The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-15
LITTLE Is TO BE MADE
BY RAISING COMMON STOCK.
'Nith Well Bred Swine Bacon Should Sc
Made az chesply 10 the South as
Elsewhere.

has gone to the expense and trouble II
issuing a forty page bulletin, telling south. {
ern farmers how 10 make Mig proat oat
Of hogs, and warning them against keeping
and raising scrubs. ana despite the fac,
that to the most casual observer tho loss
sustained In feeding such stock is obvious,
we sim nnd IN the South vas, number
OF men who continue 70 throw their money
away in q futile attempt 70 make pton,
cut os them, says tht Sonthern Painter
Tho scrub hog is undoubtedly one ~ tne
greatest drawbacks that soutnern asueul.
ture has.
The hog In the West has earned for him
self the title OF nioftgage Esteg,' but how
many scrubs do you aud among these
mortgage llitcrsr
swine bacon can be made as chetply In the
South as anywhere In the United States
ana yet 60 into any grocery store South 81
Mason aud Dlxons line nnd you Will find
there Western neHt Tor sale.
This Is a sad commentary on the astutc-
ness and progressive spirit of the South
ern farmer
III every scrub hog in the south were
replaced with improved swine, Western
meat would soou vanish from cpr mar
kets and southern swine rliStrs soon he
down"
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION REPORT
The hfth annual ,cport Of he pgor,cd,uss
Y.
just hcen issued from tn" pirss These Nv
nunl reports are becoming the most pu;i.
ular ind interesting literature The stock.
men receive. The last volume is prohoblg
the hest yet issued and besides tac ilrgN
amount Of business and scientific matter m
relation to the Industry, l. contains soni,
vi the most Important statistical matter yct
published. Through the courtesy of the
agricultural department and the ccusus %
fee, the association has published VA thiS
volume The latest and most reliable sta.
a -1uvf ltas1H
the official figures on the irst classified
census Of live stock ever taken As TINS
census was made by the request aud with
the assistance of the National association,
suspended and the association permitted
to make the first publication In this annual
report II is very unusual for a DEPART
ment OF the government 10 SO recugl 60
an industrial organization and shows what
a high position this organization has secured
In governmental circles. The National Live
stock association Is not yet FIVE years OF
age, and glance over the pages OF this
annual report must astonlsh the reader at
the vast amount of work being done Ivy
this young organization. In less than I'VE
years the live stock interests Of the country
have built up an association that has not
only accomplished many important thiug7
for the Industry 1t represents, hut has be
come a most potent factor IN local and Ma
tional politics, WITH headquarters In Den
yer. where Its officers are constantly in
close touch with the men on the range and
lhTH. IL hlep HuhluNulus a representative IN
Washington who is constantly heard before
congressional committees and In the dc
partments Of government In the interests
Of the great mass of stockmen IN tn,
furthest parts OF the country, The National
Live Stock association seems Ia be meeting
with success In whatever II undertakes, and
other industrial organizations could Learn
much by studying the methods adopted BY
this association.
The members Of the association receive a
copy Of this report free. and other bona lde
stockmen may have It on application to the
secretary, G. r. Martin. Denver, Colo, IN,
closing IS cents to pay postage or express
| age.