The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-03-09

The following paper was read by II
o. Carroll before the last meeting OF
the Illinois swine Breeders Assoeia-
ton.
The subject assigned mo Ia one tina,
might be drawn out TO cover a vast
FIELD. but my time Il too limited 10
permit OF dealing with the subject In
detail.
Selfshness r. one Of tho worst barn
aclcs on the hog business. How many
really selfish men succeed In the busl-
ness2 claim that a selfish breeder
will never make the business a success.
The successful breeder must be lib
eral enough 20 see the faults aud I'M
pcrfcctions OF his own herd and when
be- finds cross In the herd OF
brother breeder that would be- an i'm.
provemont on his own. try TO secure
II. and not be selfish enough 10 per-
nit his own herd to 90 to wreck rather
than buy from a brother breeder
remember seeing this notice In a sale
catalogue: III you haven't what tho
people want, get II. and then you will
find ready sale for what you are Of
foring" The remark Ia as true as the
rising Of the sun When was In the
breeding business was glad to ind
some other fellows that had something
better than myself bought to inn
prove my own herd.
Then there are show barnaeles. The
people can see for themselves. II does a
breeder good to get beaten sometimes.
Nothing Ia moro disgusting and tire
zone than to have to listen TO the
lamentations OF defeated exhibitor.
Life Ia too short, take your defeat
sheerfully.
There Ia the state fair barnacle. He
Il the fellow that breeds and gathers
W a lot OF cheap stun and takes to
our state fair exhibitions. lie as a
rule has no interest In tho advance
ment OF any breed lie cares nothing
Tor the interest OF the fair. Nine
ttnths OF this class would not give the
agricultural papers a half-llnch adyer-
usomont under any circumstances,
though those papers have put both
Time and money into the advancement
OF the interests OF the breeds. They
vi down In the pens right beside the
nea that have been liberal enough to
put their means and almost undivided
attention back Of grandly bred herd
that viii Improve the stock interests
generally. They sell their animals for
4 little more. and sometimes less. than
pork prices. thereby injurlng the en-
Tire swine raising business
There is also the rod light and dan
ger-slgnal barnacle. We have few
Of them yet. but they are becoming
iearcer. They draw little ring around
themselves and never step outside OF
IL They live In their shells and are
airaid TO peep out for fear they might
No a red iiRht--they are always look
Ing for disasters They are the fell
lows that would not give over 81 for
boar TO stand at the head OF their
boar 10 stand At the head OF their
herd. and they will sell their own
stock from fi5 down. aud try TO make
you believe that their animals are Just
AZ good as others that you would have
10 pay $50 for These are the fellow
that write In the stock journals and
tell Just how to raise hogs. and say
that business was never better. ant
that they have shipped 80 many sow
and bears within certain time. Whef
! read those articles / am Inclined e
believe they are telling the truth, es
pocially the boar part OF II. but ny
opinion Is they ship them TO Chicago
or some other fat stock market, ant
would rather stand the dockage thar
TO cut the animals when they arr
pigs, for they know they will max,
poor barrows. Good breeders who are
really doing good business do mo-
have the time to write long uresom'
articles for publication In the stoel
journals. sounding the alarm or call
ing attention TO tho danger signals
and OF all the traps that the ''rascals'
have set to catch the unwary, Busy
honest, upright breeders are unsuspeet
ing. When honest men 20 into salei
they are not lavish with their criticism
OF the methods OF the man that Is hold
ing the sale. nor do they denounce hin
as dishonest without having as thor
oughly ascertained the facts In the
case. The man that spreads distrus
Is hurting his own business as we'll Al
that Of others.
There are few honest Larnaeles
There Is nothing more commendabl'
than honesty. This should DO thu
largest stone on which the man buildl
his foundation for his business. on
the other hand some breeders whl tel
you with delight OF the dlshonesI
methods OF some other breeder. and
then with nudge In the side and d
sly wink will say that they would mol
do such a thing. oh not for the world
G.lIlu. n...f NNw-.H No..