfeed-
ing Of swine and to the curing of the
pork, the Danish farmersi have!increas-
ed their sales of bacon in England
from 100000 pounds in 1881 to about
200, OOO, 900 in 1921 very satisfactory
advance in eleven years-and the price
has steadily increased. Let. our Ameri
can farmers "go and do likewise" and
see If they cannot, at this favorable Cd
portunity, get "a share of this great
market.
"A Mixture for Preventing the
Growth of Horns.
Prevention lis better than "a cure III
,dehorning as well as other matters
To avoid dishorning mature cattle the
growth OF the horn should be stopped
in the very young calf. To accom-
.plish that result Dr.. Salmon, chief o.
the, board Of animal industry, depart
iment of agriculture, states:
The following mixture has been sue
ccessfully used in preventing the.growt1
of horns upon calves in experiment.
NV hn 1,11ro
ture is prepared by taking SO parts O.
caustic sodil, % parts of kerosene OF
and-25 parts of.water. An emulsion i
made OF the kerosene Oil and soda b,
heating and vigorously stirring, and thi
i lis then dissolved in water. The mixtur,
should then be placed in 4 bottle will
"a Ssoid rubber ecOrk. In applying, til,
following: directions should be observed
First, thetcalf should not be over three
weeks odd, from five to twenty day
being fthe proper age. A horn viii
sometimes ibe killed on calves that ar
even -four ito six weeks old, but it can
not tbe depended supon with certainty
Secondly, with "a Epair Of scissors eli
the lair around 1.-THE embryo ho2n s.
as to expose a spot about the size o
nickel While an assistant holds ,th
calf securely, drop two or three drop
the end of the rubber cork rub lit ii
thoroughly cover the bare spot. Apnl
the fluid first ito one horn and then til
.other until leach horn has been ;g0n
over three cor -four times. The rub
bling should The continued until the eaus
1tic has SGftened and removed ,th
lhair and surface skin immedEMtak
around the hOrn. Third, care Shout,
he taken tthat THE fluid docs not sprea,
over too large "a surface and run down
THE sides of the face. Te insure success
raIe mixture must be carefully an.
thoroughly applied. If used carelessk
nhe embryo born anay not only not b
killed, but the face OF the calf may b
4isfgured by allowing the fluid Il
spread or run d0wn over the skin.
Glover Hay Worm.
The clover hay WORM &Asopia costalis
is causing Il great amount Of loss il