The Glenwood post., 1915-03-06
MILLIONS N uo0O

MILLIONS n Doo0
Monte Vista, FEB. 2s.-rhe recent
annual "Hog Roast" Of tie Monte
Vista Hog Growers' association, held
special sig.ifiesaes fer these interested
in stock raising, - synbelising the in
portance the hog feeding Industry
has attained in tie Sas Luis valley in
the spaes Of ten yssss, sad also -
marking the tiAs whea the vslse Il
feeding bog in tie Monte Vista dis
triet reached the million dsllar mark.
A very iatsssstiaS ssssy y tsaA e ths
begi.ai.g Of ths hsg feeding industry
II ~ 1as Lais valley. esas tea ysass
agA, aeeesaias to this tab, when beg
raisiag vss not very widely psstiei.
peAsa II ~ ths valisy rssehsea, .
farmer pat in . fisA II psas - Fsssa.
ssaAa ~ ssil which Vas VEN sst ~
tss assA gssia a.d Pstats pesdssttea.
d sssss.t Il H. nitregsa tAey ESQ.,
tain, psas ass ~ s1eslIsst rsstssative.
Hthss Ay sseiasat o. istsstssa, - Ist
~ Psas srsw nsasiy - maturity, WHEN
: it Vas tee lats - tara thsa ssder s.A
, ssesss ~ Ssst rssslts. CAsssiaG tSs
easiest way eat Of The situation, -
turned HE buAeA Of rathss Isea hsss
iats ~ field, whsss tAsy Immediately
- A. TxA<l> lSl Ak> p~~>k.au
Assaa vAss his Get was later = Issd to.
Two weeks latsr, while passing tse
field, - aotieed that tie erstwhile peor
hog had taken On .. almost incredible
rouad.sss for - sssrt time. BY the
tins tie psas were eo.s, the hoss were
sleek sad fat-sady for market. Those
hogs brought the top Of the market,
and their excellent flavor brought an
emphatic demand for more of the same
kind.
Other ranchmea took up the "fad'
with the result that soon their product
was growing famous in the outside
markets, aad the industry was doubling
in inpsrtases every year.
Ovsr-slth.siasa 81 the part Of th<
feeders tAssassesA 10 deal . dests
blsw to ths fstts.ias Of hess 81 peas
Net es.ssat wita ~ s.absr Of hsgl
rsissl locally, they started i.Pestia,
fssa skAse staAss, vita ~ sssslt thsa
eAslssa 0issl . fssttsA sassg tAst
hssls.
4 ~ yssss' uos tAsss w.s hssdl,
bsaeA e pssksss In ths fsstils "In
lasA EnPiss" eat vAat vas iafsete
IN. ths fAsnsss sst bsy. 1nesa
Sssesstivs essssiaeisss wsss fssnsa
ssssisasiass vsss hiesa. Dsasti
!ososusss vsss taAsa - ssosst ~ In
aiais1s Aissass. AZ fisst Il was ~ up
, hin elinh, ut essfiasaes asgsas esef:
1s.ss. Hsss fasnss jsa.sa s.a tsaa!
I a. lfsats visa listsiet = frss .
. eAs,ssa. -,
|, OF thsss faeosgv' ssnAisatises, -
9saas Visa HsG 0sswsss' sssssia&aS
\ - Assa sss II H. Dsst sssssssesl
Its pssPsss nsw = - bsssss esa1itiss
, /, Il - bsaasAss e ssssk saiainG. n
|, nsaAssdAap nv s.nssss nsasiy 3ot
, II sa,sal ''Hsg RsasA" althssgA .
, esly I've ysan ~ = slsssay k.svs q
Isvss H. staGs s.l raaks with ~ II
.s.e "lCsssa Day" II nssky Essi
"PstaAs Day" as oFsslsy, "Chssf
Pts Day" 4 Na.sa.saa, a.a tsas .
, ~ 0Aa Lais vaI1sy.
NJ alvsat Il alfalfa has givsa .
I aa6sl iaPstss - an sssek saisi.s. ]
> Aas essa fsanl that sAsep can - faa
, tsaed - s.essssf1lly - hog, asa svs
$4,000 habs are now fattsnsa aaa1a
y. Over $500 aesss Of Psas, isslsaan
: ssas fins canning pse4 wRs Gfsw
llast ssaass, anl 5000 sesss wsss sseas
{ = alfalfa last year. These figssss -
in part tAe stsry Of production h u
q q. L.is valley. Aad this 10 N wieAi
10 Aseaas. Il ID soall wsaase tAat q
: Ipssnlae sass.a Is "HeGs, Fsas sna 4
IAal1A''-ss1ly . nsstoAosAeliag -
Ihsiaaiae wsa1oA 81 iaolPsa1saes I
gIansv;-DsAa = 1nAAsA, 4.
n1 osusaellll - tlnss Wens = ~
si19t ussasssspee = - -