Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-04
TEXAS NEEDS HOGS
FOR ITS PACKER|ES
Great Opportunity for Swine Breed
ing Neglected by Texas Farmers
Europeans Farmers Are Needed.

Fort Worth, Tex, Oct. 3.-"The
Texas packing houses have been try
ing for years to encourage hog rails
ing and what has been the result?''
said Hugh Jameson, a director of
the FIT. Worth Chamber of Commerce.
in conversation with a representa-
tive of the Texas Commercial Sec
retaries and Business Mems Associa-
ton.
THE supply has been steadily de-
Iclining and it looks as though the
packers efforts have been in vain.
What we need is more experienced
hog raisers in Texas and the place
to get them is in Scotland, Ireland,
and England. In those countries swine
breeding is a science through ne
cessity, for the land is practically
non-productive. A farmer there will
raise a herd of swine on one-half
what it costs the American farmer
by scientific and systematic methods.
His livelihood depends on the sue
cess Of his hogs and therefore he
gives the raising Of his stock, his
best attention"
eve should reach these people
through personal contact and show
them the wonderful opportunity
Astounding in Texas. The result would
be almost beyond belief. You have
but to mention Texas in the old
country and a crowd will gather and
listen to your words with concen-
trated attention.
"The State of Texas should appro-
pirate ten or fifteen thousand dol
lars with which to properly equip a
party with data and information on
this state and arrange for a tour Of
those countries, giving illustrated lee
lures through moving pictures and
uiSll hipHlcl I"HlOuSHou
the rural districts exploiting the true
of this fertile country.
Most every one knows of the system
employed by the Dominion of Can
ada in throwing the tide of immigra-
ton into that country. Parliament
gave to every steamship line and
transportation company a bonus Of
five dollars per head on every i'm
migrant brought and delivered within
the borders OF Canada. At first this
on the competition between the trans
~portation companies became so great
that steamships were sent to all
ports along the Mediterranean Sea
and an inferior class Of people were
induced to come to Canada. Special
rates, sometimes as low as fourteen
dollars from any point in the old
country to any point in Canada were
offered the settlers. Thexas must Sc
cure a better class Of immigrants
and in order to do so We must solicit
those living in more enlightened
countries"
1t is a fact that many experienced
farmers could be induced TO migrate
to this country in preference to less,
fertile lands in the Northwest, if they
but knew of the demand for hogs
in Texas and were acquainted with
the excellent conditions here which
would furnish them a ready and pro-
fitable market for their products. Mr..
Jamieson's suggestion offers an ex-
cellent solution to the hog prob
lem.
The following table shows a COM
parison of the number and value Of
swine in Texas during the past three
years and bears out the statement of
in the number of head and value:
1s10-3,205,O0 0 head
1911-2,570,OOO head
1912-2,544,000 head
Value-$21,153.000
Value 1~9.7S9,000
Value-s16,027,00O