Show L ston NEW 5 TON LITTER CLUB TO BE ABANDONED gives way in 1931 to pork production plan last year ohio growers grower of hogs pro deuced more ton litters than the growers in any of the other 24 states i in which the ton litter project Is carried on A ton litter Is a single litter 0 of f pigs which reach a total weight of a ton or more when they are six months of age the project will be repeated this year in ohio for the ninth time and after this year will be abandoned do n ed so far as the adult hog pro dubers of the state are concerned it Is announced by J W liet extension specialist in swine production for the ohio state university we fal that the ton litter club which has been one of the most popular honor production clubs sponsored by the extension service has hag now served its purpose and would soon outlive its usefulness if continued continue says het it hns has interested and guided hundreds or of farmers in adopting feeding breeding and management gement practices which produce marketable hogs of high quality at a time when they will bring the most money the principles which the growers have been applying in producing single ton litters are the principles which they must follow in managing their entire herds in order to bring the greatest profits hereafter we ire are going to emphasize a pork production club which will involve the application of what has been learned in the ton utter club to the entire herd this project has already lial hal one successful year in ohio odilo |