Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-12-09
Farmers Can Overcome High
Priced Corr By Advantage
of Other Feeds Must Pro
auss Pigs At Less Cost

seasfiiuhs Il valH lir industry Mere
Ass 75 per cent ~ The farmers raise
ksSr. II farmers keep an average
- rsa hogs per farm Tennessee hogs
were valued ri ST.OW0o0 prcWar
HBisss Since the increase in The mar
b. price of hogs and ii general nc
sslsr,liou or the business during The
war Il is thought That Sl5,OOOOO0 IS a
ssBSSrraliys estimate Of The waite
Of a. average crop of hogs on The
tersAs in Tennessee Therefore few
hrR items mean more towards Great
&g q prosperous condition in Tonnes
see HAN normal crop Of hogs.
Mere is now distinct shortage of
Asss II tho United states This short
sas 70 not less thaI - per cent, Whiie
N ssns states the reduction is fuiE
sH~hAlf. In certain sections the SIT
nARsH u even more acute in that ELI
IRE communities in Tennessee are
wMAsut any hogs for market purposes.
uszRssses has about one-third of a
@sp Of brood sowS and probably GO
psr cent OF normal crop of hogs.
Big Shortage Of Hogs.
A very recent survey made by the
wwetsd States Department Of Agricul-
swzs shows that OIL September l, there
wsss 6,5S4,00o stock hogs on the
&mst of this country against 62,073,-
- On the same date a year ago. A
ssersase Of six and e-half million
ken will in all probability influence
- market considerably and may b.
n nportsnt factor in determining the
p~sss VI corn.
Whle our acreage of corn is less
nsam usual, 1t is the common belief
ti1at tie country will harvest an enor-
msm corn crop. There has been Il
W-satustment going on for some time
kktwesn the price of hogs and the
~ price Of corn. This adjustment
- syally settles down TO where II aud
u kssbsls of corn will equal 100
RsaAds Of live pork. OF course there
win be variations, but this relationship
ever q period Of years Is very certain.
NE no. business offers the Surest
nsRsy OH the farm, but The farmer
psst stay by II 1896 days In the year.
70 90 otherwise increases the hazard
.sss Of the business
Must Raise Pigs cheaply.
me hog raisers Of Tennessee would
Kew why We are not producing more
hesa. First, we fail TO raise pigs
Snssply. The first 100 pounds may
zstsrmins our profits, as Well as the
III " pounds. II we were as careful
= Ne raising Of pigs economically as
We are n the finishing OF hogs at Il
nfsat We would secure better returns.
esssd, pigs must be raised on lcsuno
GeA sern, or meat meal and corn ration
sad not on a strictly corn ration. Six
RssaA Of corn alone may produce one
E1a u pork, while four pounds OF
sAn may produce u pound If pork
wth clover or alfalfa. Third, forage
wn nest always result in a saving Of
hst bsss than 10 TO 10 per cent Of the
ssss. This combination will produce
essentially the first ITO pounds
sd ~ Ast one hundred pounds will
so1un ~ cost from Ito TO lie per
go. ne greatest returns In hos
&A6aHS ~ secured when grain and
Asass are fed, forage at the rate Of
~ pr cent OF the live weight.
Eeenemy In Feeding.
Tsssth, Il should he remembered, too
- q combination OF grain feeds or 4
ssab4Hatien Of forage or grazing crops
pDDauss more economical gains than Il
6pois fssd Of a single grazing crop.
Glf1h, Immature corn In field often
spups sore teeth and causes hogs 70
- instead Of gain When hogs are
Gnsd into q large field without the
~ Of temporary cross-fenses or the
OttlNg down of corn as the hogs use
& ~ loss in harvesting corn may run
q hieh as IS per cent Pigs may lie
~ ~ consume the waste, hut pig
M pct grow out To the best ration
- q corn ration. The hoggne down
u ssss with brood sows IS equally I'M
wise sad rarely ever economical
Watch the Markets.
h should he remembered that from
Aar,h 10 October hogs bring The besr
prices the highest point usually being
reached in September Sows shoult
be sres 50 that pigs may he farrowed
h Iisreh and April or September and
estsher. The most economicar gains
are nadc on hogs up to 175 till 200
pounds IN Tennessee. Successful hoy
raising uader new conditions requires
ssasidsrahle thought and cement
feanessee farmers should keep In
ntsi these facts:
]. II costs more to pro6sce corn In
Ne South than In the corn belt Corn
vii always be higher here until We it,
esssse our yields.
=. 1t costs more to produce pork In
the South than n the North where
eor1 Is tae ration.
= That QUE success in he hog husi
ness depends rpon the utilization of
sseeper feeds which our climate is So
w~S suited To produce. The farmers
was raise aud finish hogs on corn
rst:es complain Of the NQs.neSs being
Uprsritable
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