The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-14

SELVES up tHcFc HufDfktHd THAT kIEAl
big Texas was far superior to theii
i state. Our winters are mihder and wf
can raise here greater number oil
| feed crops, up there they can only
raise one litter of pigs yeaI
from SOW and here we raise
two litters and some times three
said Mr.. Singleton. We ought &c
make more money than those fell
lows up there and the Texas mar
who prepares for it does make more
He said that 1t had been demonstra
ted in Texas that pork could be pro.
duced here for Ia cents per pound
where farmer was properly fixed
to keep them and of course all above
that he marketed his meat for was
profit to him. Mr.. Singleton's pa
per was just splendid. The next
subject was the we'll bred hog as
compared to the razor back and this
subject was heartily engaged in by
nearly all the hog men and they
kept jumping on Mr.. Razor Back
hog to such an extent that l fell;
called upon to say word in his de-
Tense. No one at this day aud time
doubts the fact that it pays better
to raise improved stock Of all kinds,
yet razor back has his good points
and | rose up out of my seat in the
back of the house and | told that
convention that | bad all my life
been for the under dog in the
fight and wanted them to under.
stand the despised scrub razor back
had ono friend under this roof for
the goOod he had accomplished in
the word. / told them / was six
To-. sv4s. 4. II a l.. 4.
had nourished me in Arkansas all
my life until ! came to Texas, and
further, more than half you swine
breeders like myself were raised on
razor back meat, and It rifles me to
the bone, gentlemen, to hear you
abuse him like you have been doing
here today. Some OF his other good
points are that ia large area OF the
South no other hog can be raised
HIS nose il so long that While he
roots, his eyes are so far from the
ground he can see a bear or a thiev-
ing negro approaching him, and he
is fleet enough when be sees an
enemy of this kind TO outrun them
both, and | said further that / had
noticed recently that they were i'm
porting these same razor backs to
itit AbA LilEit - dAFH ~ tfoNS Oh bE4tti
fine hogs. Razor backs had streak
of lean and fat laid on him by the
good Master Just in the right pro-
portion TO make high priced break
fast bacon, and | hoped If the SWINE
breeders had found hog they could
make more money out of they would
not say more against razor backs for
the good he had aud would yet ac-
lei T., h
nally did sit down, that house was
in an uproar OF laughter, aud some
Of those hog men proceeded to skin
me pretty lively, and after ;hey were
all through replying to me | thanked
them for letting me down SO easy,
and they proceeded on with their IN.
teTesting program The citizens of
Plano treated us to All excellent bar
Decued dinner and the mutton aud
beef and pickles and cake was sim
ply immense, washed down with hot
office.
Ia the afternoon the subject OF
)asturage for hogs ana the kind OF
grazing best for them was discussed
Alfalfa and rape, wheat and sorghum
are all fine feeds, and was highly
Raise them on green
stuff as much ~ possible aud then
.atten them on dry rations, was the
conclusion OF thiS body. Prof ] II
lonnell, one of the editors Of Farm
and Ranch, made the best talk | ever
heard him get of, on the subject Of
a balanced ration for hogs, what
Kind OF feeds 20 mix tor hogs .
and ia what proportion To mix
hat feed for best results Prof .
5Cnnell was the director OF the ex-
lerimeutal station AT BRYAN for nine
ears ana he has given much time
ma thought To the best feed for hogs
md bow 10 mix 1t. He said hog
lad "a stomach and bowels some
hing like "a man and be must, If ne
lid we'll, have "a variety of feed-uot
1--WE him the same feed every day In
be year, aud it was not surprising
be- said ghat ou some times sse
: hit" men making bog II himself
Ihd when We dp y u can Just recol-
Get lie has The same stomach as a
.og aBd it - natural Be sh MD some
imes become B"Rklsh Ia his nature.
some Of us used to laugh at FLAW
davenport for going 20 ali the bog
over the state, bat the
ruth is FIay learned something
suiIe he was going rouud and now
e 10 shipping bis Berks hire pigs
ud selling tEem all over Texas aud
~ the men VITO plCk themselves
= ana attend these hog meetings
ud cattie ratsers meetings and
armers Congresses that are sue
eediug best du not say man
anuo- make "a living who does not
80 20 all These meetings, bat /
40 say. and STICK tu what 1 cay,
lAt while attending an these meet
l--, ur some al tutut al least, bee
.Afus something uf has business
Iat helps hiW tp succeed and
axe fn4t~ money thau be- waula
.herWtst. Tine most successful
leu attend these meetings aud give
leir experience. aad hear others
ve tusirs and thereby learn how
lH ake 'uost from their iabors,
For .ypeNriters SCI D. + Blatier