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Marketing Of Pigs
To Begin Early
Marketing from the spring pig crop probably wilt' begin earlier than usual this year.
George Herring, animal husbandman at VPI says the June pig survey showed more early-farrowed pigs than in recent years; and that good fe£d supplies on most farms have made it possible to push pigs along rapidly. Another factor is that hogs are being sold at somewhat lighter weights.
During the last half of the year, hog prices usually ' reach their peak sometime between late July and early September with a rather Steady decline to the low point in December. The average decline over a period of years is near 18 per cent from the high to the low point. Herring says the seasonal decline probably will occur this year.
Selling hogs as fast as they are ready is good business, especi ally in the fall months when the value of increased weight may be offset by a lower price. Farmers are advised to sell off the tops as they reach a desirable market weight—now around 200 to 220
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