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POBK-PRODUCING VALUE OF CORN. 
,1. W. SANBORN. 
In an article from Professor E. W. Stewart, 
in the Rural of August 23, entitled “ Pig and 
Corn Exports,” the following sentence occurs: 
“When this corn is judiciously fed, it will 
make from uiue to ten pounds of pork to the 
bushel.” This estimate is a modest one, aud 
quite within the limits of safety when fed 
under the conditions named by the writer. 
The estimate of ten pounds of pork for a 
bushel of corn is a common one, and seems to 
have been formed from reported results of 
good management with good auimals. If this 
basis was a true one for good averages for the 
pig of the past, it is certainly a strong tribute 
to the skill of the modern feeder and breeder, 
for clearly it is not uow a worthy product for 
a bushel of corn. 
1 say this iu no spirit of criticism, for I am 
aware that there are but few reliable data be¬ 
fore the public, upon w hich to base au estimate. 
It is in no spirit of presumption, therefore, 
that 1 offer, from persoual experiments, a few 
facts that I believe^ to be of importance, be¬ 
cause, iu conjunction with the outcome of the 
■experiments of others, they will aid in giving 
■definite information in regard iu the pork- 
producing capacity of a bushel of corn. 
In the course of three years of food* weighing 
for pigs, I find that there arc other foods that 
ihave a higher feeding value for pork-produe- 
itiou thau corn, and that they are also cheaper; 
tout as corn only is under consideration, I will 
confine my figures to this food. The corn 
given in the experiment, was fed only to pigs, 
and I may say that the pig should be fed only 
for profit. It is a well know r n, but indifferently 
observed, fact, that it is a law of animal 
growth that a young animal will make a pound 
of growth on very much less food thau an 
older one. In feeding experiments I am con¬ 
stantly noting corroborating facts, yet farmers 
ignore iu practice this law boll) in pork and 
beef production, entailing a great loss upon 
our agriculture. Making a specialty of early 
pork and beef production will do much to re¬ 
store these industries to favor in the East. I 
will not give the details of the many weigh¬ 
ings of food and of pigs, as the condensed re¬ 
sults will cover the point of inquiry. 
Several lots of Chester White grade pigs of 
itwo in a lot, have been fed from the time of 
'weaning until they would weigh, dressed, in 
uound numbers, 200 pound- each. These pigs 
ihave been put in pens, from which everything 
ithat they would consume was excluded, and 
ttheir food consisted of weighed corn meal 
unoistened with water—and nothing elBC. The 
first year, 1877, KM) pounds of meal made 34.8 
pounds of growth. The second year 100 
pounds of meal made 34.8 pounds of growth. 
This year’s results are not completed, but are 
more favorable thau heretofore. They will 
dress when fed and fattened thus : 82 pounds 
per 100 pounds of live weight; or, one bushel 
of com would give 11.38 pounds of pork. It 
would be proper to saythat I do not tbink this 
method of feeding is calculated to give .the 
■best results that may be gained from corn 
meal. The experiments in question were com¬ 
parative, and were not designed entirely with 
■reference to economy. It is perfectly safe to 
assume that one bushel of corn will make 12 
pounds of pork. Iu fact, I find among my 
records instances where Jesuits far exceeding 
those given, have been realized. 
I have stated what I believe may be an aver¬ 
age result from a well bred pig judiciously fed. 
Agricultural College, Hanover, N. H. 
AN ABORTIVE INSURANCE LAW. 
We asked of our Legislature a good law for 
the orgauizatiou of mutual Insurance compa¬ 
nies. What have we got? A law which pro¬ 
hibits the insurance of any building that is not 
detached one hundred feet from any other 
building, ^{hich practically shuts out nineteen- 
twentieths of ail the farm buildings in the 
State of New York ; a Jaw that authorizes the 
president of any company organized under it, 
to sue and collect any assessment of auy mem¬ 
ber, but fails to give the latter in return any 
power to sue aud collect of the company, if it 
fails to perforin its part of the contract. It 
limits the territory of any company to a 
single county, thereby making it impossible to 
build up any strong mutual compauies, and 
impossible—even if it were advisable—for at 
least three large companies, now doing busi¬ 
ness in two or more counties, on the honor 
plau, and carrying six or seven million dollars 
at risk, in the aggregate, to organize under it. 
dt attempts to go into details of bye-laws and 
■rules, which had much better be left to each 
•compauy to regulate for itself. In lact, 
it is a perfect failure, and we want the Legis¬ 
lature to wipe it out and try again. 
