Show hog population showed some increase in 1931 in III nois the fall pig crop was 18 per cent larger in 1931 than in 1930 in the corn belt as a whole it was 21 per cent larger and in the country as a whole 20 per cent more pigs were saved than a year ago according to the illinois and united states depart ment of agriculture survey bombin ing the spring and fall pig crops of 1931 showed shored an increase of 10 per cent for illinois and 9 per cent for the corn belt this increase amounted to approximately 4 head in the corn belt where 80 per cent of the commercial com commerce mercal al hog supply Is produced an increase of about 7 per cent in illinois and 2 per cent for the whole united states but a decrease of 5 per cent in the corn belt in number of pigs farrowed in the spring of 1932 compared with the previous spring was ind bated by the survey the sur vey showed about 4 per cent more hogs over 6 months old on farms of the corn belt on december 1 1931 compared with the same date in 1930 prairie farmer |