The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-12-13
The History of a Number of
Cases Given Showing Big
Returns for Small Outlay
In Bred Pigs
BANK LENDS BOYS MONEY
Cobb County Now Leads in This Sec
ton; Took Most of Prizes This
Year and Should Startle the State
Next Year

There can be no doubt that pig
raising pays we'll in Cobb County, but
just how well few of our people real
ize.
Because of the fact that the actual
cost in so many cases is not avail
able it is hard to figure out the pro-
fits, but we have a case in which ev-
cry item is established and it shows
how well pigs pay.
We are speaking now of good stock
and not the common varieties built
for speed rather than meat.
We propose to give the history of
several cases which have come under
our observation, and there are 9TH
ers equally good in the county, in
fact, we do not know of single boy
or girl who has made failure in
this line.
Kingsley Miller is Marietta boy,
lives on Atlanta Street close in and
has small room for raising pigs, and
besides he had to buy all the food
for his pigs and therefore has COM
plete record.
In August, 1917, Kingsley bought a
Duroc sow pig for $500, and in
June of this year she farrowed eight
pigs. This SOW and litter won $500
at the local fair, first prize silver cup
and $500 at Southeastern Fair in
Atlanta and first prize and $500 at
State Fair in Macon.
He sold five of the pigs for $185.0O,
the sow for $4,000 and still has
three pigs worth $4,000. The fig
ures on these show the total original
cost and feed to have been $250.00,
therefore Kingsley has made clear
profit of $238.OO OH the $500 pig
in Is months. He was not so we'll
situated as the country boys as he
had to buy all of his feed. The fer
titlizer from the litter for the garden
was worth all the labor he put on
them, and this is a clear-cut case of
profit in pigs.
Another case is that of John and
Tom Stark at Smyrna. They got a
Berkshire SOW pig in April, 1917, for
$500 and won a $500 prize in the
fall at the Southeastern Fair in At
lanta. This sow narrowed 6 pigs in
June, 1918, one going to the owner
of the sire, one sold for $500, the
four others won prizes, silver cup and
S1O3,5O cash at the Atlanta and Ma
con Fairs. The boys still have four
pigs worth $4,000 and sow worth
$4,000. These were raised on
small lot
We next call attention to the eX-
perience of Merrill Awtrey, of Mari
eta. At a cost of $5721, he bought
a Hampshire bred gilt in February,
1918, and she narrowed eight pigs IN
March, losing one of them, raised sew
en-. He sold five of the young pigs
for $4,000, and got an $500 prize
on the pigs. He has the sow and two
pigs yet worth 100000, and the feed
cost has been only $500 to date.
Then there is J. Senger White, out
six miles on the Macland road, who
bought a Poland China sow pig IN
Nav, 1918. for $4,000. He has spent
about $1,000 for bought food and the
rest was scraps at home. He had
pasture about the latter halt OF teed-
ing period. His SOW won S31.OO IN
prizes at Marietta, Macon and Allan
ia, and he sold her on Nov. 2lst, TOR
$4,000, to S. NJ. Clark, of LOUIS
vile, Ga, who will exhibit her next
year. Senger has since bought
litter mate to this SOW for 10000
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