The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-18
KEEP MONEY AT HOME
BY RAISING THE MEAT NEEDED
IN THIS SECTION
Thousands of Dollars Are Sent West
Each Year for Meat Which Should
Re Made RIGHT Here.

Each Year for Meat Which Should
Be Made Right Here. {.
The people of the South should
keep. at home the thousands Of dol
lars which they are annually send
ing 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 themselves If they will en-
gage in the raising Of hogs more
extensively, declares Professor Dan
T. Gray of the Alabama POLYTECHNIC
Institute who has charge of the de-
partment of Animal Industry at Au-
burn and is also an Expert in Animal
Husbandry in the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, in Far
mers" Bulletin 411", entitled Feed
ing Hogs in the South" just issued
by the department. Il
Hogs can be raised as cheaply In
the South as anywhere else and in
many cases more cheaply, but hogs
can not be raised profitably on corn
alone" says Prof. Gray, and in the
bulletin he gives in full detail the
proper methods of feeding hogs in
order to realize profit. Figures
are given showing the results OBJ
tanned from the use uf various feeds
in experiments conducted at differ
ent points in the South. The bulle-
tin should prove Of much value to
any Southern farmer and its circula-
ton will doubtless result in a great
ly increased, activity In hog raising,
President w. W. Finley, Of the Sou
thern Railway Company, who is very
much interested in having the South
raise it's food supplies at home will
be glad to have copy Of this bulle'
tin sent to any farmer in the South
who will address request to him
at 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, WASH
ington, D. c., or request may be
made directly to the Department of
Agriculture.
Before giving details of proper feed
ing of hogs, Prof. Gray makes some
very interesting observations, show
ing how the raising of more hogs in
the South will prove benefit to the
whole section. He gives figures
showing the consumption Of home
raised and western animals in Birm-
ingham, Ala, in 1907, proving that
in that year alone more than mil
lion dollars went out of Birmingham
into distant states and which should
have gone into the pockets Of South
'ern 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 country. And there are many
reasons why. our South ern farmers
should introduce this line of animal
production into the farming system.
One of these reasons is mentioned
above, the money spent for meat by
the Southern people would be kept
at home. Another is the influence
it would probably have on the price
of cotton. 1t will never be possible
for the South to control the price Of
cotton until the Southern farmer
places himself in such position
that he can hold the crop after it
is produced. Solong as all the farmers
are required to sell the entire crop of
cotton each fall, so long will its
price be an unreliable and uDstaple
one. The only way by which far
mer can place himself in position
where he will not have to sell all his
cotton each fall is to produce some
thing in addition to cotton; and un-
OAS Va luC UCSl ouPplC-
ments to the cotton crop would be
the raising of hogs. The hog busi-
ness can be so managed that the
owner can have money coming in
from it at least twice a year, which
would eaable him to hold his cot
ton as long as he pleases.
Furthermore, the hog is espec-
tally adapted to the farmer with
small capital, as but small amount
of money is required with which to
begin the business, and returns be-
gin to come in few months after it
is started. The sow is a rapid pro-
ducer. Money is turned over rapid
ly. With s125 invested 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 other words, the year.
ly sales should be from two TO four
times the amount of the investment.
Livingston Notes.