Show FOR pork plays such a big rolena role n the feeding of the allied armies and so many hogs must be raised in the fu ture tare to prevent a pork shortage that the tha utah state fair winch which has tendered its services ser vicea no aa a food training camp to the government is offering unusually large prem luins this ear for pure pare bred hogs of the common breeds pork fork la is a kind of meat which can be cured or canned very easily this causes it to be of great value as a food for soldiers since it la is very cry difficult to make much use of fresh meat in the feeding of an army A pork ahoi tage would handicap landi cap the allied commissary greatly in keeping their forces furn meat pork too can be produced more quickly anil and in linger laier quantities that than any other kind of meat A pig six months old should weigh from to pounds four fifths of which is edible meet A sow should raise five or six pigs piga twice a year and two wo litters of pigs should produce nearly a ton of pork no other farm arm animal can do as well on a farm which is properly man aged pork can be produced without the use of much grain or corn which is needed so badly in other forms orma of food at present grain is a not needed to any extent until a few weeks before the pigs are sent to market pigs piga will willbo do well ellon on pasture land or forage crops there is so much interest in hog bog production in this territory that it is believed many hundred of ammala exhibited at the coming coining fair will be purchased at private sale by farmers who wish to raise better hogs the fair is this practice in every way possible |