The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-12
Hogs.
REPREsENTATlVE sALEs.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

There was practically no cattle mar
ket, the few unimpOrtant sales not being
enough TO make a quotable market.
There were q lew single hOofs trans
ferred from holdings Of mixed cars re-
ceiyed few days before, but nothing
was received Of Importance, and the
trading ia this division languished.
Damn VIM, one of the old-timers on
this market, and one always welcome,
because Of his never absent congenial
good nature, had in car Of fine medium
weight hogs from Udall, and they
promptly sold at the top price Of the
day
y. p. Johnston Of HazeIton, was ship
per Of & car load OF good, fat butcher
hogs OF heavy weight, and they sold at
once at the tops.
Townsend & Lamon, Of AndaIe, were
late arrivals with a car Oh mixed light
hogs, the best end Of the load selling at
the top price.
Va n. johnson. Of Attica. was a snip
per Of a car Of mediums, which sold at
q strong bulk price
Jen Houston shipped up from Ponca
City car load of mediums, which sold
at a good bulk price.
Brown & Brown. Of HaverhiU, were
early in with a car LOAD OF medium lights,
which sold straight at bulk prices.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday, tops. s. 90; bulk, $5.S0Q5.90 av
erage weight, ZIG; receipts. AS. For the
day previous tops. s. 500; bulk. s. 725z65
$50; average weight, 232; receipts, LOO.
For the same day las. week, tops. S IS;
bul-. S5-N,I .9312; average weight, 80; re
ceipts, !, 4Ss. III
Mud and high water was everywhere in
the North End yesterday, but so far has
not caused any trouble or annoyance. All
stock is handled just the same as al any
time under covered sheds, and the CHS
nolm creek seemed last night to be sub
siding.
Weather. good or bad. has little effect
on the Dold operations, either IN the
curing or the selling. Yesterday Zine
cars of mixed packing house products
were shipped out in large bold refrigera-
tor cars. and orders for more standing.
During the day. 10000 pounds of meats
were hung in the several smoke houses,
ali orders for immediate shipment.
The Live Stock Indicators notes and
queries received the following request for
Information and answered as fellows:
INDIGESTION IN -.JGS.
Can You tell me what is the matter with
our hogs2 They have been aiing all
winter, but we have not lost any get.
Some are cOnstipated and some the re-
verse. There has been no day yet have
they refused 20 come out TO eat and
drink. They get weak in the hind legs
and t'wabble" when they walk. The coat
q
rough. They have no cough. but lie in
the nest and shiver when they come out
80 eat or drink They have free range
Have been feeding commercial stock
food for "a week and am now feeding
with the food the following; Copperas
two pounds: sulphur, one pound; charcoal
five pounds. genuan. four ounces; black
anthony. four ounces; giving q tea
epoonhl of the mixture three times day
alOng with the food. TX YOU car advise
me what 20 do for che hogs 1t viii be
greatly appreciated
Feed with one Tablespoonful OF pull
verified hyphosphate Of soda - each 20
bounds of hogs once day.
Orange Judd Farmer gives this good
ndvice. ANY hog or sneep. not intended
Tor breeding purposes, reaches the high
est point Of usefulness at maturity. Az
ter maturity the tendency is TO deteri-
crate Four years is about the limit Of
a sheep for breeding purposes. although
there are exceptions 10 this rule As
general rule the hog that is NOT keTt for
breeding purposes goes &c market early
enough. Not every hog breeder under
stands this. however. What we an want
10 know Is how 70 prepare and sell amy
animal when there is the greatest profit
IN doing 500
RAISING HOGS On ALFALFA.
Correspondent from Utah gives the fol-
lowing ON los raising:
Pork production In -tah has not been
2 profitable branch of the live stock in
dustry. b-lt with the Introduction of
Creaneries and cheese factories Great
ing a large oy-product of skim milk and
whey Il has been found profitable to raise
a limited number CT hogs Corn. Of
course. is largely out u the question.
rs feed. 60 most sections OF the state.
Int HERE is an abundance ofaIfaifa. some
bran and shorts The Utah experiment
station Instituted q number OF tests in
horlx production, and these ere reported
IN Bulletin No. 81. These experiments
ehoss that fattening hogs can be eco
nomicallv accomplished on pasture in
connection WITH a grain ration Piss
running on pasture with partial grain
fations produced gains at the least cost
per lo3 pounds. In the quantity of grain
required for Io0 pounds ri gain, the pigs
given one-fourth grain ration eNcelled
fn every test and gave the highest per-
centaEe Of profit. Alfalfa without othaH
food whether pastured by piss or crS
and Ted tc them in pens, furnishes oniS
snough aurriment for bare maintsnance-
when additional food was given the rates
OF gain were equally proporuorea % toe
extEa quantities they received -Ailaila
proFod 10 be a splendid supplementary
food in connection with bran ana gram