The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-02
olowINo FORK ~ AN ADJUNCT TO
THE DAIRY.

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portland. July D,4.BditOr Aator1an
Tho two days meeting of your recent
agricultural congress seemed too short
for the discussion of all the subjects on
tho program, one OF thom was completely
crowded out. II waa tho growing of pork
ASIAN adjunct 10 the dairy This, regret
very muoh for tho feason. first, that ono
~ the most important sources of profit
from tbs dairy Il the pork grown In con.
junction with ", FOR tho reason. second.
that your country has suporlntlyo adapta-
ton Tor growing pork of what may De
termed tho bacon type, that iH 10 say The
beSt type ~ pork. and Tor the reason
third, that ! understand you arc now In.
porting muoh Of your pork from the
country further cusi. This should not be
ana IN tho hops VI saying something that
Will bring shout o change In This respect,
wrlto this letter. I write Il for the
further reason that ! want 10 give an.
other ,Rprcssl0n Of my gratitude 10 tho
people " Astoria Tor their unparalleled
kindncla during our recent visit.
ANt hNiNN ~ NMANN NN hN hNlANih W wv
dairy depends almost entirely On the way
In which Il lH managed, The idua u
growing pigs until they arc eighteen
months old aa IN recent years. IL simply
absurd Plgu should DO ready for market
no from sl1 10 oighi montha every time.
and they may bs ready at that age when
properly fed. This makes 1t possible fOr
your faFmrfa 70 grow two lillra a year
from tho dam. Your winter climate n nl-
most nH fnyorublu az that Of summer IN
growing swine. aud this gives your c0Un-
try great advantage over countries with
cold winters IN prosecuting The swine IN
duH,fy.
win abundance of milk from the dairy.
and with the great variety Of your pas
lures. you can grow pork that cannot be-
oTccli,-i IN quality In all the world. not
even In Denmark itself. your swine may
DO among the heallhlest In all the world
and they may bo grown aa cheapiy no In
any oihor par Of the United States II
cannyl bo otherwise, unlcBs the manage.
men, h most Aamcworhy owing 20 the
happy character Of your CONDITION. Your
pigs will nO ~ down on lheir limbs as
they do IN the cDfn.belt. sincc there n
more ash In your fDods. They Will be-
more prollnc as breeders since they lsc
on more Succulcn, foods, ami lhcy will
produce the bee, Of bacon II properly fed
II will bc nrcakcd with lat and lean and
VIII be- ua trmi,f as spring lamO
Why does thg dHir3 give thc grower Of
tNin. so great an advantage Because VI
tho gr'ai suitability ~ the skim milk a. d
diet Tor plgn especially for young pigs
and Tor aOWs nursing their young, BIt
let Il be- remembered that like oyrry other
good thing II 10 easily abused SKIN milk
may bo foi IN excess. The aim should be-
90 feed ~ along with shorts 10 the young
plgs and In the form ~ rNli,. Tho fur
thor aim should br 10 feed d sweet and
warm. Nowiy separated milk h a grand
fool for young swine The milk ID too
valuable 20 feed Il to hogs that arr being
faticncd when younger piRs are on hand
II fcd judEiouey alunR with rlIVrta. iJ0
pounds % skim milk should be worth al
Ices, half a bushc a. lhrcc-fourlhs Of
buhhcl OF barley. Ground oats. thongh
an excellent food for breed soNs. are too
course In the hun for young pigs but
they will answer very well for pigs that
Afc oldor whom mot too dear. Shorts az
iih.W per tbn would be- mitch cheaper
grain food for YOUNG plgs than either oats
or barley az present pTiccr.
The aim should be- 90 Keep the pigs
growing righl along fplm birth. and 70
have them ready for market at six 10
eighg months old They should then
Nrigh about 80 pounds each live weight
Their chlvf food when on the dam ana
sometime after weaving should be skim
milk. shorts and barcy. the last named
being feed IN moderation. They should
have access TO such pastures as mixed
grasses and clover an The time. until they
aro ready for being fattcncd During the
fattcnlnK period of six 20 ,aght weeks.
barley may form one OF the chief cOnstl-
tucnts OF their food II would. OF course.
be ground and soaked, In the dry wealth
cr M better pasture can be provided for
thom than tho dwarf essex rupc. During
pregnancy. and. Indeed. at all times. ex.
ccp, when nouriShing their young. the
dams would MT require much grain TO
supplement- tho pastures. providing they
were given plentiful supply OF rRa-
bagls when thuae are In season. vctches,
rape and clover VIII bc found among thc
favorilc pasture plants, Peas have not
been mentioned bur where peas Gun be
probably grown they are unexceilcd as
grain food In furnishing pork.
In such a country It should be almost
as profitable "a grow pork IN winter as In
summer The animals should De almost
entirely free from disease, The quality OF
the pork would be 30 superior that corn.
feed pork could not compete with q In
the market, The dams will produce larg-
or Mtcrv and will nurse them better than
whore corn lA the great reliance, and the
dams could unluestionably be- retained
until they had attained greater age.
The only advantage POSSESSED by the corn
belt In growing pork would bo the greater
chcapnWs of the grain fed, OF course
that n an advantage Of considerable mo-
ment.
TIInNAG SHAW