The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-08-20
THIS
BUSINESS
OF
OF FARMING
BY JIM McALLISTER
Another farm service from PilLsbUy Feeds

Hog prices favOrite conversation farm ranks
Washington these days and the upshot of it all may hog
price this fall Washington the UsDA
watching the hog market closely and standing by with pork
purchase that sort of help become necessary
Already identical bills introduced
and propose special marketing premium payments
81 to So weighing 1sO 200 pounds But the bills
each contain clauses which make them applicable only price
supports become necessary.
The bills say-and to knowjust how low
hog would have dip before payments pork purchases
would begin 1856 USDA began its temporary pork
purchase when prices dropped $185 That time the
with the market while dropped to less than
$11 and until it climbed back up to nearly $15.
This year. though experts think the USDA may let prices
drop further before beginning purchases predictions place
umpn point about $12 Reason Corn is abundant
therefore cheaper-than in 1866.
Meanwhile, economists predictions to what's
actually ahead for hog prices fndng little of
agreement Guesses for low price during the remainder of this
year range $40 looking the $40 low
their pessmsm failure of hog prices to make
their usual early summer gain this year.
Prcewise, should give big hint of what
expect future trends in this business of hog farming.
Supports or no supports though rucialy important to
keep pound of gain minimum That's where
Pburvs BEST Super MaxMeal can do job you. mid
university study shows hog feed costs of around
lie pound But farm records show Pisburys BEST
Super MaxMea those feed costs to less than pound
Consider that Sc difference profit you'd rather,
consider hedge against falling prices Either you'd be
wise getting in it. Just ask dealer for Pills
bury's BEST Super Max-Meal
Con6ne your pules bird compared
raising That's the finding of Iowa research
Reason: Lower mortality and lower feed consumption
average for the confinement
$S per bird On the costs went up to $4O And the
difference bigger labor and land
rental charge had been figured nespeay since connnemen
programs require less labor
But which system choose feed is
always good place start trimming costs And for ocost
actonpacked ration it's hard to beat Plsbuys BEST Puet
Developer Pburys Pulet Developer especially formulated 70
meet the requirements of growing pule helps birds
grow fast eveny-and Puet Developer highly recommend
ed where tmedegg production followed And can
help YOU get eggs when pues start to lay
Fed to growing puets about the 9Th to goth week. Pills
burys Pue Developer designed to help you get the pest
vo birds are capable producing Ask Pisbury dealer
about program built around Piburys BEST Puet developer
If your pastures dry close attention to the kind OF ration
your cows are getting ALL hghgeared just like high
compression engines don't perform well on thirdrae fuels And
dry pastures hardly than third-rate.
In fact nutrition shows that when switched
from excellent poor pasture her grain mixture concentrate
must be maintain the level of production
Naturally though pasture quality usually changes gradually
So if YOU want milk production while COWS are
grazing consistently blended ration built around
dependable supplement Plsburys BEST Dairy Mixer a.
Dairy A is high powered concentrate that really srenes
grains Look at this The average heavy co"
800 pounds of grain and concentrate in month by
using Dairy a. compared to regular 1920 concentrate
you make that 300 pounds of feed with ~ pouna less
concentrate.
That's real saving in out pocket What's dairy
Mixer "a supplies vamns minerals and proens not available
from those home grains your dealer about Psburys BEST
Mixer A today.
Cows due to freshen feed develop the
And frst-calf heers coming it's
turning them into the barn. They need grain
and experience in sanchons milking stalls
Be sure to check fall cavng dates closely Cows
milking freshen later this year-wl need
period. that weeks is the ideal dry
period dry period is either shorter or longer milk pro-
ducOn is reduced during the next lactaon
During PERIOD the should receive nothing
but hay and water days Tin longer than
week. dry the After the
completely dry, follow Plsbuys Life Cycle Feedng
program.
During the dry period, PiIsburys BEST Fitting
Feed properly for the next acaton 1t will give
her the nutrients store essential body elements