The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-01-16
PANHANDLE
HOGS LEAD
w. P. Anderson Discusses Ad-
Vantages Of The Plains for
Hog Raising

dctlNo promoters ol SIOUX Iahlhb ih-
dustries In the Panhandle, read the
following paper before the Farmers
congress saturday
Tho geographical situation Of the
Panhandle OF Texas and the Pecos
valley in New Mexico which are now
practically on the main line OF the
lightest grade railroad across the
continent, only one-thlrd OF the dis
lance to the Pacific seaboard where
as high or higher prices obtain than
IN the Atlantic seaboard or New
York and Boston markets, the cues.
ton OF the adaptablllty OF the plains
country as swine growing PROPOSE
ton has been practically demonstrate
ed 10 such an extent as to warrant
the belief that so far as the health
fulness OF the animal Is concerned
that II cxcolls any other section OF
the continent for this purpose. OF
all the domestic animals the hog so
far as health Is concerned has been
the more delicate and sensitive 10
change OF climate iniransit than any
other animal. For the reason swine
are but rarely ever purchased TO
take back into the country 10 take
on higher finish when placed on
sale at any OF the great markets OF
the country. on account OF the ex-
ccssive mortality. which has obtained
In almost every locality where the
experiment has been tried. though
not 80 great or rather not so mo-
ticoably so the change OF hogs from
one locality TO another In the up
per western states have been usually
attended With mortality as TO cause
this otherwise very profitable busi-
ness to become SO hazardous as TO
curiail II TO a minimum. However
IN this part OF the Southwest es-
peclally on the plains and in the Pc
cos valley during the past few years
moro hogs have been grown than
could proiitably be fed TO finish for
commercial purposes outside OF the
home consumption
The majority of the surplus OF the
swine grown on the plains and in the
Pocos valley has been carried to feed
lots and finished for market at points
ia the corn growing section extend
Ing TO my personal knowledge from
Higgins, Texas, to Eureka, Kan,
while many have gone down the
Denver road TO Texas points,
Panhandle Hogs Healthy.
II Is needless to say that these
hogs have shown good results In their
gain per day But what has been
almost marvellous about their class
OF shipments and the one for which
] have felt the most concern is the
small per centum of mortality which
has almost invariably attended the
shipment OF "stock hogs" in other
sections either from cholera or some
other unexpaInablc cause. But
therefore out OF hundreds Of ship
ments, covering period OF several
years with which have been IN close
touch. have yet TO hear OF the first
case Of any kind OF tontagIon or 9TH
or complaints Of fatality which In
other sections. OF the country have
seriously lmpeded the handling Of
stock hogs
Passing OF Lard Type.
u Is peculiar fact that the United
states Is probably the greatest hog
producing country in the world little
II amy particular attention has been
given 10 the production OF what has
been known as strictly prime export
bacon. The December number OF the
National Livestock Bulletin issued
from Washington, D. c., quotes no
less an authority than George NJ.
Rommell OF the bureau OF animal In
dustry department OF agriculture, 70
the, effect that tho next fifteen years
viii see a general revision Of swine
standards in America and that breed
ers who intend TO make speciality
Of the production OF hogs that viii
make prime export bacon should
choose their breeding stock with an
eye only 10 The truenoss TO bacon tyre
and then the breeding OF bacon
herd win be an easy matter. wheth-
er the stock are Tamworth OF Chess
ter. or Duroc or Poland China or
Berkshire or any other breed, let the
type or the breeding stock be bacon
pure and simple---''well fleshed deep
N side. we'll proportioned ham and
shohlder, a good thick belly side very
even throughout and fattening very
evenly along the back" This As the
simple description Of a hog which