The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-30
The Pig That Sells Best.

Market demands are constantly
changing, and those who grow for the
market need to keep posted with re-
spect to the change Of fashions, or
they will find themselves in the posi-
ton of the milliner who attempts to
hold ''spring opening with the
goods that We're fashionable a couple
of years before In a recent issue the
Live Stock Report attempts to tell
what the market Of to-day demands as
follows:
what hog sells best upon the mar
ket?" is a question that has to be
answered very differently now than a
few years-yes, than one year ago.
ANY one who will look up prices of
last March will see that the heavy
hogs were then commanding the pre-
MUM Take the market OF a year
ago today, for Illustration. Heavy
hogs of good quality sold between
$3.50 and $4.5O- a 20 to 20 per cent
premium over medium and light
weights of equal flesh and quality.
To-day the reverse is the case, and
we have the bacon grades selling best,
though the margin is narrow The
heavy hog has to be unusually prime
to get the top figure of the day. Few
heavy hogs are coming to hand-the
reason for which is not hard. to find
but there are enough for all require
ments. Eastern shippers all want the
good medium weight hog-that is, one
that averages $50 pounds or there
abouts, and they are also good buyers
Of prime light weights. Boston and
Philadelphia-the latter especially
used to be active bidders for heavy
hogs, and not SO very long ago, but a
change came DER the spirit of their
Dreams" and now it is rarely that a
3O0-pound hog goes out alive for any
Eastern point. Competition for these
heavy weights is exceedingly light.
What are Familiarity known as Viles &
Robbins 'fat backs'-a class Of hogs
averaging from 375 pounds upward,
and bought regularly by that firm
alone-sell usually three to five cents
below the primer medium and light
weights. They are taken for a spe-
cial purpose, but in no great number.
The International also handles that
class. Occasionally the Boston ship
pers will take a load of prime 800.
Founders, but those hogs have got to
be prime.
Heavy Consumption of Oil Meal.
Twenty years ago there was very lit
lie oil meal used on the farms Of this
county. A few advanced feeders and
breeders of live stock had learned it's
salue in finishing animals for the block
81 for the show ring, and it was used
n a limited way by dairymen, but the
oulk of the product Of our oil mills
was exported, British farmers taking
large quantities of it. The general adj
gancement in the knowledge Of feed
ing during recent years has brought
about a wonderful change. Feeding oil
meal is now almost as common as
feeding bran, and those whose grain
feed is of necessity principally corn
nave found it almost Indispensable in
providing a properly balanced ration.
Manurial value is another point in it's
favor, especially in the Eastern states.
Prices this year have been about the
lowest on record, in sympathy with
other feed stuffs, and there has been a
very large consumption. 1t is safe 10
say that the experience Of this year
will cause much more to be used here
after, but the increase would be great
@er if none but the old process meal
had been. used. We have heard sew
eral complaints from those who have
been using the new process meal
which is decidedly inferio principally.
on account of&the chemicals used in
extracting the soil-National Stock
man. 5#
Beausifying Horses.
A The Identifying of ugly horses ami
mails the otherwise handsome propor-
tons of which are 1narred by natural
defects--has become an established
business in New York and some other
large cities. False tails are furnished
by the veterinaries engaged in the
business for pet carriage horses that
are lacking Ia that apDendage. The