"c           VAR 0308      01039 HOGS    3R 879-957               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0308         LOC 2733 WIDTH  9             DK  44 COL 26-34  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              HOGS SLAUGHTERED                                              "
"c              ----------------                                              "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  01039                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  THOUSANDS OF HOGS                                     "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  03/1879-01/1957                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF            "
"c              AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AND PRODUCTION AND MARKETING          "
"c              ADMINISTRATION, DATA FOR 1879-1940:  B.A.E., LIVESTOCK,       "
"c              MEATS, AND WOOL, MARKET STATISTICS AND RELATED DATA, 1940,    "
"c              P. 34.  DATA FOR 1941-1957:  PMA, LIVESTOCK MARKET NEWS,      "
"c              STATISTICS AND RELATED DATA, 1949; THE LIVESTOCK AND MEAT     "
"c              SITUATION, 1951 AND FOLLOWING ISSUES.                         "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  DATA FOR 1879-1906 ARE FOR COMMERICIAL HOGS; DATA     "
"c              FOR 1907-1957 ARE FOR FEDERALLY INSPECTED HOGS.               "
"c                   DATA PRIOR TO 1907 ARE ESTIMATED ON THE BASIS OF TOTAL   "
"c              EASTERN AND WESTERN SLAUGHTER AS REPORTED BY THE PRICE        "
"c              CURRENT YEARBOOK AND MONTHLY SLAUGHTER COMPUTED ON THE BASIS  "
"c              OF MONTHLY WESTERN SLAUGHTER AND MONTHLY RECEIPTS AT          "
"c              MARKETS.                                                      "
"c                   DATA FOR SEPTEMBER 1933 INCLUDE 6,411,000 PIGS AND SOWS  "
"c              PURCHASED FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT UNDER THE EMERGENCY HOG      "
"c              PRODUCTION CONTROL DURING THE WEEKS ENDED AUGUST 25 AND       "
"c              OCTOBER 6, 1933.                                              "
"c                   BEGINNING JANUARY 1947, SLAUGHTER IN HAWAII AND THE      "
"c              VIRGIN ISLANDS HAS BEEN EXCLUDED.                             "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 1/3/94.                           "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "