Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-15
corn Brings
DOLLAR b(jSHE:L-
Statement is Made by an Ex-
perienced Farmer who -
Feeds it to his
Hogs.
ADVISES FARMERS
Present Hog Market is Sal
walton of the
Farmer.
ADVISES FARMERS
Corn is bringing one dollar bushcl

Corn is bringing one dollar Il buShel
today.
!, That statement sounds a bit strange
/ ESPECIALLY coming from an experienced
farmer, but not so strange when the
facts are presented.
NJ. i. O'IIern, owner of C0ttageyille
Stock Farm located near Barnum. is
responsible for the statement. He
saws that farmers can realize one dol
| lar !, hllshel for their corn if they feed
! ii 10 hogs.
In, speaking about grain and live
stock at the present time" says Mr..
0'Hcrn. when farmers stop to think
about the excessive freight rates on
grain. the feeding Of live stock should
be wonderfully stimulated this fall, es-
pccially with hogs. When it costs four
times as much to pay freight on grain
as on meat the same grain will produce.
Il believe there is no argument as TO
what the farmers of Iowa should do
If they ship meat instead of grain dur
ing the next year or so. they will he
Il great deal better off
Dollar Per Bus!lel.
"A farmer can realize S1GO per bush
el for his corn on the present market
by feeding hogs The great trouble is
at the present time Il great many farm
ers are without many hogs. Some of
the farmers didn't care to raise hogs
when they could realize as much out
Of their grain. That's why great
many farmers are without many hogs
or cattle on their farms today.
Il have followed stock raising in Il
little different manner. | aimed to
raise Just as many or Il few more when
corn was $500 per buShel. AT the
present time I have 210 head of hogs
and - head of cattle of my own rails
ing. Who is the better off. the man
who raised. grain or me:
rgcS stock lSuyinS.
when farmer has some good live
stock on his farm the banker is not
afraid to lend him some money as the
banker knows the farmer has some
thing good with which to back the loan.
The fastest way for Il farmer to get out
of debt is to buy 10 or ID good brood
sows. take good care of them and in
five years he will win ! believe any
bank will loan money to buy brood
sows. Buy good. full blooded ones. any
breed you prefer. Keep up the herd
with good blood. Naccinate for chol-
era. Another plain remark / will make
is that you can't take care Of hogs with
an automobile.
Il don't think the time was ever bet
ter for Il man to invest in few good
brood sows. The hog is the source of
more real profit. for the money invest
ed. than any other animal on the farm.
Keep Hogs OF the Farm.
eve must keep hogs on the farm.
No permanent prosperity can be attain !
ed on the corn belt farms without the
hog. 1t is rated as the mortgage MT
err
"Thc pure bred stock of any kind is
The best to raise. If it isn't. why nave
the Texas cattle been taken from the
ranges and replaced by the flill-bioodcd
Hereford. Shorthorn or other full-
bloods. ana why has the western bronco
been replaced by the pcrcheron, Shires'
or Belgians. and the raZor-back Log re-
placed by the Poland China. Duroc' |
Hcrks shire and other good breeds? The
facts, are that those different breeds
we're obtained through the efforts OF
men. known as breeders. who by their
.arcful selections have made the pure
red stock profitable