Show Winter Swine Slaughter Shows Decided Increase During the months ot of December Decem- Decem ber January and F hogs were red In establishments establishments establish establish- I ments operating federal meat Inspection This number exceeds the previous record for tor three months made December 1918 and January and February 1919 by more than one million mil mU- lion hogs Those who have studIed the reasons for this enormous Increase say that many factors are Involved Increased breeding breedIn due to the successful corn crop for the last two years and a satIsfactory satisfactory sat sat- public purchasing power have contributed to the record break ing slaughter The hogs have been somewhat lighter In weight however than In former years and the large number does not mean such a record record- breakIng quantity of pork as the hog slaughter might indicate |