The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-28
ABOUT HOG CULTURE.
Thousands of Dollars Are Sent West
for Meat When Farmers Could
Furnish Own Supplies.

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thousands of dollars which they are
annually sending into the West for
meat and the farmers Of the South
can bring about this much desired
condition and can at the same time
realize handsome profits for themsel-
YES if they will engage in the raising
of hogs more extensively, declares
Prof. Dan T. Gray, of the Alabama
Polytechnic institute, who has charge
of the department of animal industry
OF the United States department Of
agriculture, in Farmers Bulletin
Ali" entitled Feeding Hogs in the
South" just issued by the department.
Hogs can be raised as cheaply in
the South as any where else and in
many cases more cheaply but hogs
can not be raised proftably on corn
alone," says Prof. Gray, and in the
bulletin he gives in full detail the
proper methods of feeding hogs in or
der to realize profit Figures are
given showing the results obtained
from the use of various feeds in ey-
per1ments conducted at different
points in the South. The bulletin
should prove of much value to any
Southern farmer and it's circulation
will doubtless result in a greatly in
creased activity in hog raising. Presi-
dent W. W. Finley, of the Southern
Railway company, who is greatly in
terested in having the South raise
its food supplies at home will be glad
to have a copy Of this bulletin sent
to any farmer in The South who will
address a request to him at 1900
Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D.
c., or request may be made directly
to the department of agriculture.
Before going into the details of the
proper feeding of hogs Prof. Gray
makes some very interesting observa-
tions. showing how the raising Of more
hogs in the South will prove benefit
to the whole section. He gives fig
ures showing the consumption cf
home-raised and western animals IN
BlTiminghaen, Ala, in 1907, proving
| that in that year alone more than a.
million dollars went out of Birming-
ham into distant States. all of which
should have gone into the pockets Of
Southern farmers. Other reasons why
Southern farmers should raise more
hogs are stated as follows:
Pork can be made as cheaply, and
perhaps more cheaply, in the South
than in any other section of the coun-
try. And there are many reasons why
our Southern farmers should intro
duce this line of animal production
into the farming system. One of the
reasons is mentioned above-the
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people would be kept at home. An
other is the influence it would prob
ably have ON the price of cotton. It
will never be possible for the South
to control the price Of cotton until the
Southern farmer places himself in
position that he can hold the crop af-
ter it is produced.
So long as all the farmers are re-
quired to sell the entire crop of COT
ton each fall, so long will it's price
be an unreliable and unstaple one.
The only way by which farmer can
place himself in a position where he
will not have to sell all his cotton
each fall is to produce something in
addition to cotton; and unquestion-
ably one of the best supplements to
the cotton crop would be raising of
hogs. The hog business can be so
managed that tie owner can have
money coming in from it at least
twice year, which would enable him
to hold his cotton as long as he
pleases.
Furthermore, the hog is especially
adapted to the farmer with small cap
ital, as but a small amount Of money
is required with which to begin the
business, and returns begin to come
in few months after it is started.
The SOW is a rapid producer. Money
is turned over rapidly. With 1925 in
vested in one boar and five to eight
sows it is easily possible to have for
sale from 5000 to 5000 pounds Of
pork, live weight, in a year. In 9TH
er words, the yearly sales should be
from two to four times the amount Of
the investment.
1 Boss inst the Same,