East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-05
BIG HOG INCREASE
NECESSARY IN U. S.
SOWS MUST BE BRED AT THIS
TIME IN LARGE NUMBERS
FOR MEAT.
Situation of Great Importance; Must
Have Plenty of Meat for Our Ar
niles and Armies of Allies In Field.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-To win
the war we need more meat To get
an increased meat supply quickly hog
breeding must be Increased material
ly throughout the country, and in
certain states an increase OF from %
to so per cent in the number of hogs
is recommended by the United States
department of agriculture.
The situation is Of great import
ance. We must have plenty of meat
for our armies and the armies of the
allies in the field, and sufficient meat
for our civilian population and the
civilian population of the allies at
home.
To have this meat, breeding ami
mails must reproduce themselves 50
the offspring will be available for
slaughter in the future.
Make Quick Increase.
Hogs can be increased quicked than
any other kind of live stock.
Therefore a large number of sows
must be bred NOW. than in recent
years.
In addition to the fact that there
is an imperative demand for more
neat as war measure. it should be
taken into consideration that we now
have an abundance of feed crops
corn, oats, and barley-with which to
produce this necessary, increase in
the number of hogs. The demand for
meat is certain and it will be profit
able to the farmer to market some
of this heavy srain supply on the hoof
The increase in the number of hogs
for various states, as recommended
by the department. is as follows Mis-
n pr,f. 10 ha
Iowa. 25: Indiana, 20; Illinois 90;
Mississippi, 20; Arkansas. 90; South
Carolina, -: Ohio. Is: Kentucky. Is;
Tennessee Is; Maryland 10; North
Carolina, N: Michisan. 10; Nebraska,
10; West Virginia, and Georgia, ..
The Increase needed for the entire
country is II per cent and is covered
by the ahpNc schedule. Other states
than those named should breed no
fewer sows than last year.
The result Of these Increases will
be 10 provide sufficient animals to
make the meat that is absolutely es-
sentiaI to the feeding of our armies.
More Readily Transported.
Pork can be transported more
readily and economically to troops in
the field than can any other meat
Great supplies Of bacon must go to
the boys in Khaki nj the front I'M
less now larger number of sows are
bred. the amount of meat we will re-
quire next year will not be available.
The estimated number of hogs is
4 .00n,0 600 less than II was year ago
in this country; and in the face OF
this we need more hogs than ever he
fore. How can we get them? by
breeding sows at once.
Expectation Is Increased
The exportaGon of pork products
has increased since the war began
and will continue To- increase during
he length of the war. The foreign
countries are devoting their farming
energies to food and feed rather than
livestock production. but they must
have meat and they must get large
part of this supply from us.
During the last three months the
nrice of hogs in the United States
has been. on an average, more than
twice as much as the average price
for the five years from 1911 to 1915. I
In view of the large crop of feed
stuffs in sight. however, it is believ-
ed that farmers will see the disdom
n taking every reasonable step to in
crease the supply of hos and hog pro. /
ducts