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MARKETING AND CURING 



home demand for comparatively lean meat. A hog suitable 

 for making Wiltshire sides is usually classed as an " English 

 bacon hog," since the Wiltshire side is especially adapted to the 

 English trade. The St. Paul market is about the only American 

 market which gives prominence to the English bacon hog. 



" Stags " are males which have been castrated too late in life 



FIQ. 65. "Choice bacon," as classified by Chicago packers. These hogs are not suit- 

 able for " Wiltshire sides," but are simply light hogs of the fat or lard type. They help to 

 supply a growing demand for leaner meat. (Photo, from Illinois Experiment Station.) 



to grade as barrows. The smoothest of them may go into the 

 packing class, the roughest with the boars, and various uses are 

 found for intermediate sorts. They are docked 80 pounds in 

 selling, so that the quoted market price is higher than the seller 

 actually receives. 



The meat from boars is used largely for sausages, and also 

 helps to supply the demand for cheap meat. 



Tendency toward Lighter Hogs. Generally speaking, it 



