Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-12-14

ter 70 produce 100 pounds gain, an
IN a 200-pound pig, II required 1896.
pounds OF dry matter to produce 10
pounds Of gain. From this It vii
be seen that the earlier IN life tina
the pig can be induced TO eat largel
OF grain the greater the returns tina
may be secured from a given amour
OF fsed; and, this is particularly tru
Z when the grain feed can be fed Il
coordination with alfalfa pastures. Al
maintenance ration, alfalfa will
just about SUPPORT pig without al
lowing anything additional for gan
In weight. The more grain. there
fore, that a hog can be induced tc
eat when on alfalfa pasture the
more rapidly the gain and the great.
err the profit.
With barley. mill stuffs, wheat,
peas, rye, oats and a small amount
OF corn. such as can be grown IN
this country, we have all of the
grains necessary for the most profit
able production OF pork. 1t may be
said. however, that these grains must
be fed In proper combination to
give palatability and to supply the
various nutrlments and other ele.
ments in prper proportion for growth
and development without any waste.
During the winter months, roots and
tubers, such as beets, mangels. turn
lps, carrots and potatoes, all Of
which may be readily grown in this
country. will be found very valuable
as supplemental feeds to the grain
ration.
In addition TO this, we have a rap
idly growing dairy industry, and the
by-products from the dairy in the
form OF skim and butter milk, we
have another valuable food supply
which can best be utilized when fed
TO hogs.
Concerning the matter of disease
there Is no large section of arabic
land In the United States that is as
free from the many diseases to which (
the hog is heir as is this Intermoun-
tain country. The sunshine is so I
bright and strong. and the atmos-
phere is so rare that all kinds Of
germ diseases hvae poor chance
for development.
AS to the last and most important
factor. which is the demand. or the
markets. we have every evidence that
In this respect this section of the
United States is at the present time
favored.
The last census report for 1910
gave Utah a population of 37S,35t
people. The same census gave Utah
4 total OF 6f.244 hogs. including
foung pigs. or a trifle over one hog
'or every five and one-half persons
On the average. and this would re.
luire that every hog In the state
would have to be slaughtered during
he year; whereas, a large percentage Z
u them are kept over for breeding q
itcck. In the case Of Idaho. with a a
population OF s25.594. we have hog :
OF 1884: in which case.
va have little over one half hog
or each person. providing all were
laughtered. II can be readily seen
hat these two states do not in J
themselves produce nearly enough {
ork for their own supply. The sheep
ien OF this intermountsin country es-
mate that Il requires three pounds 8
( pork products day for each one
their employees. which would mean \
hat for each employee on the sheep
lnches Il would require over four
foraged sized hogs annually. In adj
luon to our local demands. for
hioh we pay the highest prices. we
ave to the west OF us a number OF
rye cities. particularly Spokane and
ortland. where large packing plants
I'VE been established. and for which
ley have found It necessary to 70
Kansas and Nebraska for their r
'ss; which they secure in large
imoers each month. paying the
eight IN addition to tho market prio- r.
In order to get their supplies.
iese markets belong to our PEG
e. It has been learned through
c railroad agencies. that to supply
e markets west OF the Rocky noun
ms it required, in 1910. approximate
sis.Ooo,Oo0.Oo worth OF meat pro. e
cts shipped from the eastern mar Is
IS. The larger bulk OF this. per.
ps, 80 per cent, consisted OF pork
oducts. Surely. then, we have Tor IG