Show value of weanling pig in proportion to hog the oregon experiment station throws some light on the value of a wea tiling pig in proportion to the finished hog by calculating the total co cost st of producing a hundred pounds of market pork in terms of grain according to this data it takes the value of pounds of grain to cover all all the costs of producing pounds of pork of this value it la Is estimated that SO 80 per cent Is re required to cover all the costs of bringing a pig up to weanling age for example the value of 1230 1233 of grain would cover the total cost of producing a pound market hog it if grain Is worth one oae and one halt cents a pound the cost of the pound pig Is 1854 ot of this amount 30 per cent or Is represented in the cost of producing the pig to weanling age one year with another tills this represents a fair basis for estimating the value of weanling pigs there are some however who will always want to ramble that th it the price of market hogs will go up |