Show HOG HOC SURVEY SURVEY I SHOWS LOSS CHICAGO Jan 11 1 Meg 17 17 11 pro- pro production has pasted pas d the th crest In Inthe the surplus producing r regions glonA anda and a II production downward rao ment mo In tion Is I well under way say according to the th of at the th December 1028 pIg pit survey Irvey y ot of the th department d t of ot agriculture co operating is ith the ll through the tir rura rural I carriers carrl rs The Th survey urvey urve hows shows a decrease of o t 8 7 1 per c nt IngIn In the th number of ot sows arro rotting fat furrow Inc Ing In the th tall of ot 1923 from the th fall fail fallot fallot ot of au 1922 1 22 to tot or the tho United States Slate A ot of 6 11 1 p per r cent In the corn belt bolt Is ii ho n In the Juno 1922 1023 pi pig eun er farmers farmer stated the they Intended to bl eed 28 per cent more SO sows sotta s tor for tall fall farro farrow Ing In 1923 23 than In the th fall ot of 1822 1922 The Intended in the th corn belt beH bellat t at that time tim W was 9 shown hown aa as 26 21 per percent percent cent nt The Th decrease In tall all farros farro- arrow togs Ings Is no doubt the th result of at 10 loss ho hog prices In Juno June and July oX of 1923 3 May Many SO cost sows that were sere In- In intended In Intended tended tend tot foi fa fall all farrowing Ing In 1923 were marketed Instead a as Indi Indi- Indicated Indicated by the th fact that St 61 11 8 per percent cent cont of ot the th hogs bogs at packing plants during August September and October were sere sows cows compared with sith 69 t 3 2 pet pel cent for tor forthe foith the saute samo months the th pre pres pre iou ou bus lear ear which Is Interpreted as an In- In increase In crease In slaughter of or hogs hoes during the tour four our months July to October 1923 Inclusive oser o the tame same am pe- pe period pe nod the tho th previous year e ear The Tho aser- aser a Or ago weight per head was about the sania cam tor for the th two lea co is LESS G S FARROWS A decrease of ot 1 I 2 p per r cent In numbers of o sows SOS bled bioS or Intended to be b spring farrowing In 19 1934 In jn n the th United States and a of ot l S f 4 t per cent In itt the cot corn bl belt t lt from 0 som farrowed In Inthe the spring of at 1923 1911 Is s also reported report report- ed d These Thea d decreases Showed ho ed the Intentions as a of ot December 1 In inte e that time the tir marketing of tOg hogs have been the hea heaviest lest eser er for a similar p period the Iho total 1922 pi pig pie crops In In III Us th corn com helt belt was as 24 4 6 per cent larger than the th total enol mops In 1921 ac- ac according ac cording to the dep a ur This Is lit Lorne out hI b the 1 of the tho tom om those state tte- tte Tho total tor for the tho corn belt front from the th 1921 1821 flOP were bout about end 1 from the th 1922 1 crop rop were upward up of ot 48 43 hemd lies d Assuming Assuming- the farm for tor these thes two sears learn ears to be lie the th same M a- a shown hown by the th 1920 census ues namely 8 6 head and estImating lo loi-al loi a slaughter at t two too 0 million head each year this snake mak lake the th total production of hogs hoge hot In the corn b belt lt about H 41 head In 1921 1 21 and about head In 1922 1122 or an e of ot 25 per cent ent 1023 S OVER O 1022 Th The total crop t-rOP of ot 1928 1923 Itt IQ In th corn belt Is eho shown shoots n by the th Bun curse C to b e e 2 i 6 per pr cent greater the total crop of at 1922 1 22 It If figures lire are ar aa as dependable as those host the th in the th 1922 production the ket eUI ply tram from the tho th corn belt fron the tir 1923 l del CLOP sill Bill III be b about head of head mar mar- marketed marketed marketed from front the th 1927 1 22 crop It Is la Important to note not In this thu connection that the October November and nd De- De trolls comber the 1923 crop cop are I al- alHady tea tea-dy 0 0 head In excess 0 of the during tho the sime months the tho 1922 crop |