Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-03-01

HOG RAISING.
No Section OF the Country Better Adapted
to IL Than the South.

IlO0 hfNiO'iNNs
No Section of the Country Better Adapted
TO IL Than the South.
There Is no section of the broad
country to-day that has finer oppor-
tunities for raising hogs more profit
ably and satisfactorily than central
Georgia, and what is true of this sec
ton may be considered true Of the
whole south, for every section OF 1T
has pretty much the same climate con-
ditions, and all have the capacity OF
growing Bermuda grass, but clover
and sorghum, not to mention q half
dozen or dozen other available plants
that are either native to or appropriate
10 the climate.
1t is not matter Of mere theory, for
it has been demonstrated by hundreds
OF practical tests that pork and its kim
dred products can be raised more
cheaply in Georgia than it can be in
Pennsylvania, Iowa or Kentucky. In
the first place, for the very simple rea-
son that about as much of it can be
raised on the IS lands of this state as
can be grown on the $50 or 500 lands
of the other states named.
There was time when even the most
intelligent farmer in this state thought,
or seemed to think, that it was neces-
sary to feed ten bushels of corn, If not
more, to make 2O0.pound hog. Posi-
bly, there are a good many yet who
look upon the matter in this way, but
unquestionably there are some, quite
a number in fact, who have learned
better, for we are told by many that
they can raise pork for less than one
half what they have to pay for west
ern meat at wholesale in our markets.
1t is not difficult for us to believe this.
With what our average farmer can
readily and cheaply supply in the way
of appropriate pasture IL is mere
question of pure water and half
bushel of corn per hundred pounds to
make pork-raising just as profitable and
satisfactory business as it is found to
be anywhere. We might go a little
further and say that it is question OF
breed to some extent, for some breeds
do not do near so well as others. Still
any hog with preponderance of black
thrives in the south. Hogs that are
brought up chiefly on grass and roots
are no more subject to disease than
any other stock or human beings. Toe
many farmers everywhere seem tc
think hogs require no attention at all
but if you will show us anything that
will thrive on lack of attention we will
show You man getting rich by sit
ting in the moonlight counting the
stars.
Hogs may have very fine pasture
and plenty of pure water and vet may
get disease and die if they are forced tC
stay in unwholesome places at night
You can kill hog in few weeks by
making it stay at night where i
breathes dust at every inspiration. L
causes lung disease in q very little
! while. Many lose sight of this very
important consideration and therefor,
lose their hogs. The nightly surround
ings of hogs must be looked after jus
the same as you would human beings
Hogs are subject to many of the dis
eases that we are, and they should no
be expected to thrive with unwhole
some surroundings any more than hu
man beings would.
You should keep hogs as clean ant
comfortable as you would your milcl
cows, and you will find that it pay
just as well.
There is no secret about hog-raisini
in the south that any plain, practica
BILE, sensible farmer can not seize upol
if he once realizes the value of a goo,
Bermuda pasture, the availability o
bur clover, sorghum and at night ad,
peas and plenty Of pure water. Blu
hogs can not be raised without atten
tion.-Southern Farm,