Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-28
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REARING BACON HOGS
A Streak Of Fat and Str.,I -,
Lean is Wanted

Lean Is Wanted.
notwithstanding that all know the
uay or very fat pigs has departed in
the estimation of dealers and con
suihers, farmers, as a rule are very
SLOW to learn the lesson. This has
ouble SO much the English dealers
VINO receive our pork that they issued
a circular OF the subject some time
ago. Below / give a synopsis of the
circular:
IN consequence of so many feeders
continuing TO make their pigs too fat.
ana the great difficulty we find in dis
posing of over-fat bacon. combined
with the increasing competition from
foreign curerS who are able 10 supply
leaner meat such as the public require
we are obliged TO take some very def
mite step 10 obtain leaner pigs. and
nave decided 10 adopt the accompany
ing scale of prices, which is dependent
on the leanness Of the pig as well as on
the weight. With the desire TO allow
feeders as much margin as possible we
have reduced the minimum weight Of
40 pounds To 1870. and extended the
limit Of $50 pounds 10 100. making the
new scale for top prices from 100 to
l9O pounds; hut still subject to the
leanneSS OF the pig and other grades in
| proportion. The new scale will give
the best price To those feeders who
| produce the most Salable article. and
we trust will do much TO check the pro-
duction OF such pigs as are not re-
| quired, however handsome they may
be to look upon.
I'VE would impress on feeders the
desirability OF breeding or buying only
such stores rs are of good frame and
growth. refusing TO feed. for bacon
purposes, all short, thick pigs, which
must prove as unsatisfactory TO them
as to Is. They will undoubtedly best
serve their interests by studying the
public taste. thus creating an increased
demand and consequent higher stand
ard Of prices for their pigs. The meas
urements will be taken by specially
constructed gauges, by means of which
the thickness of fat in any part Of the
pig can lac accurately determined
II has been doubted that thickness of
fat on any part Of a pig could be told
without first cutting up the carcass,
! but / have been informed by n person
who has seen il done that by certain
gauges and rules an expert can tell the
| thickness of fat on the carcass any
where. within an eighth OF an inch,
and many times tell ii exactly. the
scale of deduction from the regular
| price for increased thickness OF fat is
interesting. / will reduce English
money TO decimal currency, emitting
insignificant fractions. i pig weighing
from $50 to 1870 with thickness of fat
under pa inches Oh any part or IFS
back brings the top price. 1t the pig
weighs under 210 and the fat does not
| exceed pa inches in thickness on the
back 90 cents per hundred pounds is
| deducted. If the pig weighs between
10 and 80, and the fat is between IA
| and "a inches thick. 30 cents per hum
| dred is deducted. And if the pig weighs
| between 80 and $40, and the fat does
not exceed ) inches. $50 per hundred
| is deducted. 4 good deal Of our bacon
finds a market in England. n the
| prica obtained there is gagged 10y these
rules. and Of course Slaughterers u
shippers must conform 10 them. AND
| if producerS-the farmers-do not 0ner
! pigs capable of taking the top prlce as
bacon they must suffer n cut IN price
! accordingly. In my w c town
uarEet are bacon curers, and l notice
they nav more per pound LOT bacon
| nigS than the ruling price for pork L"
Ice wet 4salted and barreled. AS bacon
pork n be produced cheaper than fat
hors il is q wonder more DO not see
| the Point and act upon it. But corn
alone will not make bacon That VIII
bring the top price; clover, wheat, cats
uiddIInrs and bran. in addition 10
corn are valuable factors in bacon
making-Galen Wilson in National
Stockman.