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Newspaper Page Text' IftTHW'. .- &T!i?T'm,m -S&M-T'i''' ! Si -w- - .7. ,. -., ., . ,; . - HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION 7 Topping the Market for Swine 1)V A. It. HOHOSKI3Y. Hoff Bucr for Union Moat Company, North Portland, Or. I HAVE boon requested to glvo a tnlli on 1ioi;h and lmvo solcctcd for tlio Biibjcct ot this tnllc "Topping the Mnrliet." It Is, or should bo, tho ambition of all hog raisers to top tho market with their .hoga and utter tho successful liogrnlser lias topped the market ho should not bo content with this, but should inako an effort to "SprliiB tho Market," to 1160 a stockyards phrase. It should be a source of Jtccu gratification to a kogrnlsor to tako his hojgs td. mar ket and on his return homo bo nblo to tell IiIh neighbors that ho not only topped tho market, but ralsod tho market to a now lovol. l'lirolireds v. Cross Urccris. The first step to bo taken in this direction should bo to ralso pure bred hogs. This is of vital import ance to the' iiltftnato success of any bogrnlser. Volumea havo boon writ tea ns to tho advisability of raising purebred hogs, and you no doubt havo been urged to ralso purobrods times without numuor. You cannot, liowov cr, havo this brought to your attcn- tlon too forcibly. I havo ofton hoard tlin ulnlcttiolll tnndn flint, tlin ''flrof tbo statement mndo cross Is an Improvement on purebred hogs for market purposes, but I huvo never been convinced that thcra Is any advantage whatovor to bo de rived from crossing two breeds of hogs. Granting, howovor, that tho first cross makes nn oxcollont hog, thcro aro times when it is necessary to save tho gilts for breeding pur poses, and if tlicso aro bred their ....... ...1, ...uv,! progeny will ombrnco all tho undo slrablo features of both breeds and bear llttlo resomblnnco to their pure bred ancestors. Iluyci'N Prefer Purcbrotls. It always pays to remombor thnt an even load ot purobrcd hogs of uniform size, cnrrylng finish and quality, makes an nttractivo display and appeals very strongly to tho buy er. He will niiiko n special effort to buy hogs ot this kind oven If it Is necessary to spring tho market to do so. Ho can esttmato within ono or two per cent of what theso hogs will yield and can figuro tho drcssod cost very closely. On tho othor hand,n load ot hogs of nssortod sizes and breeds aro hnrd to Judgo and ho 13 forced to mnko liberal allowances when Ittiylnrf this class of hogs, and Generally a load of this kind docs not, bring what It Is worth, as it is heav ily discounted by tho buyer. I certainly would not ndvocnto soil ing your sows nt n sacrifico nnd in vesting In imrobrcdB nt n high cost. This would bo courting financial dis aster If done too hnstllv. It Is bet ter to breed up, using purobrod boars, tlio best thnt can bo obtained, and as jou tattcn up your crossbred sows for market and dlsposo of thorn, ro placo them with purobreds of tho satuo breed ns your boar, whorovor possible. Most Dchlrnblu Hired. I havo been askod n great many times. "What breed of hogs Is most la deinnuil by tho packors?" Tho packers must havo an assortment of types. Thoy -would bo plnccd nt n great disadvantage If thoy wcro forced to buy all Poland Chinas, Du roe Jersoys or Chestor Whites. Thoy must havo somo or tho bacon types as well, such as tho Tnmworth, tho Hampshire tho Yorkshiro and tho Berkshire Any of theso breeds, or any of tho other standard breeds, Bre What tlio nnoknr wnntn. Fortunntoly liogralsors dlsagrco as to tho most profitable breed to ralso. The producor should dccldo ns to the breed best suited to his taBto; he should thon lnvost in purobloods of this typo and stay with tho broed, not uiuniuK uny loroigu uiooa to work Into his herd. Tlio Hest Weight Hog'. I havo also been asked, "What weight hog is rcqulrod by tho packer and what wolght hog will top tho markot?" Tho rango of weights with n which a load of 'jogs will top tho market Is wido Indeod. Hogs weigh ing from 1D0 to 250 pounds will top tpe market providing, ot course that thoy possosb quauty nnrj tnMu The Packer must havo assorted sizes as I!!; as assorted types. It does not necessarily follow that tho producor enaeayor to ombrnco theso various weights in a car of hogs; ho should ft?)'01, turn " ll,s Ka Qs unl tw 1 ,E? n,ld weight as possible. hnl . ok Vottor aml B0 bettor. Tho nogralser should also decide for hlm- i.t n2 '.? wlmt weight hog he should Put on tho markot. It WOUld hn fnllnolmto fn , UBeest to any producer that he mar-1 kot his hogs at 17fi. enn nr ?,-. pounds without knowing the condi tions no worics under. Ono producer may lmvo nu nbundanco of theaii grain. It In advlsnblo for this matt to feed gruln whllo his pigs arc on pasture-; feed them a dnlly r.Mlonin conjunction with the pasturage, keep ing his pigs fat und thrifty and mak ing dally gains. It Is a well-known fuct thnt hogs will put on the most profitable cnlllB tlurlnir tlm flrei fm- months of their llfo, and with the grain at his disposal tho producer can market his pigs ut an enrly age, uuiuiu mey gei into tno strong weight class. Another producer mar hnvn nlin- ty of pastnro and be conipellcd to buy his grain. It would no doubt bo policy for him to allow his pigs to run on pasture until they attain growth and frnmo beforo putting them up to feed. If properly fin ished, tills Ilinn'H linen U-fllllil in lliln tlio strong-weight clnss, ruuglng frond vtK (r. or.n ...... ...la co Do Not Kconomlzc on JVetl. It nover pays to economize on grnln nt the expense ot finish. The J.utiyer Is always looking for hogs with .n hard-grain finish. Ho knows ,i. .... . ... . nv win nrnua fill? ritm nml nl. high per cent nnd can -afford to nay ..... ...uw v ..t.ii iiiu iiiiuw moro for hogs of this kind than those wnich run on pasture all Summer without gruln and are then put on stubble for n short time, fed little. If any, grain in addition, and rushed to market prematurely. Ho will pass this cIobs of hogs up and will only buy thorn when he cannot get enough good hogs to fill IiIm reniilromnntf) To illustrate the comparative val uo of tho two grades of hogs just mentioned: A buyer will buy a load of woll-hrcd, highly-finished grain fed hogs at, say, 8c per pound. He will also buy a load of crossbred. off pitsturo and which havo Just been -warmed up" on grain nt J7.C0. ThoJ goon loau nt 8c will yield 80 per cens and cost 10c per pound dressed, whtio 1110 oinor lonii win yiold 7G per cent unci cost oxnctiy 1110 sumo price on tho hook. Which Is the clieanest load? Tho good loud, of course. Tho uuyer or today figures on a dressed cost when buying his hogs and the livo cost serves only ns n basis on which to figuro tho yield. This Il lustration shows that tho llvo price docs not always Indicate whether n car of hogs Is cheap or high. Tho quality ami ability to dress u high por cont Is what counts. Tho hnrd, grain-fed hog will yield a product which is firm and has quality, whllo tho half-fat hog, which has run on pasturo and fed very llttlo grain, will dress out hoft nnd sloppy, nnd Its product wljl grado very low Indeed. Tho packer dislikes having this product In his cellars at any prlco, as It hurts his tra'do. It you finish your hogs and they havo tho quality, tho buyer will al ways bo on the lookout when they arp duo on tho market, and he will mnko a strong effort to buy them, as ho knows what thoy will do. Thu buyer Is Jtopt posted of the yields of tho different hogs ho liuys and he knows where to look for tho good hogs. Slay With Ilograblng. Do not bo nn "in-aud-outcr." Stnj with tho hog game It does not pay to get Into tho'gnmo when hogs aro high and out of It when they seem low. Tho man who stays with It yoar In and year out Is bound to mnko handsome profits. At no timo In tho past fow years has It been un profitable to ralso hogs. We have had only temporary depressions nnd tho subsequent rise In the market has brought tho avorago prlco of hogs up to n very profltublo level for tho "producer. Let us suppose that the I'nlon Meat Co., who kills thousands ot hogB ench weok, should pursuo a pol icy of not buying hogs when they woro high nnd waiting for n low mar ket on which to put up their hogs. You can readily approcloto that they could not stay in tho packing busi ness vory long. I havo bought a great many hogs on a high market when I knew theso hogs would lose tho rompnny money, but wo all know thnt the market will decline sooner or later and strlko a reasonable avorage. Tho success ful hogralser must also work on this basis. There, nover has been n tlmo when tho hog market has stayed on nn exceedingly low level for any great length of tlmo. Because the nroducer appears to lose money on n load of hogs is not sufficient rea son for him to quit tho hog business. THE BOWL THAT JS AL- WAYS IN PERFECT BALANCE Howl balanco means moro nnd bettor but tor fat! mnro iirodt on your produce, Only ono sep arator Is told initio r a uunr nntca that tlio bowl will never set out of li.nl. unco; that's tlio AnKcr-uoitii. The Secret of Ankcr-Holth Success. I.los In the Inter chnrwenblc, re movable discs In tho howl. Ihcy aro so wry slm Plo anil efficient mSrlts of thoi. ..v.... u.. w. Self-Italancing Bowl. i.?.,l"r '!rnu,r that appeal to on liw CIIIUO U ComnlctA nlllnq f1.il.in ,l.n ...H. Inn hlltprrt. rnnnau fh lnl....ii.in. ...- S-our attention about onco a mouth. 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