The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-02-04
EVOLUTION OF THE

EVOLUTION OF THE
Arthur Wyne in the New York
World: On November Z, $4,000 was
paid for a one year old pig at Omaha,
Neb: Plat was the rate of $l33.34 per
pound for undressed pork on the hoof.
After being slaughtered, dressed, cured
that: pig could have not beer sold for
less thah $3.50 per pound. A good
juicy middle cut slice Of ham weighs
about two pounds. Think of it-$300
for q slice of ham. IS q
Hut that pig. wasn't bought for
slaughter.
His maine is Designer and he is a
registered yearling Poland China boar,
one Of the II best Poland Chinas ever
raised in the middle west. When
vas & night weeks weeks old Pc he
hands again last November the first
purchaser pocketed clear profit of
nearly SIS ,0OO which wasn't so bad.
considering it was all made on one little
plk is less than twelve months.
Other registered boars have been
sold recently for such high prices as
$toIVg0, $4,000 and $4,000. Even the
$4,000 paid for Designer dosN not break
the records. Jersey Red bOars! have
nTioas RANGING from $40 900 to s50. 900.
,s1fsEereI are annroxinaatelvs 200 an. 600
bix and little. Cured and uncured pigs
I'M the. United States today, worth In
tue saggragate about $4,000, 900 900. And
with individual pigs commanding high
err prices then Cremona viOlins, the
once de6pised porker becomes matter
al rreSfs 1ilblic Interest and concern. B
VEho PoI1nds China Comes From.
sredif "a orsanzns the Pola nea
Ghina 5rilg. lust AS Bbston stands spOn-
sof fof baked beans md while MiiWau.
ksSsWSltT once famous for something o.
~ III sRe name implies the Poland
CEiHas III a cross breed. II combines
Hsafid s1hdp v Chinese nie with those of
Mfdv' M siddies Elrope stock. sfWs: rs
l1XSk .St dark Gspotted, with small;
lsnSh staSncaye face and dropping ears.
a6He Poland China soWs weigh a
tsand pounds AT, although the the, average ass
I'll, '' Gonsider,ns that pixs s are raised
sSSSiy Tor food. the Poland China. alb.
- ones perfection.
iN course there are many other
sS2S1kHf a and cross. breeds. some con
siSSSei even Amer fhan the Poland
Cki1hn-S Each or them has many ex-
6Si11iit noints.5 +
Z Nfaie sfate7Of New Jersey originated
~ Diiroc Jersey. a large red colored
r,i5IfSith lopped ears on many stock
fS43ss n; Ills middle west Dur0cs and
HS@Hw Reds are beng raised TODAY in
nfSlef{ i2e ia the aPoland China, loa-
cfayHe Ile red big ID harder and gives
rS8Ee a3S,ial lean and less fat than the
h7Sxk ss <t,,rfE.,ssslgss,s
s;fSakf 2lvania. takeE pride In the Ches.
tSfa Mig. which orinanated Sin CheN-
h cu5 X. PennsylySiria.l 4, And SO tor,
dSSih entire list OF hog IN e raising
caf{hA |W N ta.s5. Z. MS. \.
sasg n ~ nifty al, thkS1iO y w
sThefA = wasSa time when the pig was
Al nii y HtIsnn uYlclean scayenger UNI
mSSnt ionab Iv Unit for human food
EXa .fhaf wasn,t all the pigs fault. He
ysHS q VictifIl 81 circumstances. When
Viii Sef rs know the modern domesti.
c3i1d Ill YOU win And him really in
fSiiiwenfs sEsisnal,ss an spoesea faais, Eaa
sHaee n n ~ SIe M ord re u pro.
r5;rlv SPARED food. Failing that he
fdfes hi no gets and appears equally
TSfed18 Deisied bath irfsclean wa
fEH. ~ s1ili Il How in the mud II ne
cSSsi,1k2 ave N.bed of. straw Jff clean
sawill NIeep sSpbarently as con-
~ ION the fI6Or,. NE AND Just de-
cSYH24 eatsss slops from the garbage