The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-14

bage-fed pork is produced annually
throughout the United States from
the feeding CT table scraps and hotel
refuse. Heretofore. difficulties have
been experienced in the economical
and satisfactory disposal of city gar
bage. The United States Department
Of Agriculture points out that the use
OF municipal garbage for the produc-
ton of pork offers II suitable method
for disposal of these waste products
and has permitted the repletion Of our
pork supplies at a low cost
Garbage which is fed TO hogs must
be collected with reasonable frequency
and be free from tin cans, soap brok-
en- glass, and other undesirable or in
furious foreign materials. 1t is de-
slrable always for cities to make the
garbage collections and then dispose
of it to Individuals, associations, or
corporations on a contract basis, un-
less the city operates its own hog
feeding farm.
Contracts Insure q Constant Supply.
Longtime contracts are likely to he
most satisfactory to all concerned be
sides they effect the use Of a better
tary conditions The pigs or shotcs
10 be fed may be bought as feeders
or may be raised on the feeding farm
The latter method gives much more
satisfactory results. Methods Of feed
ing. handling. housing. and care may
dIffer considerably so long rs the
essentials of sanitation and hog com.
fort are observed.
Equipment for feeding should be
adapted to The type Of garbage and To
local conditions climate, ana ranspor-
tatiOn As a rule raw garbage is pre-
fcrabe TO cooked garbage for the use
Of hogs In case the weather should
be 50 cold that the garbage freezes.
il is advisable to thaw il before feed
ing. Generally the use Of grain as
supplementary feed for the garbage
* not an economical practice but it
must be provided when the supply
Of garbage is temporarily short
Hogs which are to be fed garbag ge
should be immunized against cholera
by the double or simultaneous treat
ment borough permanent immun-
i2ation a very important because of
the presence OF raw pork scraps from.
infected hogs which may be put into
The garbage cans. Garbage.fed hogs
show no greater susceptibility to tu.
bercuosis. pneumonia, or kindred dis
eases than granted animals. Pork
from garbage-fed hogs is as good II,
quality as that resulting from other
feeds, and the average garbage-fed
hogs sell at practically the same
i prices as ordinary granted animals.
N The garbage from more than 5000,
n 900 people is fed to hogs in cities
where municipal supplies Of pork are
produced from waste food products
"A II fed under suitable conditions this
garbage supply is sufficient to pro
n duce approximately $4,000 900 pound;
OF pork year. Generally. it take'
about 80 pounds Of garbage to produc,
pound of marketable pork on tht
hc0f. with live hogs selling 70,
about s cents, this would give a gros,
value Of 81 ton to garbage. les,
the cost OF labor and material at tn,
farm. haul involved, interest on in
yestment, and depreciation on build
ings.
The garbage should be collected a
least Two or three times week il
northern cities, while in southern
cities daily collection should be- mad,
during hot weather.
\ hog farm should be .ocated OF
sol thar drains readily, preferabl!
sand or gravel. The land should b.
rolling lAl the quarters for the hog
should be located for warmth in win
ter and coolness in summer Garbage
fed hogs require an abundant suppl.
OF pure drinking water. and precau
tious should be taken against In
contamination Of the water supply.
TIL equipment for feeding hog
iucgloS selffeedcrs troughs. er plat
fo'm,. dtper dina On the kind OF gar
baee fed. Nlrbs re FED on platform
Is more ron lj.v acc sslblc 10 the an
mals Selifeeders need constant at
trulon i' p'ovel, clogeing when IN
garbage contains melon rinds or corr
hs. or in case 1t freezes. Trough
are useful for feeding garbage tina
is scmiiquid, In all eases the feet
ing equipment must be kep, cea
aud sanitary. This can be- done bes
by flushing off the platforms and feed
ing appliances each morning befor
using. II Is also essential TO remoy
all unoaten garbage as soon as POI
sibe after The animals have fed. a
the material becomes objectionable I
the porkers as soon as IL begins I
sour or ferment.
Where the garbage IS delivered o
the farm by wagon or motor true
the best plan Is TO fed II in lots {
about an acre In size which contain
one or more feeding platform provide
with . by 4 ledge on the sides
prevent the garbage from bein
showed off the platform These pi,
forms should be mounted on skidS an
frequently shifted from place to rlaC
In the feed lot After the materii
has been unloaded on the platforl
the hogs are turned into the 10
Where the garbage is delivered
railroad cars 1t Is advisable to hay
the feeding platforms adjacent to u
railroad tracks Platforms II concre
are very satisfactory and permit
convenient and thorough cleaning
Garbage II Well.Iialanctd Ratio
Most garbage Is OF such variet
that Il enables a hog TO balance 1
ration no that supplementary fce
src bot required. In some case
N however, the animals are finish,
off on corn, barley, wheat middling
aud similar feed just before tn,
are marketed. The feeding value
garbage however especially careful
selected garbage, is such that II
seldom economical to use any ado
tional grain supplement, Howeve
when grain is low in price good !