The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-05
REPRESENTATIVES, SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Bert KeH Of C1earwater, took the top
price yesterday with q car OF mediums
in fine condition and selling straight.
J. NJ. Pirtle Of E Dorado, sold out a car
load of heavy hoge in good well fed and
even shape all of one mans feeding. They
sold we'll and without dock
Mr.. Reese, Of the old-time firm OF A P.
johnson & Co., Of Elmer, was a late
conner with a car load Of light hogs which
graded up very well and sold at stiff
price
q car OF stock hogs.
The Santa Fe and the Missouri Pacific
did the hauling yesterday, the latter two
cars and the former one.
For Friday 1t was a very good day at
the Dold plant, the express trade being
especially heavy. The jObbing and straight
cleaned up in good shape for Saturday.
The week has been an excessively heavy
one in all divisions and in spite Of fall
ing provision markets, the trade was all
along very active.
The cattle trading was confined to small
dots and single hooffs, which came in with
cars OF mixed hogs and cattle The quo
tation was steady and the sales as fol-
lows: -Four stockers, average weight T5.
price 425; stockers, 40 weight, price
e425; cow, 1870, selling at $50; Jersey
steers, $50 weight, at $500.
Mr.. Max Turner. once night man at the
yards, was a visitor at the exchange yes
terday.
Mr.. Charles Dold Of the Kansas City
house. and Mr.. Fred Dold, local manager,
are on a short business trip south.
Mr. William Hooten, formerly with the
Dold Packing Co. at this point, now with
at Kansas City, is expected in the city
today on business.
Mr.. McCarty, day Waterman at the Dold
plant, who is at st. Francis hospital as
the result OF injuries sustained Friday
morning. is reported as improving as wen
as could be expected.
SUCCESSFUL HOG RAISING.
J. A Mckee says in the Farmers Advo-
cate. published at Topeka, Kan:
To commence hog raising one must look
ahead and prepare food and pasture be-
fore he gathers in his stock, but he can
commence any month in the year. Sup
pose we commence in the summer by buy
ing six sows. April pigs. Select every one
Of them, not fancy, but good cOlors, wide
and OF good length. such as will eat any
thing and everything. keep fat and make
good mothers. Do not buy the old sow;
she will eat up the garden, chickens and
children. and have a lot OF pigs just when
YOU don't want them. Turn the Shoates
into the grass lot; see that they have
plenty Of shade and water. Do not let
them sleep in the dust. Feed them the
house Stops, waste from the garden, shell
them little corn night and morning.
and rub their backs with the cob. Keep
them gentle. Let them CLEAN the wheat
field and oat patch. but see them every
day, and give them a little something
Keep box Of charcoal and salt where
they can get at il all the time. Let them
CLEAN the farm the first winter. Keep
them not fat but growing all the time
Provide warm but well ventilated QUAR-
ters for them TO sleep Keep them out
Of the dust and give them clean fresh
beds frequently.
Put a carefully selected male with them
In January, so the pigs will present them
selves in April. At this time isolate every
Dne OF the sows. Give each separate
enclosure and sheltered bed
Handle your male pigs when a month
old. every one OF them; don't keep a pig
Of your own raising for your own use.
Never disfigure a pigs ear or tan for pur-
poses OF Identification. Treat the pigs so
well they viii stay at home, and see them
20 often that you will know them any
where, Never ksep an old sow over win
ter; let her raise one set OF PIGS and then
70 the chopping block. Never allow a male
hcg on the place except in January. Some
Saisers contend that hogs RAISED ,uUniin-
nously from gifts will lose in size and
Stamina; I do not think so. but IL after
two or three years Of trial you have
suspicion that etfiers have. better hogs
than you. select your breeding gifts from |
outside. This is the way to get the money
and pleasure ont of hogs. Never wrestle |
with an old SOW.
70 keep hogs healthy, isolate them from |