Meanwhile, let every farmer in the State of 
New York, when he goes to the polls next 
November, see to it that his ballot has the 
names of men on it who will honestly try and 
give us a good Mutual Insurance Law, as well 
Veteran Corn Shelter 
FOR HAND OR POWER. 
Just the Thing for Mill, Farm or Plan¬ 
tation. 
Power mid Hand Com Shelters of nil sizes 
nnd to suit nil wants. 
HOIi.SK POWBUS, JACKS, &o. 
Write for Descriptive Circulars aud prices. Ad¬ 
dress SANDWICH MANUF’G CO., 
Snndwlcli, Illinois. 
CARPETS. 
WE HAVE NOW OPEN A LARGE ASSORTMENT 01’ 
NOVELTIES. 
MANUFACTURED BY OURSELVES 
Expressly for Our Retail Trade, 
CONSISTING OF 
as relief from unequal taxation and unequal 
freight discriminations, whether he can vote a 
straight party ticket to do so or not. Attend 
your primary caucuses and get such men 
nominated, and then go to work and elect 
them. If you have uot got a co-operative mu¬ 
tual company already organized on the honor 
plau in your locality, go right to work and 
organize oue. Don’t wait for any law, or de¬ 
ceive yourselves with attempting to organize 
under the present “bastard” statute. A good 
law will come iu due time, If we all work 
■with a will. a. l. p. 
Ridgeway, N. Y., sept,. II, 1879. 
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WHAT OTHERS SAY. 
PresidentT. T. Lyon, speaking in the Mich. 
Farmer of new grapeB showu at the meeting of 
the American Pomological Society at Rochester, 
says: “The committee on new native fruiK 
lUd an arduous task to perform, and they fclJ^ 
cj/npelletl to be very conservative In their 
colons, In consideration of the very high V 
character and the close competition of the new 
seedlings. The committee, judging,of course, 
only from what they saw before them,awarded 
the meed of superior quality to the Duclieuse. 
The others would, in our estimation, judging 
from flavor, texture, size of bunch aud general 
appearance, rank about In the following order 
1st. Niagara, 2nd, Prentiss. 3rd. Poeklington. 
The last, however, was not fully ripe, houce 
our estimate of it might under more favorable 
circumstances undergo a change. The Pock- 
linglon and Niagara are very large aud showy 
in both hunch aud berry; the Duehesse rather 
small In berry, hut with a good-sized, rather 
loose bunch. All are claimed to be satisfactory 
growers, with strong, healthy foliage. The 
Prentiss i« well up to the best in quality, with 
a compact, medium-sized bunch, aud a large 
berry. It is sure to prove an excellent keeper. 
needle-work, etc. The display was a third 
greater than usual. _ M. b. d. 
Premiums for Swine. 
FAIR NOTES. 
President Wilder, in reviewing his life¬ 
long work iu the cause, and his present 
inability for active labor, urged upon the 
American Pomological Society the acceptance 
of his resignation. The Society, however, by 
a unanimous aud 6taudiug vote, decided to 
continue his presidency. 
Note* from Broome Co. Fair. 
On September 33d, 34th, 35th aud 36th, the 
Broome Co. Agricultural Society held Us ninth 
annual lair at Whitney’s Point. The weather, 
with the exception of the second day which 
was rainy, was all that could be desired. The 
exhibits in all classes were larger than ever be¬ 
fore, the total number of entries being about 
1,500. It was estimated that there were about 
8,000 people on the grouuds during the third 
day, and about 10,000 the last day. The entries 
of pure-bred stock were large. E. C. Holden, 
or McGrawville,led in the pure-bred Ayrshires, 
which numbered seventeen iu oue class. A. P. 
