The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12
THE HOG SITUATION.

There is an acute shortage of hogs
and hog products. According to the
food administration the world is short
I nearly 40,000,OOO hogs. Measured
against the needs of the United States
and her allies this country should have
100000 more hogs in 1918 than were
produced in. 1917. Iowa's quota for
1918 is an increase Of nearly 5000, 600
. head over the 1917 production, which
was, about 20qo under normal. ~.
Such an increase will not mean a
surplus 1t will be merely our share
toward making up the present deficit
and filling the abnormal demand OF the
world for pork and pork products. SO
far in 1917, 100000 fewer hogs have
been slaughtered at the central mar
kets than during the corresponding
time last year. Our exports OF hog
products so far this year have been
99S1, 100000 potnds, against 4O5,OOO,-
900 in 1914. Next years demand for
export and for use in our army and
navy will be still greater.
"A great increase in the pork pro-
duction is not only justified by the
long shortage and the demand for
pork, but by the feed situation as well.
While it is true that the corn crop OF
Iowa and number of other corn belt
states has been .overestimated both
as to quality and quantity, the nation
as a whole does have a tremendous
crop Of grain suitable for hog feeding.
The federal crop report for Novem-
Der, 1917, shows 6O7,842, 900 bushels
more corn, 32S,732, 900 bushels more
oats and 2O,72S,O0O bushels more bar
ley, or total Of 957,296,OOO bushels
more of the three crops combined
than produced in 1916. .'",'
The south, usually market for corn
belt grown grains, will be self 'sus.
tanning this year, and probably will
have surplus Of both corn and pro.
tein concentrates such as peanut meal
and velvet bean meal for export. Nor.
mally around eighty per cent of the
corn crop of Iowa is led to livestock.
thirty per cent of it is fed
tOThogs. This year it is estimated that
we have fewer cattle than usual and
not more than eighty per cent of the
normal number of hogs on feed in
Iowa. While more corn will be used
directly as human food and in manu-
features this year than usual the mar
ket will not be able to absorb without
difficulty the great surplus thrown up
on 1t because of the dearth Of live
stock.
There is much soft corn in Iowa that
must be fed before spring, as it will
lot keep for summer feeding. How
syer, by sorting and saving such corn
IS will keep. by making use of the
IpIendid -uuafity oats and by the pur-
,hase Of such byprOducts as middlings,
corn oil cake, hominy feed, etc. for
text summers feeding, there is not a
locality in Iowa where big pig crop
cannot be raised and carried through
till the 1918 corn crop is ready. There
will be feed enough for the biggest pig
crop Iowa ever raised if we plan for
il properly.
SEED CORN SITUATION.
4 First. This years seed corn is in
worse condition than in 1915 and there
is little old corn available. About L.
100000 bushels of seed corn will be
needed to plant Iowa's corn crop next
spring. The average county will need
$4,000 bushels of seed corn.
Second. Not over $3.50 of the seed
required was saved before the freeze
October 9Th. Part of the seed gath
cred before that date was not dry and
was injured by the freeze where it
was not well protected.
# Third. Less than 1870 of the seed
corn required for next year is in a
perfectly safe condition.
s Fourth. Quite little seed corn has
been gathered since October 9Th and
properly stored for seed. Some Of
this corn has given fair termination
dications are that every ear will need
careful testing. ..., 4
Is Fifth. There is very little old corn