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Every farmer knows full wen that If h,


has TO winter his pigs, even In the inSs,


fertile corn countries, and cannot get over


three cents per pound for the pork he il


loosing money; how important Thea, ihat IL


Keeps such q breed Of swine, ard feeds


them 50 well, that he can bring the pirs,


dropped early in the spring, to weigh from


2OO 10 500 lbs., in December and January.


lei people say what they will about tie


necessity Of having old hogs to make q
thick cut Of clear pork on the ribs for
packing, we know this is al garnmo,nr -


We have seen many pig fed well from


his birth, that. would weigh full $50 lbs,
and cut fo,.- inches thick Of clear pork On


his sides at nine to ten months, old; and
have heard Of others weighing 900 lbs,
and cutting five inches. Now this Is all
mat \ = necessary. for the Navy or, Bos,o,


fishermen and more than is desirable by
consumers in general. Our b.st market
for pork is England, and the people there
prefer it from hogs weighing not over lis
to zoo lbs, and like the lean well mixed
with the flt. We would never winter
any thing but breeders OF the swine fami-
ly, and the msment the pigs were dropped
we would commence showing them with
feed till ready for the knife. The farmer
who pursues this course will make from 80
to 90 per cent. more on his pork than
those who winter their spring pigs. AZ
for autumn pigs, we would not have
them. Let the sows breed but once
year. .e


Three or four years ago we prophesied
that the low price Of pork. would soon
make It scarce, and now il is fact; and
by and BY, when choice bears will be
wanted to improve the breed, they cannot,
be had, for our farmers are growing care
less again in their stock, and breeding he'll
ter skelter in every direction. A pig il
getting to be pig once more with them
long nose or short-sharp back or round.
Weadvise all those who have good hogs to
Keep them 81. Don't sell and Fat the best,
keep them for breeders, and Fat and sell
the poorest. In this way one will be con-
tinually improving, and in any event he
will have good breed Oh hand, always
ready for his own use and the benefit Of !
careless neighbor.--.amsriean Agricmtr-
tst. s.-. gs.