Show TI TIME E OF FATTENING In the Early Spring and the Fall the Best Gains Are Made A writer on the fattening of hogs hogs' says There are two seasons of the year when the greatest gains can be made in hogs of the same type and under similar conditions with the same quantity of corn These are Inthe in inthe inthe the early spring before the weather becomes excessively hot and in September September September Sep Sep- October and November before before before be be- fore It becomes excessively cold Prudent Prudent Prudent Pru Pru- dent farmers therefore aim to do the bulk of their feeding in these months The objection to early fall feeding lies In this that the packers usually make a combined effort to beat down the price of hogs at the beginning of the packing season The fact that a very large per cent of f the hogs are fed fedIn fedin fedin in the fall of the year and thrown upon the market enables enables' them to do doso doso doso so in ordinary seasons without much difficulty This season however Is likely to prove an exception The packing season begins the 1st of November November November No No- vember and the sharp demand at present prices for both botn live hogs and pork products makes it probable ble that the usual effort will not be made or at least not with the same earnestness earnest ness this year While it is true as a arule arule arule rule that higher prices prevail in February February Feb Feb- and March than In November and December the difficulty in making weights during the first named first hamed months and the heavy expense Involved Involved involved In In- In the way of keeping up the animal heat go far to neutralize the difference in prices Where the farmer farm er does not sell In car load lots it is a good thing to have a few hogs to turn turnoff ort oft at different seasons of the year It ItIs ItIs Itis Is also a good plan to have the largest lots to turn off oft at the close of the sea sea- son sou when the greate gains can be made with the same amount of corn |