COST OF PRODUCING HOGS IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS 9 
In 1921, approximately 79 per cent of the pork was produced by 
70 per cent of the farmers at a cost between $4 and $6 per 100 pounds. 
In 1922, a little more than 77 per cent of the pork was produced by 
74 per cent of the farmers at a cost between $5 and $7 per 100 pounds. 
The higher cost for the group producing practically the same volume 
DOLLARS 
PER CWT. 
10 
(_] Miscellaneous 1922 
9 /nterest 
8 Equipment 
BS Labor 
7 Ee Pasture 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
I 
0 
DOLLARS 
PER CWT. 5 Tie 
PORK t t at a Fyoteaeeee 
PRODUCED 244,190 349,362 427,673 56,500 104,718 21,540 
IN POUNDS 
TOTAL PORK PRODUCED, 1,004,003 POUNDS 
Fic. 5.—These farms were within a short distance ofeach other. Within this region it was possible 
to follow very similar methods, and yet some farms shipped hogs to market costing over twice 
what others did. The variation in cost of producing 100 pounds of pork on these 39 farms in 
Iowa and Illinois was from $4.86 to $10.02. (See fig. 4) 
of pork in 1922 is due largely to the higher cost of feed during that 
year. The high cost of pork i in the groups above this bulk is due to 
extremely unfavorable conditions surrounding production. The 
volume of pork produced in the various cost groups is given in 
Table 3. 
TABLE 3.—Quantities of marketable pork produced at various costs 
1921 | 1922 
Cost group Nierenee Per cent | Number * | Per cent 
of farms eee of total | of farms ee | of total 
ingroup | P pork ingroup| ? | pork 
| 
| 
| 
} | 
ye ee ee ae 2 35, 125 | Sta et fo es earerar 
i Soe wD i ae 7 218, 054 | 21.1 2 44, 190 | 4.4 
ODN ha oe, See ene Oe 24 597, 114 | 57.8 14 349, 382 34.8 
OPT Me OSL Ne aa ere 5 102, 197 9.9 15 427, 673 | 42.6 
NE A eS See 2 35, 977 3.5 2 | 56, 500 5.6 
SES oS ae a eee 1 16, 545 | 1.6 4 104, 718 10. 4 
. 7. Tbe bon Dae ea pesos abel TG pia | ee deat 1 14, 705 1.5 
SULT DE the Ee Pa Se pees Sere | 1 7, 090 a | 1 6, 835 | at 
8 2 er ee Bid RR ite ea 1 16, 900 1G |o= 22. ek eee 
SU Es 5 bee ie See eae See ae cae peseener ant Seman eee: te Se Tee at See ce ee at eee 
SP PU Sa aaa | i 4745 DF Meneaasd cle ES nore 
Ae i 44| 1,033, 747 100.0 39 | 1,004,003 100.0 
PHYSICAL UNITS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 100 POUNDS OF PORK 
Comparison of the one and two litter systems of pork production 
indicates that the addition of fall pigs increases the feed and labor 
requirements very slightly and decreases the other costs per 100 
pounds. The greater cost of fattening fall pigs is offset by a cheaper 
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