The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
Farmers Can Overcome High
Priced Corn By Advantage
!: of Other Feeds = Must Pro-
duce Pigs AT Less Cost

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In Tennessee the production Of swine
constitutes a valuable industry. More
thAa Is per cent OF the farmers raise
AOgs. These farmers keep an averags
Il ton hogs per farm. Tennessee hogs
wexe valued at 100000 pre-war
prsceA Since the increase In the mar
ket price OF hogs aud a general ae-
eeleratIOn Of the business during the
wsr, Il is thought that $15,OO0,OO0 Is q
conservative estimate of the value
Of an average crop OF hogs on the
farms In Tennessee. Therefore few
farm items mean more towards Great
Ing q prosperous condition in Tennes-
ses than a normal crop Of hogs.
There Is o a distinct shortage OF
AOks In the United States. This short
age Is not less than 10 per cent while
en- some states the reduction is fully
one-haif. In certain sections the sit
yatlOn Is even more acute, In that ELI
lire communities In Tennessee are
without any hogs for market purposes.
Tennessee has about One-thlrd OF a
crop Of brood sows and probably GO
per cent Of a normal crop Of hogs.
Big Shortage Of Hogs.
A very recent survey made by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
kure shows that on September l, there
were 56,5S4,000 stock hogs on the
farms of this country against G,0E3,-
90 on the same date a year ago. A
shortage OF six aud one-half million
legs will In all probability influence
4Se market considerably and may be
an important factor in determining the
price OF corn.
While u acreage of corn is less
Than usual, II Is the common belief
shat the country will harvest an enor-
nous corn crop. There has been a
reimbursement going on for some time
between the price Of hogs and the
the price OF corn. This adjustment
generally settles down TO where Ii ami
u bushels OF corn will equal 100
pounds of live pork. OF course there
viii be variations, but this relationship
ever q period of years is very certain.
The hog business offers the surest
one on the farm, but the farmer
must stay by II 865 days in the year,
80 do otherwise increases the hazard
ness OF the business.
Must Raise Pigs cheapty.
me hog raisers of Tennessee would
know why we are not producing more
Aogs. First, we fall to raise pig
eheapiy. The first 100 pounds ma,
determine our profits, as well as thu
last 50 pounds. IL we were as careful
m the raising Of pigs economically a
we are in the finishing of hogs at 1
profit we would secure better returns
Second, pigs must be raised on legum'
and corn, or meat meal and corn ration
and not on a strictly corn ration. 81,
pounds Of corn alone may produce on
pound of pork, while four pounds o
corn may produce or pound of porl
With clover or alfalfa. Third, forag
VIII most always result In a saving 0
aot less than 10 to Is per cent Of tn
corn. This combination will produc
economically the first 100 pound
and the last one hundred pounds vii
reduce the cost from ITO to 1-16 pc
eent. The greatest returns in no
feeding are secured when grsfn an
forage are fed, forage at the rate Q
to Q per cent Of the live weight.
Economy In Feeding.
Fourth, It should be remembered, to'
nat a combination of grain feeds or
combination Of forage or grazing croH
produce more economical gains than
single feed OF a single grazing crol
fifth, Immature corn In field ofte
causes sore teeth and cause hogs I
ibse instead Of gain. When hogs al
turned into a large field without III
use OF temporary cross-fenses or II
cutting down OF corn rs the hogs US
1t the loss in harvesting corn may ru
es high as Is per cent. Pigs may /
used TO consume the waste, but PHI
viii not grew out TO the best ratio
IN a corn ration. The hoggins dow
II corn with brood SONS is equally n
wise aud rarely ever economical.
wskch the Markets.
IL shoulf be remembered that frs
March to October hogs bring the be
mices the highest point usually bell
reached in September. Sows shou
be bred so that pigs may be farrow'
IN March and April or September al
October. The most economical caii
are made on hogs up to IT'S till ,
pounds In Tennessee. Successful h
raising under new conditions requir
considerable thought and managemei
Tennessee farmers should keep
mind these facts:
/. Ii costs more to produce corn
the South than In the corn belt. Co
wIl always be higher here until we
crease our yields
. II costs mere to produce pork
che South than In the North whe
Un Is the ration.
& That our success. 10 he hos bu
ness depends upon the utilization
cheaper feeds which our climate IL
well suited to produce. The farms