Phoenix weekly herald., 1898-01-20
TO HOG RAISERs.

Mr. w IL Thompson Jr. President
of the National Live Stock Exchange
in his annual address gives some ex-
| cellent poinIers on hog raising that
will be of interest and benefit to hog
raisers everywhere He says:
As an auxiliary to profitable cattle
| feeding the hog is n necessity. The
same suggestions regarding early ma
turity and marketing apply with eGual
force to this animal as to beef caftIe
Not many years ago the heavy hos,
was in the greatest demand bv the
slaughterers on account of the heavv
cuts of meat and the large WELD of
lard obtained. - Ie tosi.,y Sae lighter
cuts of pork have tie prefas sea of
the customer and therefore ..I,e
terer. who is obIiged torater IL ~ =
toners, must have the lighter vs-fsssts
and then again there has been Ia
and placed on the market subsi5ff,,teS
which with many customers TIC +bo
place Cf lard and at a less COST 4bnm
ard = such an extent that for ~, ,,,.as
! eIIt. ~ least, the heavy pacSn~ bos.
has given way TO his edflsl e,.,-s,s - -
lighter weight brother.
1 think it proper to suggest to the
producer to grade his hogs to the ex-
tent of his ability. Have them ready
for market and market them as young
as possible, not weighing to exceed
500 pounds, or, what would be better
still. aim to have them so bred and
raised that they will be in fine condi-
ton and ready for market when
weighing from 200 to 240 pounds.
This will subServe his interests in at.
least two ways. 1t will have a tendAN1
cy to reduce the stock of lard and TlS
it more valuable to the producer,
hogs marketed when of these weig3
will moan rnunopr HOGS which
undoubtedly reduce the losses sustain
ed by producers owing to the ravages
of the hog cholera
BABY ON THE BAR
Decidedly the sensation of the sea
son occurred in the Cabinet saloon
last evening. Frank Williams was
tending bar when n rather comely
young woman. a stranger to Frank,
entered the folding -edoors of the saloon
With baby. bundled up in her ar4s-
She walked up to the bar, laid jhe
baby upon the bar. laid a note on tils=
bar alongside the baby. left both on
the bar and walked out before the
aStonished barkeeper could sufficient
ly recover himself to say a word The
baby was Il beauty. fiouriShed its
chubby arms and crowed with delight
while a Surging mass of brawny men
crowded up to get SIgnt Oh tne utue
one; not less than 40 men said they
wanted to take the little waif home
Several babeleSS married men almost
came to blows over the possession of
the little one. while Frank Williams.
the genial mixologist, rushed out. got
two baby bottles and filed them both
with milk. Probate Judge Hicks
finally captured the cherub and sent
it home. Opinion among those present
seemed to be divided as to the sex of
the little visitor. but the general opin-
ion was that it was a girl. The note
left beside the babe is as follows:
Prescott, Ariz.
Mr.. Saloon Keeper, Dear Sir:-Here
is baoe that belongs to William Ben,
and he has left il Oman invalid woman
who has no one to do anything for her
and is at this time sick in bed and his
child is suffering for care and she has
sent it down here TO its father, hear
ing that he was there at your saloon
of nights: and will you be so kind as
to give the child in his hands or give
it to the sheriff, for the woman is not
able to keep the child, nor cannot do
it if he was paying her, but he does
nothing for it."-Courier.