Biggle swine book by Biggle Jacob

Author:Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Swine. [from old catalog]
Publisher: Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
Published: 1912-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

SMALL YORKSHIRE.

Chapter XIV.

WESTERN VRACTIQ^^—Continued.

WHICH ONE WILL YOU TAKE ?

There are two methods of disposing of thoroughbred hogs in the West—private and pubHc sales. Ten or fifteen years prior to this date, by far the largest part of the hogs were sold at private sale, which had some features to recommend and some to condemn. On the whole, I believe the buyer could make a more profitable investment at private sale, for the reason that he was more deliberate and was not influenced by the excitement common at public sales. He had more time to carefully examine and had the advantage of seeing the stock in its everyday clothes, so to speak.

There was this disadvantage, however, to the buyer. The stock were often culled over quite early in the season, so that to get first choice he was compelled to make his selections before the pigs were fully developed, and it often happened that the pig which seemed to be best at the time of making the selection did not develop into the best animal later on. Then the seller was often put to the necessity of entertaining many intending purchasers and sold his pigs one or two at a time, and in this way got his money in small

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