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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Information on Raising Hogs in Northwest
Greatest Returns Per Dollar of Investment When Kept on Diversified Farms.
“ A t th e Oregon sta tio n , self-feeders tim e, N ovem ber 24, to F e b ru a ry 9, or
hundred o f live w eight, o f 50 pound
pigs it would require 15 to consume bjie containin g balanced ra tio n s are fed and seventy-seven days. T hese w ere fed
skim m ilk to th e best advantage. This iu several te sts have g iven g ain s more chopped w h eat in a self-feeder. T he
would be approxim ately tw o litte rs of economical th an has hand feeding. The am ount of g rain n ecessary to produce a
system has been trie d w ith a m ixture pound of g rain w as 3.44 pounds. W ith
pmt *-
Sinee the fa tte n in g pigs pay re la tiv e ­ of barley and tan k ag e, w h eat and ta n k hogs w orth 6 cen ts a pound, th is g a v e
ly less for tho skim m ilk th a n do age, and sh orts and tan k ag e. The sav him $1,044 a bushel fo r his w heat. Dur*
younger pigs it is obviously advantage ing in lab o r over th a t of hand feed in g ing th e la s t th ree w eeks o f th e feed in g
ous to have some younger pigs coming was a considerable item in producing a period, th e hogs had a little a lf a lfa h a y
in a d d itio n to th e grain.
on as others are being finished for mar hundred pounds of p o rk .”
k et, and th is is an o th er point for the
In tho fall of 1908— O cto b er 24th—•
m ixed farm er. H is sows m ay produce
Mr. P. W. Cox, of W h itm an county, p u t
tw o litte rs each y ear,
w ith
every
182 head o f hogs— a f te r w eighing them
chance of increasing the p ro fit from
— in a sm all lo t to fa tte n . T hey w ere
th e pig*.
fed ground red w h eat in a self-feed er.
Use F o r Sm all Potatoes.
illiam s Bros., o f W allow a, Ore., have On N ovem ber 20th th e y w ere sold an d
T he fa rm e r who raises a few acres of
largo scales on th e ir farm , and were ag ain weighed, th e g ain b ein g 14,-
potatoes each y e a r will fin d th a t the
w ith these w eighed th e ir hogs and 268 pounds. A t fiv e an d one-half cen ts
pigs will pay him a b e tte r price for the g rain fed to them d u rin g a recen t a pound, th e price o f po rk th en , th e
sm all potatoes th a n any other stock or fa tte n in g experim ent. T his w as done increase w as w orth $784.74.
S ev en
m arket. W hile no g re a t item , tho 15 in the fall of th e y ear. U sing m ainly hundred and forty-one bushels o f w h eat
to 25 cents per hundred which tho pigs ground b arley th e y found it required w ere fed. A fte r d ed u ctin g $9.50 fo r
will p ay fo r an otherw ise w aste pro approxim ately fiv e pounds o f th is to coal used in chopping th e w h eat, a p ro f­
d u ct are in no wise to bo despised.
it fo $1.04 a buHhel w as th e resu lt. T h is
mako a pound of gain.
In the orchard, too, pigs will consume
N ex t th ey fed w h ite F ren ch sugar estim a te does not ta k e in to co n sid era­
cast f r u it and destroy some insect pests beets in connection w ith tho barley. tio n th e labor used in chopping th e
w hich otherw ise would live over to the In th e fall th e y p u t up one hundred and grain.
n ex t y e a r to in fe st the new crop. Cull six ty head of hogs and fed them for
Oeorgo R. Sam son.
T h ere is ju s t one autom obile in D am ascus.
fru its , pom ace and f ru it seeds are all six ty days. W ith tw o an d o ne-third
eaten by m ature swino and a ffo rd some pounds of b arley an d w h a t b eets th e
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♦
The follow ing able a rtic le on <§> n u trim en t, though swine should not be hogs would e a t cleanly, th e y m ado one
“ Sw ine
on
th e
D iv ersified <£ expected to subsist en tirely on such pound of gain. In an o th er sim ilar e x ­
F arm ’ ’ w as prepare«! fo r F arm <$> stu ff. In th e fa ll of the y e a r farm ers perim ent w ith eig hty-six head o f hogs
who have m ore or less oak trees on fed tw enty-one days, w ith 2.32 pounds
«1 Com plete S h av in g O u tfit $1
* and Homo M agazine S ection by
th e ir farm s freq u e n tly fin d acorns in of b arley and 5.46 pounds of beets, th ey
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♦ Oeorgo R. Samson, sw ino special-
iat of Oregon A g ric u ltu ra l Col- <§> abundance, and these which b u t fo r the got ono pound of gain.
pigs
are
useless,
are
much
relished,
and
To ad v ertise our U n iv ersal S h av in g
Show ing th a t hogs can be p ro fita b ly
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* lege.
v ery n u tritio u s to swino. A round the fed, a num ber of farm records in fe e d ­ O u tfit and U n iv ersal P ro d u c ts wo w ill
♦
fo
r
a lim ited tim e only, send th is w ell
stra w sta ck s of threshing y ard s there ing w ere quoted b y Mr. H u n ter. Upon
w orth $3.00 S h av in g O u tfit fo r $1.00.
