The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-20
FEEDING CARRIAGE TO HOGS.
Dfscussion, at Conference ON This Sub
Ject Called by United States Food
Administration, by Federal Officials.
Meat Packers and Others.


States Food Administration called a
meeting which was held in Chicago
To obtain data I'm regard to the feed
ing OF garbage to hogs. The meeting
was presided over by Mr.. 1. s. Osborn,
at that time with the Food Admins
tration. Among those present at the
!. meeting were DIR. Lester III. Howard,
Commissioner OF Animal Industry. and
Dr. Edw. A. Cahill. DR.. o. b. Hess
and Prof w. j. Carmichael OF that
Bureau; George III. Shaw. +. G.. Ash
brook and DR.. II. w. Murphy OF the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture: DIR. Geo. NJ. Rommel. chief OF
the Animal Husbandry Division. and
u. G. Bamman, OF the United States
Food Administration. Among those
not connected with federal depart
ments were college professors. repre-
sentatives OF the packing industry and
others Interested. TO one of these.
DIR. Charles v. Chaplin. health officer
OF Providence. II. l.. we are indebted
for the following information.
Before opening the discussion prop
er. Mr.. Osborn called attention to
. what was being accomplished in the
way or conservation by the reduction
process. He said that twenty nine
cities with a total population OF H.
100000 are reducing annually 1900
900 tons OF garbage from which is
obtained 10000. 900 pounds Of grease
and l75.0oo tons OF fertilizer tankage
Various subjects were discussed as
follows:
Methods OF Separation and Collection.
It was admitted that "a good deal
of extraneous material. which Is in
furious for feeding. In frequently put
into garbage. and that much can be
done By education to improve this |
condition. particularly IL city officials |
are earnest I'm their efforts. Peter Is |
oibson OF st. Louis was particularly |
fnsistent on the good which could be |
accomplished by education. The |
Wrapping OF garbage In paper was
condemned IL garbage is to be used |
for feeding. Frequent collection in |
the summer Is desirable In order 70 |
have freoh garbage. but once or twice
week In the winter is frequent
enough from the feeders standpoint. |
The distribution OF garbage in large |
cities to a number OF farmers was
considered In many cases desirable but |
difhenlt TO accomplish for sanitary
and other reasons. Municipal collec- |
uon is best, or. i'm place OF that. a
Singie responsible contractor. Dis
tricting a city among farmers Is bad
Garbage Fecding and Health.
Very little was said on this subject |
except by DIR. Chaplin. who strongly |
urged that garbage disposal Is a ques-
ton OF economics and comfort and
scarcely affecting health ut all. As
regards the quality OF the pork, h,
has never been able to find any evi-
dence that II is unwholesome or car
ries disease. He has frequently eaten |
IL himself and considers 1t as good as
any pork. No one present said any
thing against the wholesomeness oil
gsrbase-fed pork.
Value of Garbage as Food.
Very few definite statements were
made. Thomas Horne. superintend.
ent OF the Worcester farm, said that
IL cost him s2.30 per ton to dispose
OF garbage by feeding and that each
ton OF garbage yielded s7.96 cents
worth OF pork. leaving u net value OF
sS.ss. Select garbage. like hotel
garbage. Is very much more valuable
In Worcester Mr.. Horne does not ge,
the best garbage. MIR. Gaumitz said
that twenty-five pounds OF hotel
garbage will make a pound of pork.
making the garbage worth about
ti2.s0 n ton. Prof John VI. Evvard
found that twenty-five pounds of cafe
teria garbage would produce one
pound OF pork. Most OF the speakers
Were agreed that, in practice. cities
could not usually expect that the cost
OF collection could be entirely de-
frayed by the profits OF garbage feed.
ing. though that has sometimes been
accomplished.
Market Quality or the Pork.
There was lengthy and somewhat,
technical discussion of this subiec,
and as far as could be determined
by one who is not an expert. il wa,
agreed that garbage-fed hogs. on ac