Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-07-24 | Page 9 | Of Hogs in Increases

I E HOGS i IN Yv r Pork to ConS Con'S Con- Con S 'S F Forecast in In ins t s Report of of hogs that will be market during the appears to be bethan than Ithan during the past pasts ast s indications are that thai or r pork products will willas I t as as at present ac- ac July 1 y hog outlook of f of 4 agricultural eco- eco department of agri- agri thIS his week by George Georg stock istock st ck statistician forn for Ii n part follows 4 rs rss corn crop crop proves 1 present f present conditions atlon will wUl doubtless urage hog bog production It og producers should a vel that the corn r will very probably 11 this years year's crop arid and of hogs for the whole about equal to toast ast three years seems e best returns to the both h rom corn and hogs INFLICT er of hogs hops on farms that normally would wring the four months er Cr was vas probably about t on July July 1 a year ago evidence Is somewhat ge e number of hogs s 's s of f age per farm and of land as shown by veys was smaller on ar r than last in the thee thees e es es The ratio of hogs hs to total swine also er hogs over 6 months of a decrease ase iii t J Increase In fn th the fall fally 1 y ear In the corn belt rease r ase seems probable l ions ns especially In the thee e little change In hog hoge e summer summer and fall of applies last year and tied ARGER f pork products and andge g ge July uly 1 were 3 33 35 per han than on July 1 1926 t larger than th the five- five Pork products alone cent larger than last per cent larger pease ase In pork products d sweet pickled pork c of ot- frozen and cured unusually large The I ply ply of surplus prods prod s 's for the next four seem eem to be somewhat July I 1 1 1925 and 1926 1920 h han hah n In 1924 f of corn in central states corn lowest for the date dale 1 the estimated acre- acre I tS t'S t. t per cent smaller C creage age harvested last for forecast cast crop for the thes s about h is s about 14 per cent 1926 crop The however Is almost he be states east of the he tie forecast production west of the Mississippi 1 being less than 2 per percent cent below below last year In IIi contrast with this situation the JUne pig survey survey showed an Increase of 8 per cent In the spring pig crop in the states east of the Mississippi l and a de decrease decrease decrease de- de crease of 1 2 1 per cent In the states west If no Improvement from this forecast is made in in the coming months the 1927 corn crop cropIn cropin cropin In the corn belt states will be the smallest harvested In tn nearly fifteen years The prospects for the Crop are ire also for one of poor q quality and low lee feeding ding value especially In the states east of the ri er WOULD BOOST PRICE Such a production would make certain high prices for for- corn and nd an unfavorable ratio for hog feeding even If hog prices for the new crop crop of pigs In tn October should show considerable recovery reco fr from m present nt levels With a carryover arry ver of pf old Sold corn in November Indicated as much smaller than last year available avail avaU able supplies during the next crap year may be the smallest in in Inmany many years This would result In the marketing of hogs at light weights with h avy h cogs es bringing a pre pre- pr 1 and receipts of hogs In October November and December much much larger t than an for these thes months the last two years As weather conditions during July July- August and September are arEf very favorable or or Increasingly unfavorable unfavorable- the the- situation situation situation situa situa- tion outlined above will become better setter or worse than described