The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-19
A NEW ENTERPRISE
Hog Raising and Pork Packing SuO-
geSted by a Visitor.
EXPERIMENTS WORTH MAKING
"Haiiir" Corn May Solve the rroblsm--Lsres
Narket at Our Doors--Good rroiits
20 tho Farmer.

One OF the beat known packers and
dealers In meats on the metropolis visit
cd Astoria tho other day, and during tho
course OF conversation suggested that q
packing house might form one of the pro-
iilablo enterprises OF the Greater Asto-
sia. An Investigation was commenced
and with the Information impaired by
tho packer before he left the city many
interesting facts were developed.
HOGS ARE RAISED
In oregon In the valleys south and east
OF Portland and are being packed near
that city, the product meeting with ready
sale In competition with Eastern goods.
Tho hogs are fatienod ON wheat. which
In times Of high prices OF that commodity.
makes pork little expensive Hut
whcrc there was formerly shipped into
Portland an average Of one car OF hams
and bacon per day. there are now only
three er four cars per week and many
Eastern packing houses have Withdrawn
resident agents from this territory The
experiment being tried by Portland bids
fair TO bc aucecaaful-why not
MAKE PORK
In Clatsop county and cure II In Astoria ?
The experience OF Portland packers shows
that the oregon wheat-fed 'os makes
Sweeter product although not quite so
nrm meat na the corn rod animal Of the
East Some time In 1894 several carloads
Of Oregon hogs were shipped TO one OF
the large packing houses nj South Oma-
ha. Neh,, aa an experiment. Record was
kept Of the product and tho returns from
it. and the reports OF tho packing house
showed that the meat. although not quite
NO firm aa eorn-fed animals, brought the
top notch OF tho market
In another column appears an account
Of the wonderful "Kaifr'' corn, which
has been thoroughly experimental with
In the middle west, and which seems TO
be equally well adapted TO a wet or dry
climate. III one-half that ls claimed for
Il is true" said well known Clatsop
county farmer 'it will
REvoLuTIoNIzE FARMING
In this territory. and will solve the prob.
lem OF raising sweet and firm pork in
Clatsop county. Prolific. and oheaply
raised, good for man and beast, sort
OF compromise between wheat and corn.
every farmer IN Clatsop county ought 10
plant some this season and buy n few
pigs, The field Is large one, in which
this grain can be utilized. food products
Tor man. poultry and cattle raising, but
tho one In which there seems to be the
most profi IN In hug raising. There are
no severe winters here, which neceasitnte
heavy feeding. and the amount OF pas.
Iurage 10 he picked up by such animals
makes the business OF raising this kind
nt stock a profitable one. but 20 realize /
The best results there should be
PACKING HOUSE.
A.,
-oria, or It's vicinity. meets all the re- 4
luircments OF the case"
Inquiry In other directions evidenced
he fact that there seems to be splendid 4
for the establishment OF such .
IN enterprise near Astoria, and that IL .
would be on n paying basis from the
tart, provided enough hogs could be OBJ. .
aimed TO keep IL busy Here the great
'ccan carriers will soon be loading for
european ports, and pork. In its various
orms, has a large place In every ships
ardcr The home consumption is large,
md there could be no question but what
packing house could dispose OF its pro-
luct nj top prices. One gentleman. in
crested In the subject said that he did
lot think there would be much difficulty
n starting packing houst.-ln fact it
would almost start itself-if the hogs
pack were onlA raised In sufficient
umbers and steady supply afforded.
The hrts thing, then" he said Is TO
SET THE FASHION
u raising hogs for proht. kafilr' corn.
erve and energy on the part OF a few
Aadors VIII do it."
The question OF hog raising ana pork
acklng" said leading mcrchans. in
latsop county are well worthy the most
aretul study by both farmer and cap
,alist' and they certainly are OF prime
Importance to the merchant, laborer ana
hip master The outcome OF experiments
nth Kaillr corn and hog raising win be
'atched with the greatest interest by
H."