Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

. r pork products, sausage, etc. Farmers who are particular about putting. out only the best find that it is quite eacy to build up good market for these things and say that it is by far the most profitable way to market hogs. For the home table home cured meat can be supplied at less than half the cost of purchased meat of the same grade. Meat of good quality can be produced quite easily iffsimple pre- cautions are observed.
 A Suitable Climate.
 A common objection raised against increasing the. number of hogs grown in this state is that it is too cold No one familiar with the swine industry in America can believe this. Iowa. Nebraska and Illinois grow 30 per cent. of all the hogs grown in the United States and each Of these has a colder climate than Connecticut's. More than 70 per cent of the hogs grown in this country are grown in climates as cold or colder than, that. of this state. This gives the farmer here raisers in the length of the grazing season and in cheaper housing facili ties.
 Productive But Small Fields.
 Some of ths, well developed pastures in this state are exceedingly 1uXuriant. Rape, clover, blue grass, rye, oats, Canada field peas and other crops will give very large yields on good soils. The yields per acre of corn,' barley and rye obtained here are larger than in any of the great hog producing states. All may be "f1ogged off' with little or no waste and with great saving of labor. It Is necessary to use small fields in furnishing succession of grazing crop to hogs. This great disadvantage ex- perienced in many types of farming in this state is thus overcome in swine growing. The hog hardly has a rival as 8 profitable consumer of wastes about the farm. The fallen fruit. grain shattered in harvesting, skin milk, un- marketable vegetables, heated grain, soft corn, and table wastes are all readily eaten by this obliging animal. Much of the soft corn lost in 1917 could have been utilized if there had been 1 sufficient number of hogs to consume l it Garbage from villages and cities can, usually be fed quite prefitably by the farmers in the surrounding rural districts. <l
 Causes of Poor Success Here. | It is often said, and with good req son, that very little money is made on hogs in this state. The cause for this is found in the deplorably poor breed ing and management practiced by the
 average. farmer. these being worse than in any other part of the country In many cases close inbreeding is lo1- : lowed for generation after. generation
 No one would expect 8 good dairy COW ' fr Q ho l been out of it's stanchion nor a, valu- i able horse to. be raised entirely in a I boy stall but many think that a hog
 that has passed it's entire life within l the limits of a filthy manure pit should make a good brood SOW or boar. Int l dairy COW and the poultry may be l given a balanced ration but no ont seems to think that a hog needs any attention as to it's feed Many ever
 say they never give a hog water tt drink. If Connecticut men will -lear1
 that anything is not good enough fol a hog, and that a hog requires a req
 sonaple amount of care and attention though less than most other domestit
 animals, they will find that they cano not afford to be without one or tWt good brood sows. If, however, the, persist in not using grazing crops, il aimless and thoughtless feeding ant
 breeding, and in judging the merits 0 all hogs from their experiences witt :, the nitiful animals descended iron
 several genera tions of inhabitants 0
 manure, piles. then they, as others il
 scinailar circumstances elsewhere, can not expect a profit from hog raisin, and had best not attempt it-A. J SIMMS, Connecticut Agricultural Col
 1ege.