The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-11-02
MORE HOGS
Should be Raised by the
Farmers of the South.

kesp al home the thousands Of
dollars which they are annually
sending into the West for meat,
and the farmers of the South
can bring about this much de-
sired condition and can at the
same time realize handsome
nrofts for themselves if they
will engage in the raising of
hogs more extensively. declares
Prof Dan T. Gray, of the Ala
hama Polytechnic Institute.
who has charge of the Depart
ment of Animal Industry at
Auburn. and is also an Expert
in Animal Husbandry in the
Bureau Of Animal Industry of
the United States Department
of Agriculture, in Farmers
Bulletin 41l." entitled Feeding
Hogs in the South, just issued
by the department.
"Hogs can be raised as cheap
lvin the South as anywhere
else. and in many cases more
cheaply, but hogs cannot be
raised profitably or corn alone, 9"
saws Professor Gray, and in the
bulletin he gives in full detail
the proper methods of feeding
hogs I'M order 60 realize profit.
Figures are given showing the
results obtained from the use Of
various feeds in experiments
conducted at different points in
the South. The bulletin should
prove of much value 90 any
Southern farmer, and its circu-
lation will doubtless result in "a
greatly Increased activity in
hog raising. President w. w
Finley, of the Southern Rail
way Company, who is greatly
Interested in having the South
raise it's food supplies at home.
will bee glad To have "a copy of
this bulletin sent 20 any farmer
90 the south who will address a
request 20 him at 1900 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, Washington, ID.
G., or request may be made
directly 10 the Department of
Agriculture
Before going into the details
Of the proper feeding of hogs
Professor Gray makes some
very interesting observations.
showing how the raising of
more hogs in the South will
prove a benefit 70 the whole
section. He gives figures show
ng the consumption of home
raised anc western animals in
Birmingham, Ala. in 1907,
proving IN that year alone more
Than a million dollars went out
Of Birmingham into distant
states, all Of which should have
gone into the pockets of South
efn farmers. Other reasons why
southern farmers should raise
more hogs are stated as follows
Fork can be made as cheaply,
ana perhaps more cheaply, in
'ue South than in any other
section Of the country. And
there are many reasons why our
southern farmers should intro
luce this line of animal pro-
uucuon into the farming sys-
ZEN. One of these reasons is
mentioned above, the money
ePent for meat by the Southern
people would be kept at home.
another rs the influence il
WOULD probably have on the
Ynce OF cotton. 1t will never
y possible for the South To
.onirol the price of cotton until
'ls southern places himself in
.scn a position that he can hold
sle crop after it is produced. So
.Oug as all the farmers are re
su'fed to sell the entire crop of
so.Ion each fall, so long will its
y"ce be an unreliable and
.1s1aple one. The only way by
~nich farmer can place him
''n IN a position where he will
aO' Rave TO sell all his cotton
,-eh iall is TO produce some
mug IN addition to cotton; and
uuqnestionably one of the best