W IN E have m ade th e g re a te st re ­ is gen erally more or less g rain which N ovem ber 7, 1911, M r. W. H. S teen p u t We sell our pro d u ets to th e consum er
tu rn for each dollar Invested when the pigs m ay secure and clean up b e tte r in tho fa tte n in g pen n in ety -n in e head d irect, and, th erefo re, you sav e a ll
k e p t in sm all num bers on th e mixed th a n any stock on th e farm .
o f hogs. Tho feed in g period extended a g e n ts ' p ro fits, w hich, as you know are
The m an who is engaged to a g reater
or d iv ersified farm . Tlio reasons are
to J a n u a ry 15th. D u rin g th is period of v ery large.
•or
less
e
x
te
n
t
in
tru
ck
farm
in
g
gener­
1 H ollow G round B azor.
n o t hard to discover when we consider
six ty nine days, 3.92 pounds of rolled
ally
fin
d
s
th
a
t
a
g
re
a
te
r
or
sm
aller
1 5-inch L a th e r B rush.
th e item s of expense w hich e n te r into
w heat w ere req u ired to m ake one pound
1 B azor S trop, C an v as Back.
q
u
a
n
tity
of
in
aterial
accrues
from
day
sw in e raising.
of gain. The w h eat fed w as w o rth 73
1 N ick el E asel B a ck M irror.
to
day
which
can
n
o
t
be
sold
and
which
T he item s of sh elter, service, feed and
cents per bushel, th is b ein g th e price
1 33-inch B a rb er Towel.
f a tte n in g rem ain about th e sam e pen b u t fo r the pigs would be hard to get received fo r th e b alan ce o f th e crop.
1 B a r S h av in g Soap.
p ig regardless o f th e num ber of sows rid of. I*ractically a n y th in g which is A t th e price fo r w hich he sold his hogs
1 Box T alcum Pow der.
1 D eco rated C hina M ug.
k ep t, w ith tlio possible a d v a n ta g e to good fo r hum an food is good for pig —$6.40 a hundred— Mr. S teen received
1 A lum inum B a rb er Comb.
th e large scale producer in tho ease of feed. H ence these w aste products will 98 cents a bushel fo r th o g ra in he had
re
tu
rn
som
ething
to
th
e
ir
owner
in
­
1 B ristle H a ir B rush.
f a tte n in g pigs. B nt the coat o f m ain­
fed.
E ach o u tfit p ack ed in n e a t b ox $1.00.
ta in in g th e sow is m uch less in the ste ad o f being a dead loss.
D uring th e w in te r o f 1911-12, M r. Coin or Money O rder, p o stag e 10c e x tra .
Tho Specialized F a n n e r.
ease o f tho sm all producer.
Steen fed n in e ty S ep tem b er pigs. The
U N IV E B S A L PBO D U CTS CO.
From w h at has been said i t m ight a t feeding period extended from w ean in g
On every farm ia a c e rta in am ount of
D ayton, Ohio.
f
ir
s
t
seem
th
a
t
tho
specialized
farm
er
w a ste or by product m aterial, w hich in
engaged
in
an
y
p
a
rtic
u
la
r
lin
e
o
f
fa
rm
­
m ost eases is nearly ad eq u ate to the
needs o f one sow d u rin g p a rt o f th e ing would h ave these sam e produets
y e a r; and on m ost farm s th ere is suf and have them in g re a te r q u an tities,
fie ie n t m aterial to m a in ta in tw o or hence th e question m ay be asked why
m ore sows durin g p a rt of th e y e a r, b u t should n ot the specialized farm er e n ­
n o t su ffic ie n t for one d n rin g th e rest gage in p ig feeding on a larg er scale
o f th e year. On th e d iv ersified farm , th an a div ersified farm er. The answ er
th e w aste products a re n a tu ra lly d is­ is clear. The specialized farm er has
trib u te d a little m ore th ro u g h o u t a these products, b u t each of them comes
g re a te r p a rt of th e y e a r th an on a durin g a com paratively short tim e of
Since “ T IM E S A R E H A R D ,” now is th e tim e fo r you to
specialized fa rm ; and herein lies one th e y ear. In th e case of diversified
realize a p ro fit on yo u r old bu n d le o f f re ig h t b ills th a t you h av e
farm
in
g
one
or
the
other
o
f
them
oc­
ad v a n ta g e for th e m an w ith a m ixed
perhaps reg ard ed as n o th in g m ore th a n w aste paper.
curs a t p r e tty n early every tim e o f tho
farm .
