The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-17
The Fattening of Hogs.

sandy soils.
 The Fattening of Hogs.
 Farmers should pay special attention to the fattening of hogs intended for pork. Hogs take on fat much more read | fly in October than in November or De- cember. The varying of food with some- thing green or with pumpkins and po- tatoes will keep them in good appetite. It is best not to confine fattening hogs to close pen. A large field, where they may roam in search of roots or green stuffs and have access to plenty of good water will keep them in thriving condi- | tion nor are they so likely to eat | gravel or to lie together III heaps, both of which practices are not at all con- ducive to vigorous health.
 Agricultural Meetings. The industrial department of the Frisco system is very desrous to build up all interests along their line, so have ar , ranged to have their agricultural agent, the writer, hold a series of agricultural meetings on the line between Birming- ham and Memphis These meetings will commence at Jasper, Ala, on December and 3, and will be continued at other points along the line for the two weeks following the Jasper meetings. These meetings will be two tn three sessions daily, and a full line of dates and speak CTS programmes, etc., will be furnished later. Prominent speakers and profess sors from the agricultural colleges of both Alabama and Mississippi will as- sist.
 The questions to be discussed are of vital importance at this time, and we wish to engage farmers in producing milk and cream-the dairy industry-in growing tomatoes and fruits for canning to secure large acreage to be planted in crops for shipment; to find out how much and what seed will be needed for planting these crops; to encourage fruit growing; to stimulate and encourage all branches of agriculture. These are the objects of the meetings and the subjects to be fully treated.
 The probabilities are that a large cen- tral creamery and canning plant will be erected in this territory this winter, which will furnish a market for the producers right at home for all their dairy products and fruits. The erection Of these plants is certainty, provided only that the farmers will agree to fur nish the raw material, and in this there is an unusual interest all along the line. We are very anxious to develop this sec tion of the country. Jasper has been se- lected for the development of the fruit industry and here to have the boys sell fruit, home grown to the passengers on all passing trains.
 Live stock and the sheep and goat in- dustry will also receive attention. For all these things we have ready market and direct railroad facilities. Newspaper men, lawyers, doctors, merchants, in fact all classes and all good citizens are en- couraging Us by their cooperation in this work. At the time these meetings will be held the crops should all have been harvested, so that all farmers should be able to attend, and we hope to have great numbers, and that much good may be accomplished. Remember that no col lections are taken at these meetings All is free We hope that the press all along the line will give notices of these meetings as they are strictly for the up- building of the country.