The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-30
SHOW ADVANTAGES
OF HOG-RAISING
u. OF I. EXPERIMENT TRANS
LATES PORK PRODUCTION IN
TO LANGUAGE OF WHEAT.v

Results of an experiment on hog
raising, started in 1915, by Prof. C. W.
Hickman and Prof r. q. Gongwer of
the University of Idaho department
of animal husbandry have been COM
pleted and the data compiled pre-
Sented to Dean e. j. Iddings of the
college Of agriculture as director of
the university extension service. The
statistics compiled are designed to
show the advantage of hog-rasiing on
field peas, grown on summer Aal-
lowed land, as compared with the
production of wheat.
The figures show that on four
tests, two in 1916, one in 1915, and
one in 1920, that on 127 pigs, 1918
pounds of pork were raised or an
average pork production per acre of
45415 pounds Tables have been com
piled showing the money value of
hog-raising based on these figures as
compared with wheat raising.
Translated Into Wheat
For example on the basis of 454R
pounds of pork to the acre, with hogs
at four cents pound, this would
bring in the farmer a money return
of $18.18 per acre. On the compari-
son with wheat production this is
equivalent to 40 bushels of wheat per
acre at As cents a bushel, 80 bushels
to the acre at So cents per bushel, or
80 bushels to the acre with wheat at
81 cents
The university experts by their
table are thus enabled to show farm
ers just what they can expect by
rasiing hogs and they have trans
lated the figures into '.the language
of wheat" 1t must be taken into con-
sideration that the 127 pigs were
rasied on peas, on summer-falloWed
land, that there was no cost OF har-
vesting or threshing, that hogs IN
stead of wheat were shipped to mar
ket and that the field was left IN line
physical condition.
Average Acreage Poundage OF 4o41a
The accurate records taken have
enabled the university men to COM
nile figures on the money value OF
hogs, with the price ranging from
four to 10 cents, as compared Wlth
wheat production of 80, 35 and 40
bushels per acre at prices per bushel
from As cents to $1.51 The com
plete comparative statistics follow on
the basis of 45419 pounds OF pork TO
the acre:
Five cent hogs will bring S22.72
per acre or an equivalent III Wheat oI
40 bushels per acre at 81 cents, 90
bushels at 66 cents and 80 bushels at
76 cents.
On the basis of six cents or re-
turn of $2727 per acre the equlVaiene
return in wheat is 40 bushels at oS
cents, 35 bushels at 80 cents, ana oo
bushels at 81 cents
Covon Cont HOQS
With a market at seven scents the
return is S31S1 per acre, which IS
equivalent to 40 bushels at 81 cents,
IS bushels at S1.O6, and 80 bushels at
$121.
With a market price for hogs at
nine cents per pound hog raising on
this basis of production is $4,000 per
acre. AS compared with wheat the
comparison Of production is ~ push-
els al s1.O2, 35 bushels at Sl.l9, ana
80 bushels at $1.30
Figures For 10 Cent Hogs
When the market for hogs is at IL
cents ner pound the return will be
s45 AZ ner acre In the Language OF
wheat" the grower to equal this re-
turn must raise 40 bushels to the acre |
with a market price OF Sl.l3 per
bushel, 35 bushels at $l.32, or 81 !
bushels at $1.5l.
In order that completely accurate
record could be made the university
specialists used 65 pigs in 1918, Il
pigs on one Of the 1916 tests and 81
pigs on the other Of the same
year, and IA pigs in 1920. The %
pigs brought 511 pounds of pork TO to
the acre; the "a pigs in 1916 ooS
pounds to the acre; the IA pigs IN
1916. 554 pounds to the acre; and tne
IA pigs in 1920, lean year. 14o {
pounds to the acre. t