The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-01
SWINE IN GEORGIA.

There has been a steady gain in
swine in Georgia since 1890.
During the last census Derioc hogs
on the farms and ranges O. the state
increased 20 per cent; wolfe our pop
ulation increased 1T PEI cant.
Ahead n Georgia!
But in tae United States there was
slight dec ease during this period;
while F'r1 ation increas'I II per
cent.
Behind-far behind-in the coun-
try at large!
Nevertheless we had 10000 few
err hogs in Georgia in 1910 than we
had in 1860.
And the swine sold or slaughtered
in Georgia in the census year (212,-
O00) amounted to only one-twelfth
of a hog per person!
Don't forget this small fraction!
| Gains-MOstly in South Georgia.
Fifty-five counties gained in the
number of swine during the last cen
sus period.
Twenty-four of them-in South
Georgia, a1l-made enormous gains,
far out-stripping the increases of
population.
The rates of increase in swine in
two of these counties were between
SO and 60 per cent.
In ten Of them between 60 and 70
per cent.
In three of them between 70 and
80 per cent.
In two of them between 80 and
100 per cent.
Five of these counties-Coffee,
Glynn, Camden, Wayne and Mc1n-
tosh-more than doubled their num-
Der of hogs during the ten years!
Slight Gains in North Georgia;
Losses Here as a Rule.
The region of increased pork pro-
duction in the state lies, in general,
south of the fall line connecting Au-
gusta, Macon and Columbus. North
Of or in the neighborhood of this
line are eighteen counties scattered
here and there which show slight in
creases. .......
A few of them show very consider
able increases; for instance, Rich
mond 81 per cent, Hancock 26 per
cent, Columbia 81 per cent, Taylor
80 per cent, Taliaferro 81 per cent.
However, the total gains for all
these eighteen counties amounted to
fewer than $500 swine during the
last census period.
Packing Houses Are in Order in
South Georgia.
South Georgia is the great pork
producing region of the state.
Twelve of the South Georgia coun-
ties show an increase of more than
IS per cent during the last census
period and five of them an increase
of more than 100 per cent-Coffee
1O1 per cent, GIynn III per cent,
Camden 113 per cent, Wayne 124 per
cent, and Mcintosh 284 per cent.
The packing house industry will
develop in South Georgia; or ought
to. Macon is already establishing
such an enterprise, Moultrie is pro-
posing it. .....
LOsses-Mostly in North Georgia.
On the other hand, the counties
of North Georgia show decreases in
pork production, some of them enor-
nous decreases!
Fourteen counties lost one-fourth
or more of their hogs during the last
census period. Fifteen counties lost
one-third or more, and two counties
lost more than one-half Of their hogs
during the ten years-GiTmer SO per
cent, Pickens So per cent!
Losses by Congressional Districts.
Every county in the Fourth con-
gressional district suffered decrease
in swine except Marion and Mus
cogee.
And every county in the Seventh
district. Some of them suffered enor-
nous decreases-Chattooga, for in
stance, AZ per cent, and Paulding 40
per cent.
Also in the Ninth district every
county decreased in the production of
pork some of them heavily; Gilmer,
for instance, GO per cent, and Pick
ems So per cent.
In the Eighth district ten counties
suffered a decrease in the production
of pork. Only three counties show
increases Wilkes and Oconee 8 per
cent each, and Clarke II per cent.
Total LOSES.
All told seventy-three counties, or
exactly one-half the counties of the
state, decreased in the number of
hogs between 1900 and 1910
We are counting in this list no
county that lost territory in the for
nation of new counties during this
period.
All together twenty counties lost
territory in this way; but thirteen of
them nevertheless gained in the
number of hogs-all in South Geor-
gia.
rnou.1Sa ond Sha Goufh Cain