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 Glengarry. 



The Yorkshire and the Berkshire are the favorite breeds. There are 

 a few Tam worths, and fewer Chester Whites. There is an inclination in 

 quite a number of sections to get more extensively into Yorkshires. This 

 seems to be a special feature of this county. In almost all sections grade 

 sires are used to a limited extent, and in several sections quite exten- 

 sively. There is an evident desire among the farmers to procure more 

 pigs for feeding, but they are scarce, and there is great difficulty in get- 

 ting them. There also seems to be a shortage of brood sows. One 

 correspondent says: "There is a shortage, and will be until young sows 

 come to a breeding age." Another says : "Generally at this time of year 

 people have a lot of litters on hand, and formerly it was customary to 

 sell them after weaning, but pork looks so good at present that the 

 majority will hold on to them. So far as the increase is concerned, it is 

 believed the output will be about the same, as the prices fluctuate so 

 readily, the farmers are afraid to deal extensively." Another report 

 states : "All are eager to increase their output. It is very hard to pur- 

 chase either young pigs or brood sows." Another report : 'The general 

 opinion is that the real bacon hog will be scarce, as a large percentage of 

 the brood sows were sold lately because of the high price of pork." The 

 number of brood sows kept in 1906 will show an increase over 1905 and 

 a very slight increase over 1904. The average litter is 6.3, and it is the 

 almost general opinion that there was a much greater percentage of loss 

 this year than usual. All correspondents, with the exception of one, 

 report a probable decrease in the delivery up to September 1st, as com- 

 pared with 1905. The estimates as to cost of summer feeding vary from 

 $3 per cwt. to $5 per cwt., and for winter feeding from $4.50 per cwt. 

 to $10 per cwt. The average for summer feeding is $4 per cwt., and 

 $5.75 per cwt. for winter feeding. 



Prescott. 



The principal breeds in this county are Yorkshires and Berkshires, 

 while in some sections there are a number of Chester Whites. Some 

 correspondents report a tendency to go still more into the Yorkshires and 

 Berkshires, while one correspondent reports a disposition to go more into 

 Chester Whites. In very few districts are pure-bred sires used entirely. 

 In some districts the majority of the sires used are grades. There appears 

 to be a disposition to increase the output in this county, although there 

 has been practically no change in the number of breeding sows since 

 1904. The average size of the litter is 7.5, and the correspondents state 

 that the loss is much larger than usual. The general idea is that the 

 delivery up to September 1st will be considerably less than up to Septem- 

 ber 1st of 1904 and 1905. The only correspondent giving an estimate 

 of cost of feeding in this county places the cost of summer feeding at 

 from 6c. to 7c. per lb., and for winter feeding at from t to ih cents more. 



