The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-20
RANCH MAN N
STATE SHOULD HAVE
FEW HEAD GOOD HOGS
New Mexico Offers Excellent OPP
portunities for Raising Porkers;
Blooded Stock Should be Sci.
ected Discard the Runts.
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a few good hogs "a find 80 much
Io eat around the average ranch IN
New Mexico that a good bet IL passed
up by every ranchman who disregards
them, and he loses several good bets
NJ his ranch contains much alfalfn.
There IL no better feed to be desired
Tor hogs than green Attain. IL is rich
In protein. ranking high among the
best foods In this respect, n Is In H.
self very close 10 u balanced ration. u
your ranch has alfalfa ON IL. buy "a
few good hogs this spring. let them
Craze on this green food until sep
TENDER and see them put ON $50
pounds OF FORK In three summer
months at practically no cost TO YOU
There - enough green alfalfa lett
uncut along the edge OF a ten acre
alfalfa field to feed several Of these
hogs
Understand first what is meant ny
hogs and for the purpose OF hlustra
ton ! will divide hog raisers into three
classes;
First those who raise pedigree hogs
only and sell for breeding purposes.
second: those who raise grade hocs
and sell a. pork. and.
Third those who raise an animal
that resembles "a hog In that u has a
snout and grunts hut having a long
head that takes up half the body ana
hams that vary in size from the hind
legs OF n jeck rabbit to those Of "a
hound pup.
This last worthless speciment Of he
hog family will eat more veal FOOD
than either the pedigree or grade hog
and instead Of producing pork they
grow a big head. long nose. four legs
land a little hair. In fact ! can show
YOU one close To- Albuquerque u a
even forgot to grow ears. Not far from
my OWE ranch are two ~ these pigs
rs months old and together they weigh
less than one Of my pedigree hogs IL
weeks old. This class Of hog Is not
worth mentioning at all only mat
want YOU rauchmen 20 know thal
when | say hog I don't mean this crit
ter.
Let's see about the other two class
es. II a herd of 100 grade hogs would
produce Sie. 0GO worth Of pork ia
one year AZ a cost of 5000 and sim
leave you the original herd AZ the enl
OF the year you would pruba bly, be
Interested. Wen. that thing is beins
done By swine raisers today.
And again. Il a nerd OF 100 pedigree
hogs viii bring an annual income OF
5000. o would be interested some
more. That also is being one by ma y
breeders today.
Presenting. therefore that you would
ilike 10 try hosy ON your ranch, start
right. Whether you want 70 rais'
them for breeding sales or pork
scales. buy q registered gilt or SOW
bred TO some one OF the many pedi'
gree boars. % IAN hoose your wi
breed but the Duroc Jersey are hy iai
the best suited 20 this state. You car
buy this first SOW for all the way IRON
so. To $500. start with say rvc soWs
1.-Two at SlO0. ana three at 500 all hre'
50 they will throw within a month
after you receive them ana in si'
months time YOU will be- surprised %
the quick results In pigs and money
Junt sit down and figure out "h'.
these sows will do In n year Wit
only two iitters to each SOW and far
rowing from five to eight pigs ~
litter.
Wean the pigs al eight 10 ten weeks
turn them out on green alialla am
then watch them hump on CROWN
They will put on bone and muscle Yer
fast ana will need but little other fee
Iun;ii fall. Then corn up for mhrk'
or round out for breeding sales 3
January.
n II you are too busy with your bee
or mutton just buy a couple OF go"
hogs for the boy and watch him "t
strip you in business and finance