Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-09-27
FARMER ANDPLANTER.
A PROFITABLE SIDE ISSUE.
Raising Hogs On the Farm, AT Press
ent Prices of Meat, n Profita-
bile Side Line.


Hogs have always been profitable
side issue upon every farm. They live
SO cheaply and mature so quickly that
there is always good margin of
profit. Soon after the war of the COS
the stealing of hogs became such a
constant source of loss to farmers
that very many gave up raising hogs
entirely. Having once fallen into the
habit of buying meat, large part of
the farming population have contin-
ued to do so. This has been partic-
ularly so with the tenant class.
This was very unfortunate. Many
millions If dollars have been paid for
western meat that should have been
kept at home.
At present prices of meat, hogs will
pay. Every farmer should at least
raise his own home supply. He can
raise ii for one-half he pays for it.
The improved breeds of hogs will
make good porkers in from nine to
eleven months.
The cost of growing them will de-
pend upon the management. If lit
tie care is taken to provide good pas
lures of Bermuda, and then arrange
ments made to supplement these with
suitable forage crops, the cost of
growing hogs will be very little.
Patches of ground-pease, cow-peas,
sorghum, sweet potatoes, etc, may be
SO arranged that they will have a
constant supply of cheap food all
through the season.
The old idea of feeding hogs en-
tirely upon corn has given way to
new and better methods. Growing a
succession of such crops as those men,
toned above and many others not
mentioned, makes it easy to have fine
hogs for killing that have cost very
little.
The new and improved breeds help
to do this. The hog is no longer de-
pendent upon roofing" for living
The old adage, root hog or die" is
no longer applicable. 1t is now "eat
hog and grow" The best hogs have
very little disposition to root. They
prefer to eat and lie down and digest
The roaming razor-back roadster has
had his day and passed away. The
compact, quick growing, easy fatten
ing. lazy hog has taken his place.
The chief point is to keep then
healthy by giving them plenty of wa
ter, and clean beds and constant
change of food. The much dreaded
cholera is easily avoided by feeding
upon vegetables, such as turnips, cab
bage, potatoes, and fruits that fal
| from the trees.
| Not only is it well for ever,
farmer to raise hogs enough to max,
the meat for his own farm, but hog
are profitable crop to grow for sale
There is money raising hogs as a bus
mess. Not only can money be made
selling pure breeds at fancy prices
but selling meat.
| From all we can learn the north
west will be very short on corn. Tha
means short on hogs. That mean
high prices for meat That mean
money to the man who has hogs TO
sale. We remember the old time no,
killing, and it thrills us with pleasing
emotions to this day. Our farm wa
a small affair, yet we had about fort
fine fat hogs to kill every fall. Up be
fore day, light the great log fire, hea
the rocks and with them the waite,
Take the keen knife, whiri the no,
upon his back and find his heart
Then the pulling off the hair, an
frying the melts on the hot rocks an
blowing the bladders for Christmas
1t was a jolly good time, feasting o
spare ribs, sausage and cracklin
bread and brains. We can not hel
feeling sort of pity for the boy VIII
never took part in old time hog Kill
ing.
If it paid to raise hogs in thos
days, when meat was cheap, it wi
pay better now, when it is high.
A small family can raise few hog
from the household and kitchen slop
These will often make a years SUI
ply of meat and cost nothing but
little forethought.
We urge our readers to try hogs, q
least a home supply Dixie Farme
IMPORTANCE OF FALL CROPS