The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-19

san Diego. Cal, Fob. is.-bcpres-
sion In the crowded east u having liz
results. Thousands nov seek loca-
lions In the west and the business
conditions are reinforced by the
back-to-the.iand' movement. That
the entire west will receive an m
precedcnted number OF settlers this
year IL conceded on all sides. A
large number OF those who are visit
ing the Panama California exposition
are either actual or potential home
seekers. searching for locations or In
the mood to throw on their old bonds
~ they ind something to their liking.
Thus the ground already Is pre-
pared for the propaganda on the pos
sibilitiea OF New Mexico given ~ all
hours OF the day at the states build
ing al the exposition. Lectures, mo-
ton pictures and Informal talks sup
plemcnt one another hour after hour
of the day and many personal calls
received by the commissioner Of pu3-
licity In his private ONCE show the
seriousness of mind pervading the
crowds.
In the motion pictures the visitor
from the east sees glimpses OF a new
land. rich In opportunities and all
the things. environment, healthfui
conditiona. good schools, sights new
and novel. that go 60 make life bet
ter ad brighter. He hears lectures On
the big possibilities OF individual
countles and sections; and, as the
whole state Is covered day By day.
spread out before him as a piano.
rama. Il merely Is a case Of his
choosing the section that appeals
most to his needs and capabilities.
Those attending the lectures show
equal interest In town and country.
Splendid visions OF irrigation and the
richness Il produces make the more
profound impression on some; others
are struck by the rapid growth Of the
cities and che development OF the
country they serve, whose prosperity
is their prosperity. They realize that
there are openings In the e country
for all classes OF legitimate business,
Bui. since No n makes W his
mind In a day TO remove from his
old home. the splendid literature on
the state proves "A valuable auxiliary
TO lectures and movies This In
available on request; and the requests
have been 80 numerous that "a hurry
up call was sent oack to New Mexico
for more supplies.
IL il evident that the commission
ers acted with great wisdom in pay
ing so much attention to the fine cd
averaged 70 per cent OF the live
weight. In this instance the lowest
result for dressed carcass was a. per
cent and the highest 7T.4 per cent.
In a series Of experiments at the
Iowa station with four lots Of twelve
hogs each. In which the average
weights OF the hogs In the different
lots ranged from 273.6 90 30S.5
pounds at thc time OF slaughtering,
the produced wcighcd from
s2.3 to S3.3 per cent Of the live
weights. At the same station, In an
other series. two hogs from each of
ten ~lots-each lot having been fed "a
different rntion-were slaughtered.
The live weignts OF these hogs ranged
from 100 to 275 pounds, with an aver
age weight OF ego pounds. one hog
out OF the twenty dressed as low as
'Gb.2s per cent. but none Of the others
AIfhnNu lfNH ANhn AnHAN hNA
per cent. The average per cent
OF dressed Weight 10 live weight for
the whole lot was Si.06.
Al the International Live Stock
show at Chicago In 1909 the prize
Pollard China pig In the slaughter
ties. dressed sac per cent of Us live
welght.
other results might be glvea, but
this Is sufficient to show that moder-
ntely Eat pigs should yield
Weighing from 20 10 IS per cent 81
their live weight, and that more high
" fattened igs should dress from %
| 10 so per cent or more. With Well
fattcned pigs In good condition the
average per cent OF dressed carcass
produced will be nearer so per cent
than T5. Pigs that do not dress over
60 per cent Of their live weight can
hardly be considered as well fattened.