The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-16

Nill meet tho requirements Of that
oraRch OF trade ~
Bacon Hogs on Plains.
u IL upon such authority rs this
that conclude that the average OF
the hogs on the plains Is up to as
high a standard OF breeding. more
favored with the variety OF ration
used on tho plains, than the hogs
grown IN a strictly corn feeding sec
ton OF the country In the Pan
handle the variety OF feed most OBJ
tanablo for hog raising has been
such as Will be seen later ON 10 ia
yor the bacon type This same bulle-
tin says, Long continued expert
ments have proven conclusyely that
a mixed ration for hogs will produce
far better bacon than simple grain
ration" That Is, hogs fed on ksffir
corn, maize, rye, peas and having the
run OF a clover or alfalfa pasture
viii, when finished. make FAR bet;
ter quality OF bacon than will be
produced from hogs fed on Indian
corn alone.
Dairy Products Make Bacon.
The question OF an abundance OF
all these things Is simply question
OF industrial effori all of the other
elements are here in generous plenty
and labor educated along these lines
shows a thrifty increase, It Is wor-
they OF note In this connection that
the prime bacon OF Denmark. the
standard by which bacon is Judged
in European countries, is produced
on ration OF roots, mangle beots,
barley and dairy by-products.
For one more instance. self Illus
tratlng on the subject in hand, Prof.
Shut OF ottawa, Canada, shows that
the fat OF hogs fed on corn meal only,
had a melting point OF 2S.6 degrees
Fahrenheit, while that OF similar
group OF hogs fed on corn meal and
skim milk melted at 1913 degrees,
the soft oily constituent OF the fat
OF the first group ran S3.6 per cent
OF the total Fat while the second
group the oily constituent (olean)
ran 7O.9 per cent OF the total fat.
These experiments showed that the
Tat land flesh) OF hogs fed on corn
meal and skim milk, was firm at a
higher temperature than that OF hogs
fed on corn meal alone and the firm
ness OF the bacon Is very largely con-
sidered when the question OF It's
grade, whether prime export or not,
Is considered.
Panhandle Hogs for California. y 7
or the hogs that have been fat
tened In the Panhandle that have
gone to the Fort Worth market where
In turn they we're reshipped to the
packing house OF Los Angeles, Cal,
with this practical evidenc OF their
superiority as long distance shippers.
The fact that they travelled several
hundred miles further TO reach that
California destination than they Will
have to go when the Belen cutoff
has been completed gave the traffic
department OF this part OF the Santa
Fe the cut to anticipate changed
conditions which will enable Panhan-
die and Pecos valley farmers to fat
ten their hogs for market even
though there is greater demand
for corn in the Panhandle than Is
produced at home since there are so
many other kinds OF feed more de-
sIrable for the making of the highest
priced bacon hogs raised in the Pan
handle. The various breeds of swine
known TO the trade as lard hogs fed
on alfalfa and the great variety Of
prolific root crops peculiar to the
Panhandle and this climatic altitude
and finished on kalfir corn will make
q product that will command higher
price per hundred weight than the
same animal fed in the cheaper corn
growing districts.
The quoted market difference on
live hogs for instances between Los
Angeles, Cal. and the Missouri river
markets range from $3.50 to $500
per hundred weight.
Santa Fc Through Rates.
Conscious that the geographical
location OF the grand stretch OF fer
tile country traversed by the Santa
Fe through the Panhandle OF Texas
along the lines OF what will be the
fast through freight route across the
continent, the management OF this
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