The Penn's Grove record., 1899-10-27

He is found to produce n pound Of
product from less food than either
cattle or sheep, aud is therefore the
most economical machine to manu-
facture our great crop into marketa-
Bile meat. Our people are becoming
wiser every year, and exporting less,
proportionatelY, of the raw material
and more of condensed product. Ii
it takes seven pounds OF corn or an
average to make a pound of pork, as
is no doubt the case, the farmer be-
gins to see the great economy of ex-
porting one pound of pork, bacon or
ham, instead of seven pounds of corn.
The difference in cost Of freight
makes a fine profit in itself; besides
the pound of meat is generally
worth more than seven pounds of
corr in the foreign market. The pro-
duction of pork should be encouraged
on the further consideration that it
carries off less of the valuable o II
stituents of the soil than beef. The
fat pig contains only three-fonrths as
much mineral matter per hundred
weight as the fat steer, and only two
fifths as much nitrogen per hundred
weight and therefore the production
of a ton of pork on the farm will carry
off only a little more than half the fer
tility carried off by a ton OF beef, This
gives in round numbers the compare
tive effect of producing pork and beef.
It is thus evident that the pig should
have a high place in our agriculture;
should be fostered in every way-his
capabilities studied and pushed-his
diseases carefully noted and pre-
vented, for he is the most profitable
meat producing animal on the farm,
The pig is an excellent adjunct to the
daily turning all the refuse milk whey
into cash. As he is the king of our
meat exports, SO let us treat him with
great consideration Farm Reporter.
Preparing the Hen House For Winter.
1t is never too early to begin the
building and preparing the hennery
for the winter, and the maj who does
this work early it sure to have COM
Portable quarters for the laying hens
just as soon as the cold weather
comes. 1t is better to add a little to
the houses each summer, and thus
extend the business on n firm basis,
than to invest too much at the begin
ming. We learn better then by exper-
fence what we need. Fancy farming
does not pay, and those who have
elaborate buildings ave not always the
ones who have the best success.
Construct the main building on a
slight elevation, il possible, where
there is good drainage, and on the lee
side of some hill or other protective
object. This will shield the house
from cold storms, and make the quar-
tiers far more comfortable for the
chickens. Build the house low and
substantial. A high house let's in too
much cold air, and a low one is al
ways warmer, Opening into this main
roosting building there should be a
scratching shed into which the fowls
can go on stormy days and have all
the exercise they need. This shed
should be so arranged that the rooI
can open in places to admit the sun
shine on clear days. We have many
wintry days when 1t would be very
comfortable in any place, ii the wind
could be excluded and the sun ad-
mitted. The laying hens in particular
will appreciate such 4 scratching shed
in the winter.
The laying shed should also open
out from the main building, and this
should be made long, low and very
tight. Tie hens should be made as
comfortable as possible while ON the
nest, and this can be accomplished
only by bestowing special care in the
construction of such a shed. In build
ing all of tine henhouses for winter
usest will pay 10 give stone> or brick
foundation the whole length. This
will keep out rats better than any
thing else yet devised. Besides, 1t
makes the houses warm, dry and
durable. Then let the brick founda-
ton run up a foot above and a foot
below the ground. The cost in bricks
will be made mp for in the extra num-
Der of eggs aud hens saved from the
rats. The roof aud sides should have
tar or builders paper tackled ON be
tween the outer and inner walls, and
all knot holes and chinks will thus be
filled in. The yard for the chickens
to exercise in should he connected
with these buildings by a run way.
The yard shodld be large enough to
give the fowls ample room to run
about in without crowding up against