The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-06-07

The farmers OF Denmark secure inc |
best prices for their fancy bacon for |
the reason that they have established
small packing establishments whore
they can haul their hogs and get their
pay for the hogs according 10 their
/ actual worth.
The man who has n lot Of thrifty
/ August and September pigs and gives
/ them rational care until grass comes
and has them ready for the market
by the middle Of June will make bet.
ter money for his feed than he will on
any bunch OF pigs that he feeds during
the year.
on ench and every farm there
should be some provision made for
dipping hogs. This not only proves 10
be an easy and efrectual way Of disin.
fcctlng animals which are brought
onto the farm but II also keeps them
free from lice.
Possibly there IL no other farm AMI.
nal that can ofrer As poor m excuse
for his existence M the scrub hog.
lie IN an Improbable animal any way
you take him.
As an economical pork producer he
In failure. Even his ability 10 shit
FOR himself does not recommend him
! TO the people within the limit Of his
I range as he has the reputation Of
! preylng upon neighborlng corn fields
I when food Ia scarce.
) His build naturally ndapta him "a
4 his manner Of living since he IL long
!. legged. narrow in the chest. has n
J. long. narrow snout. This adapta him
4 to his manner OF living With the
/ scrub hog II IN root hog or die,
o hence the long snout. His narrow
!, body aids him in getting through
J. small fence cracks and n he falls "a
ind n place large enough TO "a
b through the fence he can soon dig un
= der II with his long Hnout
J. There IN no standard ~ excellence
q for the scrub hog since he may pos
J. sess almost any form except beau
= tlful one: he may be ~ any color.
lie has the reputation Of being able
= to stand all kinds Of rough treatment
and stlll survive.
| lie Ii regarded hs being able TO re-.
u slst disease better than the improved
. breeds Of hogs, We very much doubt
q whether this quality attributed 10 tho
q scrub hog In true since we have no
u ticcd that hog cholera takes the scrub
as well M the wcll.hred hog
One thing Ia sure-thRt the scrub
hog can consume more valuable feed
and give less In return than any other
n animal that We know of
L. no ~ al
e. hogs seldom needs nny other corn
o crib than his hogs
He never gets rich selling pork and
a In fact II he depended upon his hogi
q TO make him money 10 buy better
q. bred hogs he would never own better
y ones.
N The scrub hog usually keeps his
y owner No poor that he In not able Il
:, buy better stock In fact, this is the
y. excuse usually given for his existence
=, Poor farming and scrub hogs are usu
=, ally found associated together.
:. They IRE near md dear compan
4, ions. Both make rapid retreat be
"a fore progressive spirit and there II
NJ not a better evidence n the genera
progressiyeness Of n people than th'
absence Of the scrIb hog from a com
munlty.
n, Too much stress canont be laid or
~ selecting breeding swine from sound
M healthy parents, Animals that are
% not strong In constitution cannot with
a, stand disease as well M those which
.Iy are strong In that respect In cast
a hogs are troubled with diPo1se II II
nd almost Impossible 10 give them modi
IA cine or anything else that will Ircv'
In very helpful. About an we can do Il
Oh 10 feed ration that can be easily d
n, grstcd and keep them In clean quar-
IN tiers thoroughly dlsiniect the pens ant
ot LEI the disease run its course,
bo Whole milk In one ~ the hes
ed feeds for hogs that are suffering will
AZ. dlrease Of any kind II Is an excel
lent feed and has often been Of grcn
assistance In bringing hogs through
spells Of sickness
. There Is no dlsnuting the fact tina
no corn Is an ideal hog feed, but ever
~ practical feeder admits that better re
a., sults can be brought ubout by feedlnl
~ A ration that is composed Of less thai
-. twothlrds corn, II Ia a mistake Il
w. think that we cannot afford to bu,
other feed TO mix with the corn
-, Ordinarily It II mistake not 4
y, feed the hogs the liquid before tn
IN solid food
- Hogs viii make from 10 TO 1
pounds OF meat live weight, for eaeI