Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-20
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George p. Rowell, acknowledged
the greatest authority the world ever
knew on the subject OF advertising,
made the statement that the most
eloquent preacher that ever stood be.
fore an audience, standing on a bar.
rem rock In the open sea and deliver
ing his most powerful sermon, would
create no more notice than the wind
that carried his voice out over the
waves. But place him In a great
church, in the presence Of great
audience, and let him deliver the
same sermon, and influences for good
would be set in motion that would
live forever.
The same is true In everything else.
We must have the proper environ
Ihents, we must get ready before we
start, else our efforts will come to
ynaught. Right here is one Of the
great dangers, the rock on which
many a craft is wrecked. An enter.
prise IS started without sufficient
capital, without the necessary sur
roundIngs-it Is wrecked. A young
man starts out In life not properly
equipped-he is a failure. We take
notion to do something, permit our
enthusiasm to run away with us and
begin the work before we get ready
another failure.
The people of Texas, particularly
the farming element, have been
brought by the war and other circum.
stances to a realization Of the fact
that they must change their methods.
Must relinquish the Affection system
for one Of diversifcation. And right
now when the change is to be made.
is where the danger comes in, the
danger Of our enthusiasm running
away with our better and cooler judg
ment The change should be made
gradually, made as We get ready for
it, and as changed conditions will
justify 1t
Hog raising is one Of the safest and
surest branches Of this new diversi-
fication, and yet It is one of the east.
est enterprises in the world in which
to make a signal and disastrous fail
ure. A bank Of Brownwood has been
working particularly in getting the
farmers of Brown County iterested
in the hog industry, but at the same
time II urges caution. The following
from one of its circulars recently sent
out to the farmers contains whole
some advice which we believe will be
of interest and profit to the readers
Of The Eagle:
I'VE are very much gratihed at the
interest manifested by our farmers
in providing their farms with good
hogs, and most highly commend them
for this forward move. There is no
farm animal, aside from poultry when
properly cared for, that will give
more satisfactory returns than hogs.
But our fear is that in our desire for
speedy returns, we are liable to over.
do the business. A few hogs, well
provided for will afford much profit.
able pleasure, and the grunt of
well.filled porker is welcome melody
10 its owner However, there is no
noise more nerve-racking than the |
squeal of an over-hungry bunch OF
hogs. One or two hogs can be salts.
factorily handled on the kitchen and
farm waste, but proftably to grow
hogs you must have pasture. Limited
feeding Of grain, on good pasture, has
returned as high as twenty pounds of
pork per bushel of grain, while eleven
pounds per bushel is the limit on dry
grain. With proper pasturage facili.
ties your hogs will prove the most
satisfactory product of your farm,
but they can't be proftably grown in
close pens on dry feed"