The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-01-25

China that dressed few ounces over
5l3 pounds. Mr.. Gilsdorf has TWEEN
ty five witnesses to prove the truth
Of his allegation, each of whom can
testify to the edibilty of the pork.
The Billings record remained nn-
challenged for several days, but
eventually Messrs. Cox X Pyle OF
Dillon came to the front with three .
year old Poland China that is said to /
have dressed 5i7 pounds even, and
its owners are prepared to make aifi-
davit to this effect before "A notary
public whose commission has expired.
This Dillon hog so far as we can
learn holds the blue ribbon for dres
scd weight against any porker that
has been killed in Montana this sea-
son.
We fear however that the triumph
O. Cox & Pyle of Dillon will not be
Of long duration. We believe the
PORK championship of Montana will
soon be claimed and awarded to Col.
Bob Sutherlin of Meagher county. 1t
is reported that Col. Suthcrlin. editor
of the Rocky Mountain Husbandman,
is holding his prize hog until all his
competitors have been heard from,
: and will then floor them with a
knockout hog story that will make
their heads swim.
About the time the present ma
$ tional administration came into pow
or, a subscriber to the Husbandman
approached Col. >utherlin with II
2 venile pig which he desired to cash
S in on account The shoat was run
q ty, sorrowful looking member Of the
: hog family, 50 small and thin that a
e knot had to be tied in his tail to
! keep him from getting through the
: cracks in the hog pen, but the exper
: fenced eye Of the colonel detected il
q that emaciated frame wonderful ca
! pabilty of meat production, and in
It return for properl y executed bill o
u sale the original owner Of the shoa
a was given receipt for $50 on ac
count. A corner of Sutherlin's eX
&c perimental farm was fenced off ant
Us suitable residence for his new ac
of 1uisition was constructed, and thei
y commenced the work of the creates
l. pork production on record.
'e After treating the shoat to conrs
of medicine signed to eradicate
0f microbes and other enemies of mea
ne production. good health and rapl'
le development, Col. Sutherlin arrang
te ed daily bill of fare for the anima
at imal upon the lines of the ''Dail
In Hints to Housekeepers" presente
OF regularly IN the Helena lndepend
ent. The diet consisted largely c
rs prize cabbages, sqnashes and othe
OF bric-a- brac contributed to the Hush
,g andman by subscribers who desire
MT to see their names in print, to whic
n was added large consignments {
n seed corn and other truck receive
in from Secretary Morton, of the d'
C. partment of agriculture, and occ;
no sional chunks of roller composto
or from the Husbandman office. Tn;
he nog just rolled in luxury, and at tt
h. end of two years had grown to splel
IS, did proportions,
'er As the hog grew, Col. Sutherli
,er became more and more interested
ty his pork producing enterprise. Files
'c- producing food of all kinds was pu
nt- chased regardless of expense and Il
~ porker was encouraged by eve1
lal known means to gorge himself to IL
in limit. In the quiet hours of nigl
he even, the fattening process was ha
in tened by giving the sleeping hog
hypodermic injection of nutrime
nd which, we believe is not permits
Ix- by the rules governing such comp
OF titions.
ify When last heard from Col. Suthe
Inns pig was too fat and heavy to
spond to the sound of the dinnerbe
and his meals had to be served in