New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-02-18
Published by Enterprise-LeadeI
Pub. Co. Ltd.
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LOUISIANA SHOULD BEAT
THE NORTH IN HOG
RAISING.

Ruston La. Feb. 16.-Loulsl-
ana can produce more hogs thal
Illinois less than half the cost
providing sensible. scientific
methods are used. incidentally
the Illinois hog raisers are becom
ing wealthy despite the fact thai
they have greater obstacles Il
contend with. These facts are be
ing brought out by the experts
of the lecture corps of the hoci
Island hog and corn special Whlci
wound up two days of its four-dal
whirlwind tour Of Northern Lou
isiana at Ruston tonight. M
old-rime prejudice about book
farming" rapidly is being over
come. The people are learning by
experience the value of scientific
farming and hog raising ano
breeding. and are realizing thai
the boil weevil came as tod
send rather than curse to III,
State. Evidences of these facts art
being met with at every stop IN,
train makes.
Gray-haired farmers, who have
spent the best part OF their lives
hoeing and picking cotton Tor I
bare existence, have announced
their intention Of raising hogs anC
things suitable for hog fattenlng
They have listened attentlveIy Il
the lectures. have requested lit
erature and declared that then
children would reap the harveSt>
which are awaiting them. Efforts
now ale being made to interest tht
farmers in breeding hogs for larc
and meat. Thes hogs cannot OF
course be raised by allowing then
TO run wild. The lecturers there
fore show Just what amount OF
cOwpeas, ripe peanuts and clover
should be raised. how fed, and a;
what seasons. When Louisiana
becomes the ICON State, 'whicl
it should, hogs will increase pro
portionately, and there will not
be a Northern State able to stand
on an equal footing with Loulsi-
ana, where the sun shines all the
year round and crops are contln,
nous.
Missing Good Market.
Another interesting feature
which is being brought out by TIE
tour is the fact that Louisiana is
missing one of the best markets.
There are seven mountain Safes in
the West where prices are high.
The products demanded in these
States can al be raised in Louisi-
ana. Colorado for instance. I'M
ports So, OOO,O 900 of farm products
yearly, the greater part coming
from the East. Sweet potatoes
for instance, are shipped from
New Jersey, the Rocky Mountain
States having to pay a high price
for product which is raised in
lis best quality in Louisiana. Lou
isIana has a short haul and low
freight rate to the Western noun
tain States, while the Eastern
products have to be shipped across
the continent. In Colorado sweet
potatoes retail for eight cents
pound, or $3.50 per bushel. Thus
it is figured that Louisiana,
through her commercial clubs and
other institutions. should capture
the trade in such towns as Den
yer. Colorado Springs, PUEBLO
Cheyenne, Billings, Boise and Salt
Lake City.
The idea. according to the ex-
perts on board the special train. is
to teach the farmers how to raise
the products, and let the city peo-
pie, through their boards of trade.
supply the markets and the best
routings.
New Orleans in this way stands
in a position to show the farmers
Of the entire State how to get rid
IF their products at the best pri-
MI OF couris man with a
thousand hogs would be in a bad |
if he was unable to find
market. 1t is therefore regard
ID as the duty of the Commission
n of Agriculture and the New
orleans Progressive Union, the
soard of Trade and similar or
to seek the best mar
tets for the products. The mar
let place of Louisiana can be the
ntire United States. but the far
ners must be kept informed |,
through the proper publicity meth I
DIS Of the best market places. I