Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-04
MORE HOGS URGED As
WAR WINNING ASSET

WASHINGTON, Nov. $40 win the
war we need more meat. To get an
increased meat supply quickly hog
breeding must be increased materially
throughout the country, and in GER
tain states an increase of from rs TO
so per cent in the number of hogs Is
recommended by the United States
Department of Agriculture.
The situation is of great Importance.
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 animals
must reproduce themselves so the
offspring will be available for slaught-
er in the future.
Hogs can be increased quicker than
any other kind of live stock.
Therefore larger number of sows
must be bred now, than in recent
years.
In addition to the fact that there
is an imperative demand for more
meat as war measure, 1t 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 grain supply on the
hoof
The increase in the number of hogs
for various states, as recommended by
the department, is as follows; sMis-
souri,, so per cent; Mississippi, 20 per
cent; Alabama, 80 per cent; Iowa,
25 per cent; Kansas, 25 per cetn;
Indiana, 20 per cent; Illinois. 20 per
cent; Arkansa, 30 per cent; South
Carolina, Is per cent; Ohio, 10 per
cent; Kentucky, Is per cent; Tennes-
see, Is per cent; Maryland, 10 per
cent; North Carolina, 10 per cent;
Michigan, 10 per cent; Nebraska, 10
per cent; West Virginia, per cent;
and Georgia per cent. The increase
needed for the entire country Is 10
per cent and is covered by the above
scedule. Other states than those
named should breed no fewer sows
than last year.
The result OF the increase will be
to provide sufficient animals to make
the meat that is absolutely essential
to the feeding of our armies.
Pork can be transported more readi-
~ and economically to troops in the
field than can any other meat Great
supplies of bacon must go to the boys
ir khaki at the front. Unless now a
larger number of sows are bred, the
amount OF meat we will require next
year will not be available.
The estimated number of hogs is
4.00O,0 900 less than it was year ago
In this country: and in the face of this
we need more hogs than ever before.
How can we get them By breeding
sows at once.
The expectation of pork products
has increased since the war began anu
will continue to increase during the
lnngth of the war. The foreign coun~
tries aredevotiing their farming en-
ergies to food and feed rather than
live stock production, but they must
have meat and they must get a large
part of this supply from us.
During the las. three months the
price of hogs in the United States has
been, on an average. more than twice
as much as the average price for five
years from 1911, to 1915. In view Of
the large crop OF feed stuffs In sight,
however, it is believed that farmers
will see the wisdom of taking every
reasonable step to increase the sup
ply of hogs and hog products.