Show f Hog Bog Prices races Were ere Very ery Low In in 1922 Pure Bred Swine wine Business r Suffered Depression With Other Farm Branches Prepared by th the United States Department of or A Agriculture Sale prices of ot pure bred hogs reached 0 a ver very low level leel In 1922 2 according to toa a recent survey made by the United States Department of ot Agriculture Analysis A of the reports on the sale of pure bred hogs In 1922 ith Indicates that the pure bred swine business has suffered depression along with other brunches branches of ot agriculture The reports received present a fairy accurate pietre pic- pic t tre re of the business In the opinion of ot deportment department officials als although they do donot donot donot not represent a large number of ot ant ant- 1 wail wals i Number and Price of Hogs The number of hogs of ot the five breeds on which h reports were received yr are ne Berkshire 1702 1762 Chester White Duroc Jersey Hampshire Hampshire Hamp Hamp- shire and Poland China The average price received for each breed Including all ages and both exes at both bout private and auction sales was Berkshire Chester White Duroc Jersey Hampshire and Poland China s Auction sale averages were from 10 to 25 above aboe those sold at private 1 trent treaty This difference It Is pointed out Is due partly to the l large rge L number Dumber of pigs under eight months of or age sold privately whereas auction sales are usually confined largely to more mature nature animals and Involve a larger r n number r of bred gilts service boars hoars and bred sows Highest Prices by Breeds Sales reported at less than per head hend were omitted In calculating the averages a as sales at such low figures were not considered to be H legitimate pure bred sales The highest prices by bya a breeds Indicated by the reports were Chester White Poland China Hampshire Duroc Jersey and Berkshire 50 Of the hogs reported upon brought or more These were distributed by breeds as s follows s Berkshire Berk- Berk Berk Berk- shire 19 Chester White Duroc b J Jersey erse Hampshire 47 Poland China 07 67 A few bred brei sows and gilts i P sold above but the average price u was about 50 It 1 This survey suncy Is a new feature of the I a r new service work of the bureau of r agricultural economics of ot the department depart depart- bt 1 ment and Is the first of a series of of sune surveys s 's to be made at intervals of six sixt U AU VI months f t A im jt |