Piglets

One way of measuring pork production is to estimate the weight of pig litters at the age of six months. This system forms the basis of an annual nationwide contest, conducted by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, in which farmers pit themselves against each other in the matter of six-month-old litters, of a ton or more weight. Last week the results for 1928 were announced. Farmers in 30 states produced 492 ton-or-more litters, Pennsylvania winning with 65. Idaho had the heaviest litter--14 piglets totaling 4,156 pounds.