The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-05-11
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is thing of the past. The kind pro-
vidence has so arranged that when one
seeming necessity gives out, some
thing else takes it's place which is
better and cheaper. | refer to wire
fences. l first began buying 26 inch
above. Ordinarily, this seems alright
and is very highly recommended, but
my experience has been that 'tis poor
economy. My objection, based on ex-
perience, is this: on the above fence,
any woven wire says eventually and
in doing this, causes very low fence,
and it will not be lonk after such is
the case before hogs will learn to
jump over the woven wire. On the 9TH
er hand, instead of getting the 26"
wire fencing and putting three strands
barb wire above, get 49,, 6" stays
and with one strand of barb wire above
you have fence that is pig tight,
mule high, goat and bull strong. The
cost of these two fences is practical
ly the same, | should say not over 2
cents per rod difference. OF course
there are movable fences but | have
had no experience with this particular
fence, but it does not strike me as
being practical for hogs or for other
kinds of stock. | will give you my
experience as to the value of a field
being fenced later on in this talk.
The next essential point in hog
raising is the selection of the breed.
Now this is to be left almost entirely
to the fancy OF the breeder. All of
the different breeds under proper
management will make good. but we
all have our preferences know
some in this audience who have differ
ent breeds. each thinking or believing
his is good, if not the best am par
tal to the Berkshire. My experience
has been i'm raising hogs, unless the
thorOughbreds have absolutely good
attention, that they will not stand
roughinS it as well as Il cross breed.
When | say cross breed do not mean
y,
but the grades. BY all means and un-
der all conditions have thorough
bred male. This will insure YOU a
hog that You can kill at almost any
age, especially if you have the com
pact breeds. AS to iluctrate the Es-
sex. Poland and Berkshires. Some
of the breeds will not take on fat or
NIL out until they are a year or more
old-which makes an Improbable hog
for keeping in this progressive age.
The next question of Importance is
how to make the most pork at the
least cost. In order to do this. it is
absolutely essential that hogs should
not be fed the entire twelve months
on corn alone. We, the Southern peo-
pie are exceedingly blessed and es-
pecially in this grand old State OF
South Carolina. 1t is now acknowl-
edged by the government to be the
leading corn producing State i'm the
United States. We can raise corn as
cheaply here as can be raised i'm the
great corn growing States of the West
The West, as is well known by all
has been considered the corn and pork
producing section of the United States
but as stated above South Carolina is
now considered the leading corn pro-
ducinS State, and the time is fast ap-
preaching when she will be considered
the cheapest pork producing State.
The advantages we have over the
west in the production of cheap pork
is our excellent and mild climate. Our
land is capable under proper manage
ment of producing three crops per
acre per year, and when we fail short
OF this we have failed to get the re
turns we should have gotten
1t is almost useless for me to give
YOU list of the different profitable
crops. for the government as we'll as
all the leading farm journals of any
importance are laying great stress ON
these subjects in almost every issue.
At every meeting of the farmers for
the discussion of improved methods
OF agriculture, the subject of corn
crops is considered one of great i'm
portance for the Improvement of the
soil. by supplying it with the much
needed vegetable matter. The most
profitable cover crops are rye. vctch
and clover. The above crops make
the very finest grazing for your hogs
during the winter and spring months.