The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-21
The DOCTRINE OF
HOG AND HOMINy
How It Applies to All
Of the Southland to
Virginia Especially.
DOCTRINE THAT
GROWS IN FAVOR.
Preached for Years by The Times
Dispatch-Now Bee oming
Popular With All Glasses.
The South, and Virginia in
Particular, the Cattle
and Meat Centre.
BY FRANK 8. woonsoS.

The Industrial Section has for =
long time been preaching what a.
popularity known as the hog and
hoihiny doctrine" II has been preach
ing u ever since the Industrial Sec
uoH became the factor 1, is in South
eriA and Virginia Agricultural and In
dnstrial development and ii will con-
'inne 10 preach 1t to the end M
what Is the hog and hominy doc
trihe! II sin:2ly teaches that 1t IS the
part OF wisdom for Southern and Vir-
GINA folks 10 raise everything needed
20 eat and 10 wear that is possible to
oe raised from Virginia soil or upon
the things that grow out OF that soil
and raiae them RICH, at home. so as
not to haze TO buy them at the grocery
store when needed for home consump.
,ion. n every farmer In Virginia would
need this doctrine and act wisely upon
II ne would at least be independent.
Tor II the so-called money crops, such
as ,obacco, peanuts. cotton. etc.
should for any rcason-drought un.
favorable seasons or other causes
iaii. which conditions rarely ever
SHOW up In this glorious climate and
the former should fan down on his
so-called money crop" he would have
enough at home 10 eat and TO keen
MN ana his family in good Trim for
+ -, ''N.t''S' VI tiiul the next year,
The Stux OF Life.
Hog and hom!ny" involve and en-.
compass two produc,s-bread and meat
and on these hang eli the law and
the prophets" or. rather. al! OF the
other products that are dcsira bic First,
raise enough grain. whether il be corn,
or "hom!ny." or wheat or what not.
TO make enough bread ard 10 feed the
hogs and the cattle upon the hills. and
all other things Will be added unto
you. The cows 10 give the milk and
make the butter and the cheese the
sheep to make the spring lamb and
the mutton. the hogs TO make the
hams and the 'niddlings." the chickens
10 fry and to stew and 10 roast. the
cattle 10 make the steaks and the
vegetables and the fruits to Fl, in will
follow In their train, They are bound
to do H. and they Will come so boun.
tifully that the grower and producer
of the same will not only be indc.
pendent OF the alleged meat trusts and
grain combines, but Will himself have
some of these things TO sell to his more
unfortunate city cousins and friends
Then II there is any good land and
vital energy left, go right in for the
money crops and the more OF them
the better.
Become Popular Doctrine.
That is the hog and hominy 6oc-
trine" in its entirety. a doctrine that
has been so persistently preached By
the Industrial Section as TO attract the
attention of the farmers OF Virginia
and the self-appointed advisers OF the
sa me. II mistake not, the state Off
Gals. from the Governor down. have
caught on to the orthodoxy OF this doc
; trine. and they are preaching 1t and
banking more on II just now than they
are on politics, and we'll they may.
NJ mr. = he i,,fo
the officials of the great railway lines
that traverse the South-lines that are
getting more and more dependent
every day upon the agricultural and
Industrial development Of the country
they traverse-are getting intensely
interested In the hog and hominy
doctrine" and they are preaching 1t
only after what was called the
through business" Times have
changed. and now the roads, In order
to make dividends must depend more
upon local business. and as strictly
business proposition they are trying
to enlarge and increase in various
ways that local business. They see
their salvation, or. at least. a good
part of It, In the hog and hominy
doctrine" And that is good sign OF
the times. r il
Looking to Other Things.
1t may be observed right here that
when this doctrine is acted upon the
Southern and Virginia folks are neces-
sarily In better position to develop new
industries and otherwise make more
freight for the railroads. NO wonder
the railway officials are encoura ging
the doctrine that has so long been
preached by the Industrial Section OF
The Times Dispatch.
To one of these officials, w. w. Fin
ley, president Of the Southern Rail-
way. who seems to have walked UP to
the situation. am Indebted for some
interesting statistics bearing on the
i subject, and these facts and figures
Will Use freely, without further credit.
He shows that the consumption OF
meat products In the United States Is
constantly increasing. and there Is a
steady demand for American meats in
foreign markets. Statistics Of the
number OF animals on farms and
ranges on the LIST of January
each year published by the United
(, States Agricultural Department., show
that in recent years meat pro-
duction in the United states ins cad OF
Keeping pace with the increased de-
mand has decreased.
The maximum number of cattle,
\ other than milch cows, reported by tho
department was 51,566.000 In January.
1907. On January /, 1910, the latest
7 year for which figures have been pub
4 iished, the number was 1919. 900, a de-
crease of 4,2sNO00. or SO per cent In
three years The maximum number
of hogs reported was 56,9S2,00o on Jan
uary 1. 1901. On January l. 1910, the
number was 4f7s2, 900, a decrease of
5000, 900, OF 1871 per cent The maxi
mum number of.shcep reported was
i3Gs. $4,000 on January 1.1o03. on jan
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