The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24
Nc'.anrin Discusses Hogs.

hoss. because ii we are going to dc
anything now is the time In 81,
months the young sows and shoats to,
small to kill will be- slaughtered. Ii
Is very hard to make people reali2,
the situation. ] will undertake TO SCI
1t forth clearly:
lst. Production of foodstuff is the
base necessity i'm this world crisis
The man behind the gun is useles
without the man behind the plow. Ar
ample supply OF food for ourselve,
and our allies will win the war, pc
contra: deficiency Of food means 6
defeat, because "a drawn battle is
really an overwhelming victory 70
Germany.
End. The method of production
now in vogue must be supplemented
they cannot produce the necessay,
food.
3rd. European production has beer.
diminished by 3S 1-3 per cent. OWN.
To able bodied men being In the arm!
and the shortage OF fertilizer. We
must export from this country, q
least 500 million bushels Of whea.
against Il normal export OF less thar
100 million.
eth. This country is calling To-
ihe balance Of the registered men and
q bill is expected to- pass congress for
The registry OF all men up to 35 and
perhaps 40 years of age. This mean
the diversion of millions Of men from
productive labor to war.
9TH. The high prices for meat, and
the continued necessity OF shipping
the most concentrated foods broad
Is already making great inrOads upot
our breeding stock. Are we going
sit down in South Carolina and no
make comprehensive effort to fore
stall this condition? The government
Is active ina the cause OF conservation
hut little OF practical nature has
ceen accomplished in stimulating pro
duction, especially I'm meat and fatty
foods. We must Immediately turI
our Efforts towards increased produc
ion OF animal foods. or within or,
year pay penalty. Mr.. Joseph r
Cotton OF the United States Food Ad
ministration has just issued valu
able bulletin on hogs. He guaran
tees minimum of $3.50 per hundre
on foot for hogs, and says that fo
pigs born next spring. they expect t
guarantee that the hogs will brin
'l3 times the average cost of the cor.
per bushel fed into the hogs"
If that is properly but before tn
farmers. they will find hogs as gooG
or better proposition than 80 cent cot
ton. Mind YOU those are minimum
not maximum prices. Corn is too ex
pensive to feed alone. Experiment
shows that best results are obtaine
from tankage, oil cake meal, garbagc
ana corn meal mixed. spoke
keeping hogs in town that is entire
~ practicable. You have heard Of th,'
wonderful results OF the Philo system
Of breeding chickens. Only three
square feet to each chicken. They
shave adopted at the experiment sta
tions the same idea with hogs. The,
call il the Cafeteria system. The old
time wasteful method of pifing in
basket OF corn to be trampled over
and half OF it lost. will not do i'm these
days OF high priced grain. They have
automatic feed troughs and cleaners
just us they do in the Philo system
for chickens They are used by tho
thousands i'm Iowa. Ohio. Kansas and
other hog raising States. Somebody
must teach our people to do the same
thing. Every family with little back
yard at the mill village and In the
cities ought to have two hogs tC
consume the waste. and supplement
that with scientific feeding. The
State should establish certain breed.
.ng stations on the swamp lands like
the Pee Dee and furnish pigs at cost
To those least able to secure them
above all. il should not allow another
sow To be sold to the butcher unti
his crisis Is over.
John i. McIAurin.
Bennettsvllie. Nov. 22.