The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
Movement Is Well Under
Way in Alabama and
Louisiana
TO ORGANIZE IN EVERY
STATE IN THE SOUTH
Serious Purpose of Official of the
Department of Agriculture Is
Aimed at the High Cost
of Living
Nv G. E. STEWART

Washington, October 27.-tSpecial)
With a firm conviction that the hope
of reduction in the cost of living lies
In educating the people to utilize every
available resource of farm life, and to
pay especial attention to the production
of that article that heretofore they have
had to buy from others, where it Is
practical to do so, Secretary of Agri-
every aid and encouragement possible
to those who are disposed to accept it,.
The department of agriculture has it's
Boys Corn club and its Girls. Canning
club, and now comes the Boys Pig
club, being organized in the south for
the purpose of Increasing the supply
of pork and encouraging good breeding
of hogs Already clubs have been or
ganized in Alabama and Louisiana, and
club organization has been started in
Georgia. 1t is the purpose of the Of
fiicials of the department to organize
in every southern state. The south in
stead of being a purchaser of pork, be-
cause of its own adaptability to the in
dustry, ought to be seller of hogs.
Idea of Organization
The idea of the organization started
with the farmers cooperative demon
stration branch of the department, and
has been carried on with the co-opera-
tion of the animal husbandry division
of the bureau of animal industry. The
organization is an off-shoot of the Boys
Corn club which has an organization
in every southern state and which has
been the means of producing record
breaking yields of corn. The pig club,
when thoroughly organized, will, it is
expected, work hand in hand with the
corn club The boys of the latter will
produce the corn and the boys of the
newly organized association will see to
it that the pigs are produced to eat the
corn.
In connection with the organization
of the pig club the department makes
the following statement:
Departments Statement
'In organizing the Boys Pig club it
is the purpose of the department to es-
tablish clubs in every southern state.
The animal husbandry division is CO.
operating with the farmers co-opera-
tive demonstration office in the bureau
of plant industry and has already es-
tabliShed clubs in Alabama and Louis
lana. and the movement is under way in
Georgia. The organizatio is being done
by the officials of the farmers cooper
ative demonstration force, and the AMI
NAL husbandry agents are instructing
and demonstrating how to handle the
stock and breed a superior type of pigs.
1T is the purpose of the department
to have every member of the club en-
courage not only an increase produce
ton of the swine family but a better
breed of pigs than Is being reared at
present. 1t is a serious purpose the Of
ficials of the department are engaged
in-one aimed at the high cost of liv-
ing.
THE production of pork Is not keep
ing pace with the increased population
and something must be done to har-
monize these two elements. If each
member of the club--and they will be
growing it is expected all the time
will see to 1t that one more pig and a
better pig is produced each year then
long step will have been taken in
meeting the growing chasm between
pork production and the increased popu-
lation."