Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-30

economically, while in some localities
corn is successful crop
Location of Farm for HOGS.
The selection of region is not of
paramount Importance in hog raising
in the United States, for swine are sue
cessfully and proftably grown in prac-
dcally all localities and on almost any
type of soil; still, if the breeder is free
to choose a location the following
points should be considered:
An ideal location is on we'll
drain 4 farm possessing a rich soil
that viii produce grasses and other
forage as well as the grains needed for
fatten ng hogs. This does not mean.
howevCr, that only those farmers hold
ing ricA, level lands should raise hogs,
for as y matter of fact hogs are most
easily handled on farms that are
somewh. t rolling. For the production
of forage crops the rolling farm is
often as good as the level one, and it
often has the added advantage of
shade and a better water supply. The
hill farmer does not have the best situ-
alton in all things, but in many in
stances he has certain advantages
which he does not appreciate.
It is an advantage to locate in a
hog-raising community. There are
many small problems in management
which cannot be touched upon in a
general discussion of hog raising, but
they may be learned through actual
| experience in ones own community.
In such cases the older breeders have
| for a long time been in contact with
| local conditions, and new man may
profit by their experiences without
| spending several years acquiring one
| of his own Then, too, if a whole
community viii raise a certain grade
or breed of hog, it can obtain a repu-
tation for it's product as a community
such as an individual never could hope
to win.
The question of a market must al
ways be considered, especially the IA
cilities for reaching it and the type of
hog it demands. Most communities
have been successfully connected with
the large central markets by the rail-
roads, but these will be of little avail
if the roads to the stations are poor.
Good roads are of inestimable impOr-
tance, for, among other things, they
enable the farmer to market his prod
ucts at any and all times, thus taking
advantage. of any favorable fuctuation
in the market prices
Number of Hogs for Farm.
This question must be determined
by study of local conditions and the
type of farming. The maximum num-
Der of hogs per acre is found on farms
chiefly or wholly devoted to the rails
ing of that class of stock; as, for ex-
ample, in the state of Iowa, where it
is quite common to see farms averag-
ing a number of hogs to the acre, al
though the average for the entire state
is one hog to every three acres of i'm
proved farm land. Under ordinary
conditions hogs return the largest
profit when raised to utilize waste
products, and when kept for this pur-
pose ; lone the number will depend
upon the quantity of waste products
, to be consumed. Skim milk from
: dairy herds; shattered grain from
grain fields; unmarketable products
from tie truck farm; undigested grain
5 in the tlroppings of fattening steers
and m;ny other minor wastes on the
, average farm are examples of food
. strffs v hich would be wasted were it
: not for their utilization by the thrifty
farmer for the production of pork. In
: | order to utilize some of these prod
! ucts. it is necessary to have number
p of pigs on hand for relatively shori
+ time on account of the perishable ma
o ture of these feeds. The rest of the
, wear the fattening pigs and the breed
!. ing stock must be maintained upol
n feed raised expressly for their con
!, sumption, and while they are not KEEP
q at a loss during this time, still th'
g greatest profit is derived when the.
a are eating their cheap feed in rh
: form of waste products, and the mum
n her of hogs which can utilize the vast
; to the best advantage should be tn
= limiting factor in determining tn
b number of hogs to the farm. On farm
in the corn belt where hogs ar
s raised simply to market the corn GRO
. on the hoof, the number is controlle
y by the amount of corn which can prof
- itohIv ha raised TO fatten them.