The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10

day previous, and the market was given
as follows: Demand hardly equal to
heavy surplus; light weights and butcher
pigs sold steady; packers slow 20 &c low
err" St. Louis received 9.40o, against TO-
900 the day before. and the market was
quoted as steady. Provisions closed with
ribs steady. and lard 2i5 cents of.
Amos Williams. yard foreman, is con-
fined to his home on North Market street
with a severe Illness.
". H Woods was a welcome wanderer
at the yards. his mission being solely 10
visit among his many friends at the yards
and to renew acquaintance. He reports
stock business lively wherever he has
been.
The demand for fat hogs yesterday
again far out-reached the supply, and ma
ny more even fair weight pork stuff would
have been quickly absorbed and at good
firm prices, had 1t appeared. AS il was
the tone Of the market more than held
its on with any other receiving point and
simply demonstrated again that the real
condition is as was remarked by proml-
nent hog expert from an eastern city who
was visiting at the yards yesterday:
This is the highest hog market in the
country
THE COST OF PRODUCING PORK.
L. - AC404ACS 4o-OO OOAtANS VI -fNA--A AAAA-fN
to produce one pound Of pork when fed
with corn meal. ration 1:14.7 Of fattening
hogs.
2. Skim milk could not be economically
fed to fattening hogs unless it was pro-
duct which could not be otherwise util-
lied.
g. It requires an average Of ~ pounds
of shelled corn to produce one pound OF
pork during an average period Of four
weeks, or one bushel produced134 pounds.
4. II requires ~ pounds Of corn meal
10 produce one pound Of pork, or one
bushel of corn made into meal and fed
Will produce 1874 pounds Of pork.
;. When dry. shelled corn is more eco
nomical than corn meal 10 feed fatten-
ing hogs.
s. II reuires IL pounds or one bushel
of ground oats TO produce one pound OF
pork when fed with eual parts by weight
of corn meal.
:. One busheI Of corn meal is worth
nearly bushels Of oats as food for fat
tening hogs
g. Corn-fed pigs gained AZ pounds per
week and ate about q pounds OF corn
per cwt of live weight
g. Pork was produced during the cold
weather, with corn AT &c per bushel, for
less than &c per pounds.
10. Indian corn is the most economical
pork-producing material during the win
ter months in regions where extensively
grown.-B. L Myers, in Market Basket.
FALL PIGS.
Il is only by feeding and caring for
them so that a steady growth is main
tanned that fall pigs can be made profit
able. In order TO keep them thrifty dur
ing the winter II is not only essential
10 provide them with warm, dry quar-
tiers and 10 feed them well through the
winter. but if the best results are OBJ
tanned they must be well started to grow
ing and accustomed TO eating before cold
weather sets in. BY feeding the sows
literally on good slopsfi middling and
milk, which make one of the best rations
that can be supplied, not only Will they
be enabled TO supply their pigs with plen-
" of milk but the pigs will learn TO eat
earlier. Good roomy troughs should be
provided and plenty Of feed given. so
that. the pigs will have plenty OF oppor-
tUnity to learn to eat. Increase the "a
ton as may be required About the only
safe rule at this time in feeding pigs is
TO give them all that they will eat up
clean at each meal. Pigs will thrive bet
ter and keep healthier if they can have
the run of a good pasture. Even in WIN
ter they Will do better if allowed 10 run
out than if kept closely confined. A little
care taken in good season to get them
well started will help materially in main
tanning a good growth through the winter
Provide warm. dry shelter. II is easier
to maintain animal heat in this way than
by feeding grain. Provide a tight feed
ing floor. with good troughs for slop, in
order TO lessen the waste in feeding as
much as Dossble.-St. Louis Republic.