Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-02-13
MONEY IN FARM HOGS.
From paper read q Bratsieboro, VI, Jan. O..
by n. 8. Aseltine Of North Fairfax. w.

From paper read q bratieooro. VI. Jan.
BY n. 8. Aseltine Of North Fairfax. WI
To begin with, get good stock, regis
tered II you can. That pays the best.
Tten advertise In your local or
county paper, not spasmodically, bat
keep at It, and aim TO sell your pork
produce as pigs or shotes, not pork.
sold e29S worth Of pigs, shotes, and
pork 10 1899.
Ii is . true saying that farm stock will
be Just what the owner makes Ii. II 10
true Of swine to q greater extent per-
hsps ,h n any other animal on the farm.
They can exist under adverse conditions
and live with less care than any other
stock except perhaps the hen. On the
other hand, they will more readily re-
spond to good care and feed than any
animal we raise on the farm. They can
eat anything from spring water to oat
straw, and grow upon 1t. II given some
thing else TO fill out the ration. But
should the grower not care To sell breed
ing stock, his aim should be to get the
breed Of swine best adapted to his IN
dividual surroundings. The man who is
forced 10 keep his swine 10 small pen
needs different breed than the one who
has large hog pastures.
In most markets the demand is for q
pig that will dress l25 To 200 pounds,
With rs much lean meat rs Can be had,
and the time when tons Of lard can be
sold as pork has passed away. There
fore 10 the selection Of breeding stock,
We should try TO get what will weigh
from 100 To 200 pounds In the shortest
time with the minimum amount OF feed
But whether pur,-bred or scrubs are
kept, remember your profit Is gauged By
the feed and care given. Do not think
because he Is only hog that anything
Is good enough for him. He appreciates
good sweet feed and good dry bed, and
will show his appreciation by turning
the waste product Of the farm and dairy
into that very useful commodity, money ;
and he will do this with less care and ex-
pense than IL can be accomplished In any
other way. In whatever light you view
him, the hog 10 the most profitable sd-
junct TO the dairy; not only does he use
every scrap of the waste In butter and
cheese making, but II given the oppor-
tunity will utilize all the other waste
products of the farm and garden.
But where the hogs utility IL most
pronounced on the farm Is ss manu-
fscturer of fertilizer. II given the
proper material, he does not require you
TO buy nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash in available form To turn out n
fertilizer, but give him muck, leaves,
straw or litter OF any kind and he will
furnish gratis the fertility that will dis
count anything that can be bought In
bags, taking into consideration the cost
ana lasting effects. Give him oppor-
tunity aud next fall you will not find it
necessary TO sell one or two best cows 70
pay for phosphate. One Of the best
farmers OF my acquaintance has his hog
house so arranged that there is only
about foot OF foor In each pen, aud
that Is where the feeding trough Is
placed; the oslsnce Of the pen he keeps
filled with muck or straw about two feet
in depth, and that is drawn out twice a
year. Two hogs well kept will produce,
or ought to, about three cords per year
OF the very best fertilizer. II may be
easier aud does not take much time 10
draw and spply the chemicals, but IL re-
Quires quite an effort TO meet phosphate
bills with the cows nearly dry, as they
usually are in the fall, when most OF the
commercial fertilizer Is paid for.