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are satisfied with the price received during- the past four months, and if 

 they had reasonable assurance of the continuance of the same, would 

 increase the output considerably." Another report states: "Every 

 farmer is anxious to increase, but sows are not generally doing well this 

 spring. The litters are below the average, and a great many are losing 

 the offspring. Pigs are sold at $7 per pair." 



The number of sows in 1905 shows a slight increase over 1904, and 

 T906 an increase over the previous year. The average litter is reported to 

 be 7.9. The percentage of loss is about the same as usual. Some sec- 

 tions report the probability of heavier deliveries before the first of Septem- 

 ber. It is likely, taking the county as a whole, that it will not be any 

 larger than 1905. 



The average cost reported for summer feeding is $4.11 per cwt. , and 

 $5.04 per cwt. for winter feeding. The cost for summer feeding varies 

 from z\ cents per lb. to 5 cents per lb., and for whiter feeding from 3^ 

 to 7 cents per lb. One correspondent states regarding cost of feed- 

 ing : (Summer), "If properly handled, a bacon hog can be produced 

 ready 'for market at 4 cents per lb." (Winter), "If kept warm and liber- 

 ally supplied with sugar beets and clover (cut), at 5 cents per lb." 

 Another correspondent reports : "From carefully conducted experiments 

 during my fourteen years experience, I believe the normal cost to be 

 $4.50 per cwt., live weight, perhaps a shade less for summer feeding." 



Lennox and Addington. 



In popularity the breeds in this country come in the following 

 order : Yorkshires, Berkshires, Tamworths, and Chester Whites, the 

 latter not being found in large numbers. Crosses of these breeds will be 

 found through all sections. There is an inclination to go more into York- 

 shires in most of the districts in which it is suggested there is a tendency 

 to change, although in some of the districts there is a desire to add a 

 Berkshire cross. In a large percentage of the sections grade sires are 

 used ; in some districts quite extensively. There is a slight disposition 

 to increase the output, but not very extensively. There seems to be a 

 desire to increase the output more by buying young pigs than by breeding. 

 There is practically no difference between the number of breeding sows 

 kept in 1904, 1905 and 1906, except that there was a slight decrease in 

 I 9°5- The average litter is j.y. The loss appeared to be about normal, 

 a few sections reporting a greater loss, and several sections less loss. 

 A large proportion of the districts report that the delivery before the 

 1st of September will be less than 1905, and very much less than 1904. 

 In some sections the delivery will probably be about the same, and in 

 some there will probably be a slight increase, but covering the whole 

 country there will probably be fewer hogs shipped before the 1st of Sep- 

 tember than in 1905. The estimates of cost of summer feeding range 

 from 31 to 7 cents per lb., the average being $4.53 per cwt. The esti- 

 mates for winter feeding range from 4 to 7 cents per lb., the average 

 being $5.32 per cwt. 



