Show a I J TON-LITTERS TON IN 1927 NU NUMBER iBER I Prepared by tho United States Department Qt of Agriculture The 1927 raising hog contest In which swine grower growers In 29 states competed com corn corn- 1 ted was won by Pennsylvania with litters that reached a weight ofa oC of oCa ata a ton or more more each In days a according ac acs' c. c cording to Dr a U. D D. D Lowe extension animal husbandman of ot the United States Department of Agriculture In- In Indiana n diana dlana and Tennessee tied for second place with 80 ton-litters ton each ench Jill Illi Illinois nois hOS produced 59 Texas Texus 40 Kentucky 43 and Minnesota 40 Wisconsin WI produced the heaviest Utter Utter Ut Ut- litter ter reported 12 pigs that weighed pounds at ut six months of age Pennsylvania anin Is credited with the thel largest litter one of 18 pigs A total of ton-litters ton were produced Inthe Inthe In hi hithe the 29 states This years year's results again demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- the value voice of well bred hogs bogs for pork production for no litter In which pure breeding did not predominate t reached the goal of a ton at six sir months of age The selection of sows BOWS having the ability to farrow furrow large fitters lit fit litters as well as us the application of Improved Improved improved Im Im- proved practices to save sa every pig furrowed farrowed was also an nn Important factor factor fac fac- actor ac- ac tor in the production of these theRe ton ton ton- litters most of which consisted of tea ten pigs JIgs or more r Feeding tests long have Indicated that pigs make the cheapest gains when crowded from the time they I begin to eat until ready reIdy for market 1 The shorter feeding period lessens the feed teed required for maintenance and reduce re- re reduce reduces re re- duce duces the disease hazard Another reason for the practice of finishing pigs within six months Is that March 1 pigs will he be ready for market before the seasonal drop In prices which usually comes about September The experience of the ton litter t producers not nut only proved the advantages advantages ad nd vantages of a short s-hort feeding period for securing cheap gains and In reducing disease but also demonstrated the me distinct dis i advantage antage of having the pigs ready for early marketing Hog Hog prices broke from to a B- B hundredweight between September and December causing reduced returns re- re returns returns re re- turns and In some cases heavy beavy losses lo e eto to growers whose hogs were not ready for market before this period u uh h the 1927 contest produced Z r 4 t l a a f 5 0 t Z r 1 chi te tic kY a i 4 0 i u Meat brine or too much salt will wi u h kill ill pigs also ulso old hogs Watch where when c you rou OU throw even the water from bol bolIng boll boil t b d Ing ng a suited ham haul I It Close af rf f sows and und pl pigs pig have hll stave many funny times Indicated that an pals on self-feeders self look better an anare and I t tsi N si that ar are areLand are ure more thrifty than hun those r hand Land fed 1 d' d dA A number of e sows may be I kept ept I Ione Ione l I but they should he In sma small one house enough h groups so the they will vitI v itI not crowd 1 and amI nd pile pilI up I II 1 conven con Serviceability Ser durability once euce sanitation cinfo h and unil tl I ure re the tare features to ro he sought In a f. f movable lovable hog hOA house house It L i a awine skim milk to The addition of I wine swine ration does docs not make up for tor th the ij 4 p pIn f the soluble fat of 01 1 o white which should be supple In n i corn rl with or meat meal it r. r I |