Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-09-27
HOG RAISING DISCUSSED
FROM ALL STANDPO|NTS
Much Interest and Enthusiasm Aroused a.
Well Attended "Porker" Meeting Held
in Pullman Last Saturday

The prelim mary meeting to arouse
interest in the hog exhibit which is to
he held in Pullman in December
proved a big success, despite the fact
hat most of the farmers are still
rushed with harvest work There
vas good attendance of hog raisers
and splendid representation of the
hacking houses, stock yards, railroads
and experts. Among the visitors
we're A. MacCorquodale, district
freight and passenger agent, and C.
/. Smith, agriculturist of the O.-W.
r. & N. Co.; w. J. Jordan, general
western grain agent of the ~ P. Co.
Byron Hunter of the farm manage
ment bureau of the U. S. department
Of agriculture; W. r. Struble, secre-
larry of the ho-Washington Devel-
opment League; o. P. Pring of Lewis
ton, Idaho; S. B. Stone of the Union
Neat Co. of Portland; George w r.
peasley the Duroc Red breeder of
Clarkston; G. NJ. McAlister of the
Union Stock Yards Co. of Portland, j.
4 H. Roberts of Spokane, President
4 Bryan, Professors Thatcher and
i Ashby and DR.. Nelson of the w. S. c.
1 President Slagle of the Chamber of
Commerce stated the object of the
meeting and introduced J. j. Rouse,
hartman of the Hog Day committee,
as the presiding officer. He called
Upon C. M. McAlister of the Union
Stock Yards Co. of Portland, who
stated that there was a splendid mar
iet for hogs in the Northwest and
hat the supply did not begin to equal
he demand. j. H. Roberts of Spo-
kane stated that 1000 head of hogs
and 400 head of cattle are marketed
Spokane each week, three-fourths
Of which come fYom Eastern points.
4 lie called attention to the fact that
many farmers are now buying their
meat and that the man who raises his
own meat and turns off a few hogs
and cattle is the prosperous farmer
4 s. B. Stone Of the Union Meat Co
OIL Portland quoted figures showing
mat Washington imports each year
millions of dollars worth of pork and
Oeef, poultry and dairy products. He
'ald that the idea that hogs can not
4 Oe raised profitably except in a corn
country has been proved false by ac-
4 lual experience
4 MacCorquodale, district freight
ana passenger agent of the O.-W. R.
" Co., stated that a great many hogs
we're shipped over his lines from Ne
Ofaska and other points in the Mid
ue west, but that the packers in Spo-
Ashe and Portland wanted hogs from
nearer points and that his company
vas taxing deep interest in develop
as the hog raising industry in the
Northwest.
W. D. Jordan, district agent of the
~ Ry Co., called attention to the
financial success which the farmers
oamas prairie, Idaho, had made by
'asihg hogs. Before railroad
'eacned that district the farmers
'Ouio not afford to haul their grain
'uu so led 1t to hogs and live stock
-lu as result became exceedingly
ptosperous.
Y l.. Smith, agriculturist of the
Nv. X, & N. Co., gave an instructive
an' In which he detailed his obser-
suohs made on a number of farms
4ere nogs are raised. He said in
very careful investigation of the
''nods practiced and results Sc
'u by large number of farmers
are producing pork at a profit,
'ate that there is too wide a
Aistion in the measure of profit,
'nat many farmers might very
iaily increase their measure of
Sn' by some slight changes in their
'uoos' The following conclusions
'u upon the methods and results
many of the most successful are
Ay the thoughtful consideration
Me feeder and breeder.
ue largest measure of profit is Sc
ny feeding grain to the young
while on pasture. With pasture
~ the growth is too slow to Sc
me full measure of profit. A
M y grain fed to pigs on pasture
produce more than double the
OF meat than 1t will if fed to
Aoats In fall and winter. The
-'uee OF allowing the pigs to run