Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-03
Pork preduetien Cost.

PORK VT00o0Ss0U WV
The Nebraska expenu ent station has
Just issued a valuable bulletin on the
cost OF producing pork. The bulletin is
divided into two parts. Part 1 gives a
summary OF the cost of growing young
pigs to the weight Of fifty pounds. The
items OF cost taken into consideration
include the cost Of keeping the SOW for
an entire year. charging for the pasture
and the grain eaten. both by the SOW
and by the litter. up to the time the
litter reaches an average weight OF
nifty pounds. On this basis the cost Is
about S1s to so for keeping old sows,
and $40 TO 3s2 for gifts or sows farrow-
ing their first littsr. This cost is partly
repaid by the increase In weight OF
yearling and 3-yea1-old sows. After de-
Quoting the value Of the growth OF the
sows the net cost to be charged against
the pigs IL from 80 to 81 per litter
whom they reach the nifty pound aver
ago weight.
The average number OF pigs farrowed
in these experiments was S.S pigs for
old soNs and 8 pigs for young sows.
The average number per litter Il the
close OF the experiment was S. pigs
for old sows and pigs for young sows
In the test, forty -four sows and nifty
young sows were used
The cost Of feed charged up against
each pig at SO pounds weight was Sz.l3
az the average Of all sowS for Two
years. This makes the cost OF produc-
ing ptss up to SO pounds 1875 per
hundred, which is somewhat higher
than the cost OF gains after that weight.
provided the pig arc economically fed
and sold when they reach about go
pounds weight.
To reduce the cost 70 the figures Civ
en- in this bulletin. tho yeArling and
older sows were kept upon pasture
alone during the pasture season after
weaving their utters and upon rations
Of about ons-h half alfalfa hay and one
half grain during the winter season. In
winter, for each 1ee pounds weight OF
the mature sows. one and ons-half
pounds Of grain was fed daily; that -.
II ten sows weigh 1000 pounds they
would require AZ pounds OF grain daily.
with an equal amount Of alfalfa hay
fed either in racks or cut and mixed
with the grain Upon these radons the
sows gained liz pounds each during
the winter season up 90 farrowtng time.
The gifts required liberal feeding dur
ing the summer on pasture and during
the winter following. From 20 to
pound Of grain, generally corn, was
fed for each 100 pounds live weight OF
the pigs while they were on pasture;
that L., ten pigs weighing 1000 pounds
received from rs to 30 pounds Of grain
daily. Ten pigs weighing $500 pounds
received from 80 70 H pounds daily.
After these gifts were placed in win
ter quarters they were given the run
Of q field Of rye and wers fed ration
Of one-quarter chopped Alfaafa and
three quarters grain consisting OF oer-
ley and corn. ground and mixed with
the Alfalfa. OF this ration they were
fed three pounds daily for each 1ee
pounds live weight. which ration had
70 be decreased In some cases because
the pigs were becoming too fat Upon
this ration they gained during the WIN
ter season, Nov. to March !, abous
$50 pounds each, weighing over soo
pounds when their littees were Weaneo
Part II deals with the cost OF grow
ing pigs from weaving time. or about
80 pounds weight. to the time they are
taken from alfalfa pastures and pu,
into the feed lot. Seven hundred AM
ninety-two pigs are included in thsss
tests, which cover several years WORK.
In general these pigs were led less
than 4 full grain ration. most Of them
receiving two pounds to - pounds Of
grain daily fer each 100 pounds live
weight. The average cost OF the SfaIn
ana pasture In growing these pigs VA
$3.50 per 100 pounds. II Will BE- seen
That this cost II lower than the cost
Of producing the so.posnd pig. and II u
also lower that the cost Of anishing ths
Dir for market SITTER he 10 placed IN
winter quarters. According to Agussl
which will be presented in . Subsequent
bulletin. the cost oS FEEDS per IN
pounds Of grain with pigs In dry lou
n 33.s7 per hundred. figured upon the
same cost for feed - that used In the
test.
Do not allow your kidney and blaA.