The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-01-10
SWINE BREEDERS
IN ENTHUSIASTIC
CONVENTION
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What is the Popular Hog?

Some may ask: What is the POI
ular hog!' He is the one that can /
produced the cheapest and meet Il
demands the best. lie must be able
show the most pounds for the fee
consumed. He must therefore be a
easy feeder, quick developer OF tn
kind OF meat most in demand.
Again you ask: Which is the por
ular breed! That is treading ON dan
gerous ground and needs qualifying
and many things must be considered
First-Location, climate and type
whether lard or bacon. Another thing
Which do you like best? That Is
the one you will do the best with, bu
whichever it may be, lard or bacon
red, white or black; keep that bree,
pure. Don't cross and recross unit
you are ashamed to look at him. Civ,
him proper care and feed, and he vii
make any difference what breed h,
may be-
Marketing of Hogs.
Another thing l hope to hear dis
cussed while here and that is how /:
best to market him when ready. There
seems to be much difference between
the consumers dollar and the pro.
ducer's: Too large per cent goes
to carriers and middlemen's accounts
and IT we can eliminate some OF These
charges and bring producers and con-
sumers close together, we have bene-
fitted both.
There are thousands of dollars
worth Of cured meats and meat pro-
ducts shipped into our state annually
causing drain on our resurces. Now
it the meat to supply this demand
can be raised and cured here, and
eliminate two long hauls and many
commissions, it would cause a saw
ing of many dollars yearly. A few
years hence will see this intermoun.
tam region densely populated and
calling for large meat supplies. In
short, we will have market for all
we can produce right here at home.
Hog Selections.
When We are selecting our sow we
are selecting one individual, but when
we are selecting the boar we are
selecting one half of our herd. MANY
ann to improve their herds through a
maze using common grade sows,
OFTEN using sows of different breed.
winch ofttimes is very satisfactory for
!ne hrst cross, but the breeder usually !
IS disgusted with the second cross. be- !.
cause MS pige usually possess all the
poor qualities OF both sides. If the
SOW IS IN taul in any point, the boar
should be strong in that particular, :
The boar should impart quality to the
herd. hence should not be coarse. III
there IS coarseness, let it be in the
SOW. We can get the size and quality
without coarseness.
II l am to choose a young hog, I |
perter one of the early farrow. be-
cause the pig OF early farrow makes
stronger growth. He should have
a masculine head, that is broad be-
tween the eyes, thicker nose than
the SOW, and short jowl, plenty Of
heart girth and not low in the back.
lie should be we'll fed, with roomy
quarters, and as with the sow, should
not be bred too young. | think more
OF us make sad mistake in irving to
breed to small young boar, because
ne is cheaper than an older one. I'll
Is not an easy matter to keep over a
pig OF tall harrow to use, yet it paws
70 breed to matured hog. 1t is GER
!tainiy a mistaken idea some have of
buying young pig for breeding every
year, because they are not matured
ana II followed up will cause a deter
lortation in the size of the individuals.
AS with the sow, so with the boar the
matured boar breeds stronger and
better and larger pigs, gives more
vigor and vitality to the offspring.
Sixty Years Experience.
SIXTY years experience with hogs" ,
was the subject of highly interest
ing address by v. D. Hannah ofl T,
Notus, one OF the best known of the ,
pioneers of Idaho. :
He said in part: "My father j.,
bought, sold and shipped hogs down ,
the Ohio river to the southern plant-
ers before the Civil War. | often was :
sent along with these shipments" M
Hannah's "reminiscences were very in :
teresting. He told how he met with ,
me McGee's, the originators of the :
Poland China hog. He told how the :
n0g snow was first started, and prizes r
onered. When corn only was fed TO !;
nogs, hog cholera was unknown. La
ter when Stops were fed to hogs, hos :
cholera made its first appearance. MI :
Hannah showed the difference in the ]
cost OF labor 40. Q. 90. years ago, and {
the cost of it now. N :
II is necessary to put stock on +
your you farms to eat up your products E
mere is no profit in farming unless
you feed your products to your own :
stock. Horses are more risky to raise :
Than any other kind of stock. | would :
put hourses fourth, to stock the farm
would put cattle in third place to >
'tock the farm. Sheep should occupv !;
second place as farm stockers. You {
IAN take SIS, buy two spring gifts and
hey should produce eight each with.
n year, and bring well onto $500 ,
income within year from the s7S :
Investment. ! should put hogs in the
very. first place as profitable stock for
ne farm. -N III
i perfer Poland Chinas, medium !
ype, quick maturing, a hog that can
De made to weigh $50 pounds in
months, finished for the market" said ,
Mr.. Hannah.
Resolutions Swine Breeders.
The following resolutions were
ldopted:
Resolved, That we favor the tax
ng over of the Inter-Mountain Fair
grounds at Boise by the state and
making it a first class state fair, free
rom any form of gambling or liquor