The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-08-13

have heard much Of the almighty dollar,
its effects upon tho commercial and political
world-of men rushing to the mouth OF the
cannon and snatching the glittcring millions
from the jaws Of death, md stretching almost
to any length in order to secure the "prccious
stuff" but never haze lived in q country nor
heard nor read of where cows governed and
controlled the minds Of the people as far as
they do in Western Texas. They arc even
made the subject Of political talk and lcgisla-
ton; of criminal and civil proceedings, and
tie motto seems to bc--cat tho COW, work the
COW, milk tho COW, and wear the COW, and
why! Because the cow eats grass and grass
is more abundant here than corn, and the cow
needs nothing else but grass to keep her fat
all the year. So now "hog has to root or
die" for II requires some hard licks to make
corn grow, even In Texas. What l say IL not
in dispnragcment Of the old Texans, for look
OH them, In many respects, rs a noble people,
deserving Of the highest praises from n magnar.
imous people for their noble deeds But we
who arc "gteen from tho States arc some
what fond Of hog meat, and being used to TINT
kind OF meat and not much in the habit of
eating beef consequently we like to see tho
squealcrs about or at least enough of them
to furnish us our mcat-good, wholesome ba-
con. From the spare milk of tho cows of this
country we could raise enough Of pigs, with
few bushels Of corn mixed with il, TO furnish
MS with an abundance of bacon and some to
ship. But instead Of applying the milk in
this way, our cows arc suffered TO run at large
over tho pfniric with no other benefit to the
owner than the mere prospect of raising
calf which, when raised is not worth MS much,
by several dollars, ns it would have been IL it's
mother had been put In pen and MIXED reg
ulnrly The spare milk from each COW would
mi IoaS t,y ss.1s, Oh Al -
year, would be worth as much MS the calf at
two years old Then, would not tho owner
be greatly benefited, in a pecuniary view, by
milking his cows and giving tho milk to the
pigsr Taking thcsc things un,iui. eonsidera.
tion, II is shame to sec the amount Of meat
that is shipped from tho States" and con-
sumcd by Texans, who have Il in their power
to rival any other State in the Union
Then 1t seems to mc to bc the duty Of cvcry
farmer, who wishes to devclopc the great re-
sources of our State and elevate her TO that
position to (which II was intended by nature
sho should occupy, to be up and doing and TO
look well to all OF our agricultural interests
But how can this bc doney may bc asked by
those who have taken up the absurd idea that
Texas is not good hog country. answer
10y supplying yourself we'll with good young
sows; cultivate your rich lands, milk your
cows and feed your pigs, and you will bc able
to vc independent of tho world "and the
balance OF mankind" nt lcast as far as hog
meat Is concerned The hog, II Is true, re-
quircs more attention than any other stock,
yet, when properly attended to, pays at least
'iye hundred per cent more than any other
stock The utmost attention and care of the
farmer IL called into rcquisition; nc must not
only attend 10 feeding, but hc must attend
also 10 sciecting his breeders and by making
proper se'cetions and paying strict attention
20 . ieco'hg' &C, you can make good stock out
OF amos! any prceu. mo nrst 10 DO selected
are brood sows, ana the mtmer cannot bc too
,a'eIu' III making ms sciecuons incy should
DC aNen rom INC most thrii.y ana ocst orcod
sows Length, breadth ana depth OF body
arc the pest charactcr1stics o. good breeder.
Iiaving selected yours SONS. scperate them
rom your male nog Snti they are nine or
twelve months old, when You may let them
run AZ large win your stock hogs. Il you
nave NOT gooo MAZE nog, select one &C almost
any price, ra'hcr than 20 M't IN gctting one
ana IN "ak,hg your soiecuon, good deal OF
cNpe,,c"ee ,,, ' anu J"ossncns u necessary. hc
shou'a sh "e more coinpae. anu rasncr smaller
.,'o'' wy 'ow , neau s'""n, .ecP snu oroeu IN
."v 'aNn '"es., ."'" 'a. stsaso' TUG r,p Nno oanu
Mvn aouu"'u, WI" M ns ,o .'ea.ment 0' sows Just
''o'e ~ Wv" "'v' T, '.'i"g' paruc"'sr M'cnton
- - ,'Iw'vu' u '"s s'"s snV"'o nc sspsrMea
.om ." u,V s'voN ""es M" sonn.,oo o., .s IN lot
somc three or four days old, at which time. II
tho vounp sow has ,ncy,, than DIV ,,,r, ~. M