Do you k now th a t th e fre ig h t and express charges th a t you
y
ear,
so
th
a
t
tho
m
aintenance
of
the
L essening R isk o f Loss.
pay are m any tim es in erro r, due to o v ersig h t on th e p a r t of th e
sow
m
ay
bo
decreased
very
m
aterially,
A nother item is th e less risk o f loss
clerk in assessing proper charges, or to erro rs in classificatio n ,
w eights, etc., and th a t which you pay to th e tra n sp o rta tio n com­
from disease in th e case o f the diversi not through a short period of th e year,
b
u
t
through
th
e
e
n
tire
year,
and
since
panies in excess of w h at a c tu a lly belongs to them fo r th e ir services
fie d farm c a rry in g a few hogs. More
under th e ir leg ally published t a r i f f ra te s am ounts to con sid erab le
th
is
item
is
th
e
largest
one
to
be
con
s h iftin g o f p astu res is possible where
money th a t you m ig h t count as p ro fits in th e conduct of yo u r
b u t few pigs sre k ep t, and th u s less sidered in connection w ith p ig raisin g it
business I I t is a fa c t th a t unless business concerns, how ever
is ev id en t th a t th e d iv ersified farm er
sm all, em ploy ex p ert r a te and tr a ff ic men to look a f te r th e ir tr a n s ­
has a very m aterial ad v an tag e over
po rtatio n a f fa ir s th ey lose an n u ally a larg e am ount of m onev th a t
th e specialized farm er in producing pigs
could be saved. OUR B U S IN E SS IS TO SAVE T H IS M O NEY
a t a p ro fit
FOR YOU FROM YOUR OLD F R E IG H T B IL L S .
W e can g re a tly b e n e fit you and y o u r business as a m em ber of
th is association, our s ta f f o f tr a f f ic e x p e rts are th e b e s t th a t
money can produce, and we are sav in g m erch an ts th ro u g h o u t th e
co u n try thousands of dollars y e a rly in ov erch arg es fo u n d on ex­
S'­
pen se bills w hich w ere erroneously charged by th e ra ilro a d s and
il?.
Fxpress com panies. A m em bership in th is asso ciatio n e n title s you
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to these sav in g s, to g e th e r w ith such f u rth e r serv ices as q u o ta­
| atte m p t to decrease th e labor
tion of rates, ro o tin g of fre ig h t to receive low est ra te s, collection
eost in eid en t to pork produc­
of loss an d dam age claim9; In te r-S ta te Commerce C om plaints, a i d
tio n ,” »ays P rofeasor O. R. Samson of
m any o th er services b en eficial to m erchants.
the anim al h usbandry departm ent, Ore
The cost of m em bership is only $10.00 fo r th e f i r s t y e a r ’s
gon A gricultural College.
” The in
rvice; th e second y e a r ’s service aoes n o t cost you a n y th in g in
creased cost o f labor ia an added prob
eash, as we ta k e $7.50 to cover th e second y e a r ’s service from
lem in p ro fita b le tw ine feeding. In
th e overcharges found in th e expense b ills only, an d we fu rth e r
deed th e problem« h ave inereaeed ao
g u a ra n te e to refu n d to you under our c o n tra c t m ore th a n th e
am ount of cash th a t you originally pay fo r the m em bership.
P o lan d Chinas on D iv ersified F arm of f a s t th ere are as m any for ns to «olve
as th e re w ere fo r onr grandfather*.
Thos. W. B rank, Salem, Oregon.
L et us have yo u r ap p licatio n tod ay .
By use of th e »elf feeder a correct
Ilfclihood of pollution o f th e soil and ratio n can be p u t in to the b in s to last
Spread of disease is encountered.
a w eek or more as soon as tho lot of
T he m an who is depending on a few piga are on full feed. B nt alight a tte n
T H I TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION,
i a i r y eows for p a rt o f his incom e fre tio n need be paid to feeding them for
411-415 Panama Building, Portland, Oregon.
tly asks ns: “ How m any pigs will several day*. An extension o f th e sys­
Gentlemen:
nost p ro fita b le to keep on a farm tem has been m ade w ith a view to eli
I hereby apply for member«!)ip in the above named Association to reeel ve
w here fiv e eows a rs m ilked and m
the in ate th e labor of m ixing feed. S ev­
all of the benefits ander your general memberahip contract, and I en
•ream sent to the cream ery, th e skim eral aalf feeders are provided in which
with cheek for $10.00 to cover membership fern
M ilk b eing a v a ila b le for pig fe e d in g ! “ th e ground grain« and tan h ag o
are
A ssum ing an av erag e of 15 pounds of placed «0 th a t th e pige are allowed to
Name.
gkim milk d aily from each eow, we balance th e ir own ra tio n s T his ia a
l a v e 75 pounds o f skim m ilk per day. good idea lo r th e pig« m ake aa eeoaomi
Bin«** w eanling pigs m ake tho g reatest cal n*e of th e ir feed ta k e n in this
.A ddress.
r s tn m fo r skim m ilk an d since these c a fe te ria style as th e frugal New E ng
m a k e m eet sa tis fa c to ry re tu rn s when land house w ife make* of her lim ited
tender.
•w a iv in g not to exceod 10 pound© per
Fattening Experiment
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