AN EXPERIMENT IN BACON CURING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 246, 13 December 1900, Page 4

AN EXPERIMENT IN BACON CURING.

At the imitation of Mr. 0. Barnrs t-ie wnll-knewn b.cm cuter, a paity of gentleman ioteteited in Iho bacon industry were entertaicel &t iu«o'i on Wtdnerdiy afisernfion at tho office of tha Fresh Foxl aid lei Company Harbor street. The guests included the Mini:tar for AgucuHare (Mr Fe;*b), Mr. Duicin M'L.ciiim (Ucdcr-Secretar/), Mr. G orgo Va'det principal of Hawkesbuiy Agricotoral ti 'Hfgb), ai.d nios* of the promiaeLt retail bs.can firms ii the city. 'ihi real ol'jsat of the gatherijg w.-j----to ufford an eppettcnity if cxaiai i g n qaitity of fcacou «ured ly Wit Barne», at the riqasit of Mr. V 1 !•-, wto bad'snpplies I in \i ii a ttuib 1 o: d;fhren» breads of pigs bred »nd fedtUhu Hawkesbury Oiling', v.tb thaidenof deteriniting wlijh bred was nsosS sahable f<r tbii c>!tny 'The'pigs included t»o Taai»orUi-, weighing trigioally 290.b. each ; two Berkshire?, 2241b. each; two Yorkshires, 2441b. each; one urdiam Yorkshire, 1041b.; snd one cwss of Birkshire and Yorkshi e, 112ib. Neither of the pigs wis over eight moaths o'd. The Tamworths aLo*td . a loss of 26.55 per cent, by the pi octfs of coring, the Berkshire? 26 par tent., the Yorkshires 27 05 pnv eent., the medium Yorkshire 14.42 per cat., aad the crossbred 12.50 per est t Mr. *Va!d3r explained that the; Govarninant importation of pigs bad paid fjritEelf, which was mote f au could be said of e?ery Gov. rament imfo.'tatioa. To c mpite vih America aßd Daomaik mey would j have to btirg down the fancy prices for fork prevailirg in this colony. The. pigJ exhibited thai day wert really culls. It was desired to fiid out from the experiment whati pigt looked best, and what best suited the t muket, Though in importiig thej imprcvel a 100, he bilLvad vuit in time thay would be able,, by cros'ng to beat ihs American pig, and im rove the quality of lcc*l btcon." After examining the bacon ihs judges placed the breeds as follows:—juerkahbes hist, Barks and Yorks co:s sccoud, Tamworth thirl laigi York;bre f Jurth, middle Yorkshire fifth. The opinion was also expressed that if thi. Tamwcrth'3 had beeß ki led younger thty would have I e3d placed ouch hijjoer. Duiiog the Ifst month they >»■»-•) devthp'd an urdue projortJon of fat. At the lunuheon Mr. M'Fjidyin (Farmorh' Co-rperatire Compai y) prop sed the to&tt of " The Ministry," which was respondid to by Mr. F,'g»u Mr. Throbby (Berritoa District "jitpaoy) proposed "Tie Hawkebiuiy Cjlltgp," coupled with the n»me ef ( Mr. G. y*luer. Mr. H. P-;esoni (Frrsh Fnod std Ice CempanTJ proposed " Ooloaial Industries ; " and Professor Anderrrp Stuirt prtpjjeo " The Uhainns n," Air. Banec, in re i plying to the iaiter tea**, aeiiimco that his rurii.g butin st bid increased rom 30 pis* i» 1890 *o 21300 ir 1899 —Sydney Daily Idegraph. ,