The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-06-18
HOGS AN AID TO FARMERS

Edwin Houston Of Welfare, Texas.
a member Of the Texas Industrial
Congress, and President Of the Texas
Swine Breeders Association. is on
enthusiastic believer In the value OF
hog raising on the farm. and las writ.
tento the Congress as follows:
Some people farm Tor the love OF
nature. and some for the amusement
and glory that they yet out Of n. bnt
almost every body farms in order 70
make a living This last class the
farmers OF and by necessity, are the
ones ! appeal 90.
With them. how 10 properly feed
cloihe and educate their families are
the prime factors n. Vie The gro.
Gerry bill rs their Greatest expense.
trsf single item ON hia biu u
ach family wiz pr1duc its own por,
II viii materially increase its pros
pesliy.
This can be- done. too. with very
liitle trouble. md at only a nominal
expense. II all The Kitchen roraps.
DAMAGED grain and other waste pro.
ducts OF the average farm are used
FOR this purpose and, al the same
time. i small piece OF ullable land rs
ser aside ana fenced for hog pas
ture.
A good way 70 try ont the hog busi-
ness. and az he same time sure
way 10 get years pork supply for
nothing. is 20 fence abog: one acre
OF land hogproof Also cross-fence u
so as TO make two half acre lots. BAL
these put small portable hog house
OF some kind and plant the lots In
whatever viii make the surest and
most abundant pasture In your local..
ty
II the right crops are used, green
forage OF some sind will be in one
or the other o. these pastures al
the year round
A good sow should be bought and
she should raise her owner two liz.
tiers OF big, strong pigs each year
with plenty OF green pasture and the
waste from the kitchen and very
ntiie grain. the SOW and litter can
be well cared for. then II the pigs
are fed heavily on grain from the
time they are six 10 eight months /
old. they will be ready Tor making !
the finest home-cured bacon. hams /
and sausage, or to top the local mar.
ket.
II is usually more convenient to
keep your spring litter FOR your own
killing In the winter and sell the fall /
Hitter the following spring or early
In this way your fell pigs
will bring you hundred or more
dollars in cash. which will more than
pay for running your hog department.
and you VIII have the spring pigs
left for your years meat supply
have not considered one SOW and
her proht in order TO discourage those
who would keep more than one. but
because there Is no farmer In Texas
hat can AFFORD TO De without at least
Dne. Then another thing. the great.
rst mistake that Is made by the av.
rage man starting in the hog bust.
ness Is that he starts with too many. I
usually. before he knows much about
the business.
The Texas Industrial Congress Is
ooing splendid work along this line
BY inducing farm boys 10 take one
barrow each and properly feed q and
keep careful records % gains made
and the cost OF these gains. II these
boys learn how TO make a good profit
on one barrow. they will soon be
sble To do the same thing with a
lot ~ them.
Last year Texas imported over s2i..
100000 worth Of pork products from
other states. Is there much honor
in our boast OF raising onethird Of
AMERICAS cotton supply. when we
have TO trade II of to the other states
'or pork. especially as cotton is ruin.
NC the farms of the South. and hog
raising Ia making the corn belt"