| Show sets high standard for pig marketing record of illinois farmer cited as example whereas few farmers ralso raise more than 70 per cent ot of the pigs farrowed furrowed far rowed charles D B shuman a graduate of the college of agriculture university of illinois has hung a record during the past three years of raising and selling 84 per cent of the pigs farrowed furrowed far rowed on his moultrie county farm ills 1118 rate of marketing has run so high that during the three years his sales have averaged alm almost ost eight PI pigs 98 a utter litter out of pigs farrowed furrowed far rowed in 62 utters 11 aters he be has sold lie he Is cooperating with the extension service of the college in demonstrating wine swine S sanitation and other approved practices last summer shuman fed 62 52 head and sold them september 23 when they were six and a half months ot of a age 9 e averaging pounds each they paid well for their feed they were fed corn wheat oats and soy bean oil meal they used pounds of feed for each pounds gain according to the report which shuman made on them to E T bobbins live stock extension specialist of the college |
