The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-20
COrn-Fed Hogs.

Editor Constitution-Dear Sir: In your IS
sue of the Goth | read an article, More
Hog Meat. The farmers ought to raise
more hogs and less cotton. This is good
advice as it comes from high authority L
read on and came to where the author says
hogs must have corn. IF the farmers try
to raise hogs" said Mr. Oglesby, yesterday
afternoon, they will have to commence ty
raising more corn. A hog that is brought
up on anything else except corn is hardly
good to eat. He is what we call a razor
back"
How they ought to be raised" reads
thus: s"rhe hog ought to be raised with
great deal of care. 1t is foolish economy
and wise extravaganza to give aim tae best
food which can possibly be assmilated.
A hundred dollars in corn said friend Of
the writer Yesterday, that is properly con-
verted into hog meat is not only 500 saved,
R 94t IS ali mat the @@ Inference in the
world between a hog fed on Stops and
This is good advice-comes from high au-
thority. Raising hogs is good advice, but
when we are advised that any meat rot
fail to see the point, l wish to say to Mr.
Oglesby that he is very wrong. All corn
fed meat is not good. l believe Mr.. r. j.
Redding will agree with me in this.
He, Mr.. Oglesby, says that we farmers
must raise more corn to raise hogs. Geor-
eia farmers may have to raise corn fed
corn for hog feed: 1t is costly feed, as
! will show t2fore ] d. i,pA doubt
but these men can run d .y1l-a g ne g Ucsly,
but do doubt their success on hog
ranch.
/ will next notice "How hey ought 20 be
raised" Hog FRIEND says lit is foolish
economy to feed hogs on the waste products
Of the farm and wise eXtrava-
gance to give them the best
Does b he wish wi aav farmer to under
thrive on waste from the farm, or that the
meat is poor? He goes on to say that 500
worth of corn fed to hogs will double. At
80 cents per bushel, 500 will buy 200 bush
els of corn. Ten hogs thirteen months old,
weighing average of 2S5 40 pounds each
selling at Z cents per pound, equal to 5000
Allowing the pigs to be, thirty days old
of corn divided between ten hogs will make
a feed for each hog 365 days to be as fol-
lows. showing what will be each hogs feed
per day, also running monthly: There are
$500 quarts in 200 bushels Ghirty-two quarts
per busheD. Commence by feeding each hog
one-half quart per day for sixty days and
you get five quarts for one days feed for
the ten hogs, or you feed in sixty days five
First and second months one-half quart
per day for each hog, 800 quarts.
Third and fourth months, one quart per
day for each hog, 600 quarts.
Fifth and sixth months one and half
quarts per day for each hog, 900 quarts.
Seventh and eighth months, two quarts
per day for each hog, POO quarts.
Ninth and tenth months, two and half
quarts per day for each hog. 1,5o0 quarts.
Eleventh and twelfth months, three and
a half quarts per day for each hos, 1900
quarts.
The whole making a grand total Of
$500 quarts.
BY this calculation Hog FRIEND must
from about three-ffths of feed make a,
hog, go over the average weight in order to
double his money ON 500 worth of corn. I
learned from experience that corn is q
costly feed for hogs and does not make
good, sweet meat. My advice to farmers
It not to grow corn for hogs. 1t is very
costly. I am a constant reader of The
Constitution and admire it, especially the
farm department. If this article is in error
l hope the farm editor will show me
where I am wrong FARMER.
eve agree with Farmer in his foregoing
criticism of the article referred to--"More
Hog Meat" The article appeared in The
Daily Constitution and while we dissented
in toto from the views expressed and felt
inclined to enter a disclaimer, the crowded
state of the Farm and Farmers" depart
ment of the weekly at the time prevented,
and it only remains now to cordially en-
dorse the criticism of Farmer" AT some
future time we may recur to the subject of
"corn-fed hogs and show that we cannot
afford to raise pork corn alone, to the
neglect of much cheaper foods.-Edtor)