El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-25
HOE RAISING PAYS
IN THIS VALLEY
IL. Cobb Is the Missionary
Who Is Spreading
the Gospel.
nv n. NJ. VVaIker)

PICS nav he pigs as they probably
are But hogs are not always hogs
Sometimes they are almost 'toIks,' and
zach Cobb has a collection OF Poland
Chinas and DurOc Jerseys on ms ~ ms
ranch de luxe In the 1--WE et--t.-y - -
approach the ultimate Win JuSLI EeLty
baths in their dipping HeIS, ~ - - = =
ercise in the runWays. - H.
zach is either hOg raiser WnO lNes
in town or a lawyer who
lives in the country EllIeI way q IOuI I
he is making a success OF the uudL LO4e5
as witness his 40 acre hog ranch De
tween vsIeta and Belen with cOuec-
tfOn of porkers trOtting over It's emil
neDt domain which bring visions OF
sugar cured ham and thin SllceS OF
b-f+t1a bacon. with a couple Of eggs
over on the side In addlIlOn 70 DelnS
an orator Of the fourth dimension
statesman, Wnlcn means ID, q S;-SSs+ az M
politician, a lawyer and the 1llesI LUU
odd pounds of friendship IN the
"g-r-rand old, all state OF 1e1-as
Quoted from his speech at Fort WorIn(
Z5c6 is 2. missionary; not the kind that
supply nighties for the natives OF the
zulu islands and nice fat, Wen deu
missionaries to the cannlDals az cay
year, but a home missionary VINO pc
lieves that the place to do the WORK IS
An Fl Paso Missionary.
CObb's mission consists Of showing
the people Of the FL PasO valley that
hogs may be raised at grand HJIle
profit on the virgin fields Of the lower
valley. To prove this, he mas rancl
below Ysleta which is a collection OF
skilfuIly thought out and executed
units the principal purpose OF Whlch
is to raise the finest hogs and the
most Of them, Of anyone IN the Valley'
Barring drOuths, which are unknown,
cholera among hogs, which IS equally
foreign to these parts, DEATH taxes and
politics which are not so uncertain,
AR. Cobb will clean up on his nos
ranch this year with nice niue nest
egg in the "black" on his books
Ranch is Near Ysleta-
The Cobb hog ranch is just around
the curve and down the road from
Ysleta, turn to the left and down a
extent, but has been reduced TO the
present 40 status with the cream OF
the lower valley eAcompassed WITHIN
its hig tight, red pocket FENCES 1ners
is a 20 acre tract on the right SIDE OF
this little lane, as level as snip
deck and planted to Bartlett pears, tuO
of them. with stock beets that will run
tons and tons to the acre between. On
the thumb hand side Of this lane that
has no turning, there is a 30 and a
20 acre piece, one devoted to the feed
ing, housing and exercising Of the just
" famous Cobb hog, and the remain
ing so patiently awaiting It's turn al
the hog raising game Incidentally,
there are 800 peach trees, 5000 straw
berry plants and 200 American Beauty
roses planted in the fertile soil, with
a five room house with u foot
screened porch. a big barn, a well with
water at so feet, a gasoline auxiliary
pumping and feed grinding outfit, and
all the appurtenances Of well
equipped modern ranch
The Breeding Place.
Behind the galvanized iron hay barn
is the peroration of Zach's little plant
for producing pOrkers There is where
the hogs are born, grow and have their
being The hog ranch proper IS a col
lection Of cleyerly planned ana exc
cuted units To prove that mis- plant
is a producer, there is a fat old Poland
China sister with SIX little rOly-pOly
pigs summering in the shade OF the
horse barn. There is a community street
for the pOrkerS, thanked on each side
by three two acre alfalfa tracts where
me P!gs graze, run ana scIaJch 70 5heiE
hearts content When one tleld IS
nipped Of its breakfast food by the
diminutiVe hams and bacon on foot,
they are driven into the next one, the
deserted pasture is irrigated and more
alfalfa is grown for their food supply.
Running water IS on tap at each OF
these units and no hog. has. an excuse
Tor not having water Tor MS chasers
or baths. This community street is so
laid out that it may be extended TO
the foothills with as many thanking
units as are necessary to provide runs
for the increasing herds. To allow
these high toned porkers to revert 10
the species, there is a wide long ditch
which makes a perfect hog wallow and
in which the hog family is permitted
to revel Just before the bath IN the
dipping watts. Breeding. pens, farrOw
houses and individual sleeping apart
ments are also provided
Careful Breeding.
Like people, hogs must have breed
ing, and the Cobb collection of hogs are
the best bred in the valley. The PO-
land Chinas are the predominant
strain. they being the class" of the
Cobb ranch next in Importance are the
DUrOc Jerseys. which are noted for
their prolific breeding. Old Meddler's
Chief, the king OF the crowd, is hand
some. If the term may be applied to a
800 pound hog. He stands on the tips