Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-09
Prepared Exclusively for the Chronicle by
Division Of Extension, College Of
Agriculture, University Of Tennessee
Knoxville.
HOG PRODUCTION RALLY.

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! HOG PRODUCTION RALLY.
The hog PRODUCTION rally to be held
at the county seat Friday. January II.
opens an intensive campaign in which
practically every citizen in the county
should participate. For five or six
weeks farmers who are best equipped
to Increase pig production from their
farms will be active in so ing, and
In securing the CO operation of bankers
in the county and others who may
assist.
Let everybo recognize that this 10
part of nation. wide movement for the
purpose OF increasing hog productloni
that Tennessee is expected to produce
g. $1,000 more hogs this year than last.
| This will call for the use of probably
rs. 600 more brood sows than were used
last year.
! The work of the counties 10 prinar-
lily to see that breeding animals DO not
60 to the market for butchering par
poses.
COSI OF PRODUCING HOGS.
Pigs possess two characteristies
which render them unique among do
mestic animals.
They consume largely concentrated
TODD; they produce only waste. lard
and bristles.
They have two great advantages;
prolitcacy; usefulness as scavengsrs.
Many cattle are fattened without
direct profit. The indirect profit comes
from the sale of the pigs which follow
the cattle. Two .teers while fattening
will fatten one hog.
Tan snwa are suffscient to produce one
hundred hogs. That is, the capital in
vested in hogs may be reproduced in
the offspring ten times in one year. A
bushel Of corn produces II pounds of
pork. Thus. IT corn 10 worth 81 10 4
bushel the corn cost is ten cents a
pound.
PROFIT FROM WASTE PRODUCTS.
In Denmark, where the principal
product - butter, the raising Of awine
on the skimmilk 10 an important by-in-
dustry. Swine are also raised on
large scale IN the oak forests of the
Balkan Peninsula. where the swine run
at large and feed on acorns; and in the
corn sections of the United States,
where food of high tattening power
10 abundant.
There ID . wonderful opportunity "a
make . profit on hogs grown on
waste. Production costs to regular
feeders are nigh. But hogs grown on
waste cost little more than before
and bring much more.
Hogs eat mast, roots. worms, slop or
gar bage, waste corn from steers,
weeds from garden, faulty apples and
other fruit, scattered grain Of wheat
and oat fields.
Alfalfa pas urn makes the best place
on which to raise pigs. While grow
ng they need milk to supplement the
alfalfa; when older they need corn.
ORDER FARM SUPPLIES NOW.
In the spring there is always a rush
made by farmers to get fsrtilIzers.
iced and equipment for spring plant
ng. This adds to the business of the
'a,lroads greatly by making the spring,
. busy time for them.
The railroads will be so busy next
pring in Government service that
arms cannot depend on the prompt de-
livery of any commodity. That there
nay be no delay in having fertilizery,
ime. seeds, tools and ell supplies.
armers must order them now.
ANOTHER WAR TIME DISH.
Lsgume Loaf (peas, beans. Ientils,
sanuts): One egg. one cup legume
cooked and ground), IL cups milk,
IL cups bread crumbs. A tablespoons
aelted fat, ! teaspoon salt, teaspoon
agar. pepper.
Combine IN order given, pour into O
rsas.d pan and set IN another pan Of
arm water and bake until Q knife
arUzt in comes out clean. about IS
,snutes. Surround with spinach or
Arrot' tinbales If desired. Serve with