Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-18
DONNA HOGS AT
FORT WORTH GO
AT TOP PRICE
FORMER PRESIDENT OF DUROC AS
ISOLATION LAUDS PRODUCERS
HOG SHOWING.
DONNA MAN PASTURES HIS HOGS ON
ALFALFA, sUPPLEmEMTlNG
WITH A LITTLE CORN.

That the intelligent raising and mar
kcting of hogs in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley should be one Of the leading in
dustrics and is promising the very
greatest success il evidenced by "A letter
which has just been received here by
Grover w. Hooks. commenting upon "A
carload shipment made by him to the
1T. Worth market from Donna last week.
The letter is entirely unsolicited and
is written by Tom Frazer one Of the
acknowledged experts Of the country and
a former president Of the National Du-
roc Record Association :
You had a load of hogs here today.
the only load that sold nc Sc. They were
shipped to another firm and sold well.
and | am sure that sale will prove salts
factory Ia you. And while i w%illapprc-
ciate YOUR business should YOU see prop
or to change firms ut any time. my rca-
son for writing YOU especially is to con
graduate you on the type of Dur0"s YOU
are raising and the finish you put on
them before sending them to market.
That YOU may understand why | am in
terested i'm this load. ! will say that |
bred registered Durocs for twenty-five
years. showing at the leading fairs for
twelve years and served as president Of
the National Duroc Record Association
two years. So | naturally take a great
interest in the Durocs. especially. As 80
many Of them come To market that are
not uniform either in color or size they
naturally attract n great deal of attcn
ton when they do come like yours.
II sold three loads at $T.97 IL. one
load from Mission al 81 " and Que from
Mission NJ $685."
Mr.. Hooks pastures his hogs on nj
/ falfa also feeding a very little corr each
day to supplement the pasture His alfal
fl j. planted i'm sixteen inrh drills. using
six pounds If seed to the acre. therefore
allowing Of cultivation between the
rows and the looSening mp If the soil
which would otherwise become packed
and hard from the constant tramping
upon IL. He says that the alfalfa Hell
should he nj least one year old before il
N paStnred in order to allow the crowns
to obtain sufficient maturity and
strength 10 Withstand the tramping Of
hogs. He claims that The yield If alfalfa
planted in drills is equal 10 that sowe,
broadcast and in proof of this he AZ.
crageu more IMAM ono ron PER acre 'ut
ting the first year after planting before
he used il for pasture.
Mr.. Hooks raised fifty acres Of corr
this year. He plowcd his ground last
year. diSked il frequently during thu
winter. planted early. gave IL one water
ing but constant cultivation and nv
cragcd So bushels to the acre. He Is not
interested in the present price of corr
for the reason that he markets it all or
the hoof. He shells ii and places it In
galvanized iron tanks the same that ar,
used for cistcrns. lie then treats IL with
high life n couple of times and is not
bothered with the wccvil. lie claims thu
by marketing his corn IN this name hf
is realizing 81 80 per bushcl for il. An,
farmer can obtain the same success b,
using the same intelligent method
Donna Dispatch.