Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-24
basic Crop For Fattening OF
D'l'i livestock Can BE GrowV
Cheaply Here.
POPULARITY OF THE HOG
ci,tv Bushels to the Acre of
Earn Farm Provides Plenty Hog Feed.
MORTGAGE LITTER
s...,.v.five Percent of the Pork
lied in Intermountain Country
is Coming From the
Middle West.
REYNOLDS IN ELEcTRIKAT.

:. l. REYNOLDS IN ELEcTRIKAT
h. n modern agricultural methods
y sa-e IS practically no farm that is
h. :. ,0mplete without some hogs, and, of
N N tbe branches of livestock on the
r.mp the raising Of wellbred swine,
=" conducted in a reasonably intelli-
n st way. will produce the maximum
ID s,ults for the labor required. The
Z ,og is one Of the most important ami
uas about the farm. either from the
4 tsudpoint of food for the home or
or profit. The farmers in this sec
on of the country are rapidly awak-
ming TO the merits of this animal,
d bich is seen by the rapid increase in
: uput of pork. According to the De-
:. artment of Agriculture, the hog re-
i ures less labor, less equipment, less
aptal, and makes greater gains per
. undred pounds of concentrates than
: ny other farm animal, reproduces
tself faster and in greater numbers,
nd returns the money Invested more
uckly than any other farm animal.
Except poultry
These are some of the reasons, of
curse, that account for the hogs
ppularty which is reflected in the
ct that he stands third in total value |
Fsng all our domestic animals in
sVtsd States. Then. too, he pro-
'ucs mats that are good In them
ewes and which combine with many |
esetaSes His products, pork and
4fa enter Prominently into our ma
'0nal lood supply and are in greater
snand each year throughout the
OHd The hog converts much of our
Urn crop 30 to 40 per cent annually.
|" concentrated food, and in this
va u concentration he is no waster.
an efficient user of feed. It
'OVul SIX pounds of hay to pro-
'e pound of lamb Give weight),
pounds of hay and ten pounds of
make a pound of beef. and
POUNDS of corn for a pound of
* Hogs are frequently used to
1O"n or harvest crops, and in ,
rs way they save ~ 49,. -,
Esting. '''o' u ii''' {
.''n mas always been considered as
...s l' crop for hog raising, and
M ,'e !, What is known as the Corn
mas IN the past seemed to offer i,
NJ advantages for economic pro
=" Of pork. We are learning in
u recent years, that corn can
',V~n IN most satisfactory man
- % 60 Yield per acre and quail
gorge F. stratton, special corre-
asnt Of The Country Gentleman. "
attention to the possibili-
u corn Production in the state d
'suo In his opinion this subject ?
ss,,. 'eceiye the attention that II !,
sn.s During the time of the war :,
u II necessary to make a spe- =
bdu.a bde''sa'ion Of the beef and pork
n sns 0i the Intermountain sec :.
s"u as a natural sequence IN p
It,s..'saiion' corn came in for
Drsssloa !. He found common !.
h !. that corn cannot profit u
,,.' sS srown here and The ,oea o''r,'. tas ie
krsse Tor three or four Years
! tan n.,, " ls true that he found \,
! VA Questions were asked os 10 p I,
! a,m.,a a' found quite often thot I,
" hsso. .PV'q reply IN an orr u,
ssm,. .o' 'oh noy 20 sisty BUSH. y
aa .. e'Fhiy 10 nine,y5 They III
u o,. "Naf fhis meant 81 ths Il,
lsls 4. q''an'iy AgoDne Jerome y.
shlo,., ''na There were in fho u.
asas e,l'' ''o' 'ores of corn 4
l o. 'eo buaheis nor aole +.
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aes n, ana bollegap thai ihe n.
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