The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-01-10
states part of the appropriation to be

. states part of the appropriation to b
! used for premiums only. .~
"Whereas, many millions of dollar
are lost annually by the devastation o
; hog cholera or swine plague, and
Whereas, the department OF agri
culture has discovered a specific TO
the prevention of this disease. know
as serum treatment, and
Whereas, the state experiment sta
ton can at mo rate expense estab
fish a plant and hs be the manutac
ture of this seri1n and thus be pre-
pared to prevent this disease among
the swine herds of our state. there
fore.
Resolved, by. the State Swine
Breeders association of Idaho, thai
we urgently recommend OUR legisla-
ture to make provision and establish
such factory at once, owing to the i'm.
minence of this dread disease in GU,
state.
Tnasmuch as the disease is so pre-.
valent throughout the United States
and the demand for the serum Sc
great and sosSnany fake serums are
now on the g1erket, we believe this is
the only walDour swine breeders may
be enabled to obtain reliable serum at
| a reasonable cost and thus protect the
| herds OF our state.
lowing to the cheap feed and ex-
cellent climate conditions and the
splendid market the swine industry
is rapidly taking its place as the fore
most branch of the farming industry
of Idaho, we therefore trust that our
state legislature may provide this pro-
lection to our swine breeders
throughout the state.
"Whereas the state of Idaho has
recently developed and completed ir
rigation projects the cost of which is
many millions of dollars, and,
Whereas, she has invited through
her immigration companies and many
other agencies people from all over
America to come and buy and deve-
lope these lands into productive and
profitable farms, and
Whereas, these people are here
here with their families, all their cap
ital and entirely unfamiliar with the
proper methods of farming under oui
conditions, and
Whereas, the extensive work Of
our state university in connection
with the department of agricultur,
constitute their only way of learning
the way to farm under our local con-
ditions and succeed in our state, be it.
there,
Resolved, That the state legisla-
ture be requested to set aside at leas
$4,000 to carry on the extensive work |
u our university for the next tive |
years.
"Inasmuch as this work should be !
taken up and carried on during the |
remaining months of this winter we |
urge that this fund be made immedia-
tely available for the work, and
Resolved, That the Idaho Swine
Breeders association extend their sin
:ere thanks to the people of Caldwell
or the use of the hall and the many
,ther favors and courtesies extended
20 this association"
400 Acres Paid With Hogs.
The Saturday afternoon session of
the Swine Breeders association was
opened with short talk by ]. M.
Royston of Payette, the president of
he Idaho association:
He said in part:
Il was hog raiser in Nebraska 10
,ears, and those who stayed in the
business did we'll. started in with
a few hundred dollars, and when l
old out in Nebraska l owned, free of
lebt, 400 acres of land. And | did
most of it with my hogs. In six years
n Idaho, | have done better with hog
han !! did in Nebraska. In five
ears Idaho will be famous as a hog
aising district"
Mr. Royston was not feeling very
veil, so he made his talk quite brief.
When Hog Meets Hog.
when Hog Meets Hog" was the
IbJect OF the interesting address by
}: X. Hubbard, of Boise, who has
zUO swine on his ranch near Kuna. !.
lie emphasized the use of plenty OF
asture, and lots of water in connec-
on with the feeding of alfalfa Hogs !.
ant water, often. feed alfalfa hay II
raight to my hogs. l use third cut II
ng tor my pigs. like lots of bloom T.
my alfalfa fed to the hogs. | will X
1t on acres into grain and turn the y
'gs into it when the grain is in the
ough. 1t pays to sow clover with W
our grain. and in the fall plow it 81
lder. The next year this same land D!
Ill produce much more grain. The NJ
'erage sage brush land in this coun-
y will double its grain yield where m
over or alfalfa has been grown and z,
owed under. fc
-Four and a half pounds of raw ,
'tatoes Tor hog feed is equal to one w
,und OF grain. | believe in letting a,
hog have plenty of exercise, and p,l
lriety OF feed. 1t pays to chop or t!f
III the grain for hog feed, as then IN
e grain is more palatable. | think pr
oling the grain is better than grind tn
g. | wouldn't feed rye alone to in
'gs. Barley is the best mixture with -,
e for feed, Wheat fattens hogs e,
ticker than barley, but barley makes m
better quality OF meat. Pound for tv
,und wheat is 10 per cent more val tn
bie for adding quick growth than
riey. Green corn seems to induce q,
Mr.. Royston said he likes to feed IN
'gs roots, grains, etc. He said Won ~
n iced hog auv hind Of or,;, IL