Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20
RAISING HOGS AND
AND FEEDING PEAS


The hog growing industry in the
Durango country and contiguous sec.
tions has presented a subject of in
terest and discussion for more than n
quarter OF century. because we have
been sending our money to every quar-.
ter of the globe to get more hog meat
all the time. Indifferent effort has
peeh made to grow hogs in La Plata
county but it either cost too much
10 feed them or else the hogs did not
IKE the climate and pulled out for
some other cline. The truth probably
Is that there was not enough raised
TO feed the hogs.
But the situation now promises TO
be changed. McElmo canon in Mon
tezuma county has been doing its best
Tor a long time to meet the growing
demand for pork, but despite this fact
the san Juan country has sent ont at
least S3OO,OOO year for breakfast
bacon, salt side. lard and the pork
product; and failing on lard people
nave mad to use cottolene as a sub.
sutute, not only for lard, but butter
as well
During more recent research and ex
ploitation of conditions 1t has been
discovered that the New Mexico conn.
Try on the south, in the great fruit
oelt' where red apples are selling for
dollar box and better, the climatic
SITUATION is specially adapted to the
profitable raising of hogs, and Mr.. J.
+. Atterberry, who has pioneered the
ne" industry, came in yesterday even.
ing with ll3 hogs as demonstration
Oh What Aztec can do in the hog bust
ness. There were all kinds of hogs
big, little, fat and lean and interme-
uIa'ei white, black, spotted and sandy
When the big train pulled into the de-
pot, where crowds gather to welcome
the visitor and stranger, these hogs
were singing a chorus which closed
at the end OF each verse with an audi
ule sound resembling that OF corn.
w. |. Gilbreath. who is in the hard.
ware business at Aztec. explained that
the hogs did not come as a delegation
To represent Aztec in a ticket agents
convention. and said 1t should not h.,
inferred That hogs were all Aztec had
lie said his brother, j. C. Gilbreatb
at Monte Vista, had purchased the
us porkers and was going to feed
them on peas. just as If they were
sheep. And he added:
Laying all joking aside-I know
you You fellows like to guy hayseeds-
l nave noticed that The Herald has
been trying 10 attract the attention
Vi 'he people down here to the prog
ress being made in the growth and
feeding of peas :or fattening in the
san Luis valley, and this is a good |
lead; Keep 1t up. We can produce
peas In greater quantity than they
can In that jack-rabbit ridden coun-
lry where the winds carry sand hills
from one side of the valley one day
% pick them up and carry them back
me next day. Mr.. Atteberry, who rails.
sd those squealing demoniac critters |
mere has been feeding them on peas,
ma the hogs increased faster than
he peas. and he decided to sell the
loss and take new start In peas. to
get a start on the next bunch of hogs.
Is 1t were. He has nearly 500 more
logs which will be shipped to the San
luis valley.
You should tell the people that
hey can not get an idea OF the vast.
less of the pea growing industry in ,
'an Luis valley without going there.
Yearly half million sheep and as
many hogs as they can find are feed {
ng there ON peas. And this is won.
erful generator OF business over
here Keep knocking away on the ,