French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-08
TO DISTRIBUTE FLOODED HOGS.
, Carload Of Dur0c-Jerseys Will be
Available for Mecklenburg Farm
ers ON Easy Terms.

At q meeting of the agricultural bu-
,oou of the Chamber of Commerce held
~ the assembly room of the chamber
nTbnrsday afternoon with Joe Garibal-
Il director. and John Paul Lucas,
o irman a plan which is expected to
u,a+erially encourage the raising of
flooded pigs in M~ecklenburg County,
Snggested by Secretary e. N. Farris,
was perfected, says the Charlotte OBJ
server.
Realizing that the way to build up
0 county was through highly bred live
Stock. the committee decided that the
Loading business men of the city would
bo called upon to finance a project to
buv a carload of Duroc-Jersey-bred
cows and distribute them among the
farmers OF the county. This plan was
nIaced before several business men of
tho citv and met with their most hearty
onnroval, and as a result the bureau
will Mace an order for a carload OF
these highly bred hogs today. The
followin letter, which will be mailed
ont In the farmers of the county in a
fow DAYS, explains the propositions
under which the sows may Sc secured:
I'VE know you will agree with us
in the statement that there shrould be
more livestock in Mecklenburg coun-
~ To accomplish this and in lin
with the efforts of the Chamber OF
merc to cooperate with farmers
in bringing this about, a number OF
business men of Charlotte, acting un-
der the suggestion of the bureau OF
ooriculture of the Chamber of Com
MERGE have agreed to buy a carload
of registered Duroc-Jersey sows, in
MO for distribution among those
NockIenburg farmers who are pre-
pared to care for them properly.
There are two propositions under
either of which the farmer may Sc
cure a SOW. First, any farmer may
purchase n or more. sows outright
upon cash payment of the actual cost
of each SOW, or on his note properly
endorsed and payable November L.
Second, any farmer who can show that
he is prepaid to properly feed and
care for a sow and is willing to follow
the suggestion of the county farm
demonstration regarding the prspac
care and feeding, will be furnished 4
SOW upon the following terms:
When the SOW farrows and the pigs
are weaned, the SOW and two pigs, TIE
second and fourth choice of the litter,
nuts be returned to the owners IN
less other arrangements are made, the
farmer to keep the balance of the
litter.
by this plan it will not be long I'M
til a standard, uniform breed of hogs
can be shipped from the county and
one part of the market problem will
have been solved.
Prompt action on your part is nee
essary to complete this project. The
supply of registered sows of this
weight average $50 pounds) is very
scarce, and if you want to participate
in either of these plans you will have
to notify US at Once."
Great Results.
This plan was worked in a county
in Texas by the Chamber of Commerce
of which Mr.. FarriS wa sthen secre-
tary. In that county. the hog popula-
ton was no more than in Mecklenburg,
about 5000, and now after Less than
four years, the Texas county is ship
ping carloads of hogs to the packing
houses in Fort Worth, Texas.
The business men are going into this
project. not with a view of making
money, but rather to help the farmer.
The plan is the forerunner of many
other ideas which the bureau is plan
ming, to help Charlotte and the c6un-
ty having in mind at the pres nt time
the distribution of dairy and beef cat
tie under a plan similar to that under
which the carload of hogs will be Sc
cured and distributed.