Baldwin, ot Pitcher, took the lead iu Devons. 
In Holsteins, George S. Blodgett made the 
finest display, taking six preuiiwuis. Iu Jer¬ 
sey’s, l)r, E. G. Crafts had the most entries. 
The displays of sheep and swine were the 
largest ever made here. The poultry show was 
immense. There were twenty-eight coops from 
East Scott, Cortland Co. There were about 130 
entries of hogs made. Bradly 6c Co., of Syr¬ 
acuse made the best show of farm machinery. 
There were 800 entries in Floral Hail, consist¬ 
ing otf flowers, fruits vegetables, canned goods, 
At one of our principal fairs recently, the 
writer overheard a conversation between sev¬ 
eral prominent swine breeders in regard to 
premiums for swine. Said one:—“ 1 have found 
it useless to exhibit anything but a Poland- 
China for a sweepstakes premium, for the 
largest hog always takes the premium,though, 
for my part, I prefer some of the smaller 
breeds, the Berkshires, for instance. The 
Berkshire makes better pork thau almost auy 
other breed, and its hams ar« the finest in the 
world.” Said another; “My experience has 
been the same. Now the Essex is one of the 
finest hogs that there is; but it stands no bIiow 
for a premium iu competition with other larger 
breeds.” 
The above forcibly shows the fact that size 
is the principal thing taken Into consideration 
in awarding premiums to swine, instead of 
quality, and 1 think that the experience of 
nearly every breeder will confirm the state¬ 
ments of the gentlemen quoted. Is this as it 
should he? 
Is there nothing so desirable in a hog assize? 
Are not fineness,ease of keeping and fattening, 
quiet disposition, and early maturity as desir¬ 
able as size? If not, then the present method 
of giving awards Is just; but if they arc, is it 
not time for a change to be made ? 
llenry Co., Ohio. V. J. Emery. 
-- 
The Veiiomoiis Breath of Malaria 
Does not infect the systems of those who use Jlos- 
tetter’s .stomach Bitters as a precaution against 
it. Nor Is it less useful as a remedy where inter¬ 
mittent and remittent fever has fully established 
itself, In consequence of a neglect of preventive 
measures. It checks the paroxysms with aston¬ 
ishing certainty, and eradicates this type of dis¬ 
ease, even in its most Inveterate rorin. This med¬ 
icine is au especial boon to the emigrant popula¬ 
tion of the far West, whore levers of a malarial 
type are particularly prevalent, but the recogni¬ 
tion of its merits Is so far from being limited, Chat 
it is known and appraised at its true value 
throughout the length and breadth of America. 
Travelers by land and sea, miners and sojourners 
In unhealthy localities, esteem it. highly and are 
Its most constant purchasers, aud in many a rural 
household far and wide It. la the chosen family spe¬ 
cific. 
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KiUblUhed 1851. 
GrrUt Mlllii 
OF 
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Adapted to any kind of iDlut* 
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Farm 
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Over 25,000 JS'ow in line. 
Every machine in guaranteed to 
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BUGS AND MATS, 
IN NEW AND CHOICE DESIGNS OF OUR OWN 
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PI k| C TP A ft supplied to consumer# at 
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8 Church Street, 
P. O. Box 423)) New York City. 
Feed Mill 
AU IRON BUT THE HOPPER. 
Ms! Gheap, Effective 
and Durable. 
Jc.YN BE RUN BY ANY 
Capacity from ti to HO bushels per hour, according to 
size. Bend for Catalogue " 11" and prices. 
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» ■ » AJ’ #■ The very beat fresh goods 
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Double Platform 
GRATER, $40 
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[MINNESOTA. 
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OVER 1,000,000 ACRES OF 
BE FINE FARMING LANDS 
111 IN MINNESOTA AND DAKOTA, 
For sale by the WINONA & BT.PKTF.it B.B.OO., 
At Until to $B per Acre, and on liberal term*. 
'Hums laud, lie In the gnat trbtiat belt or the North 
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TRG1NIA FARMS atlow rates. For Circular 
