Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-19
Patience and Perseverance

Do you remember, way last year, that
1 said something about getting two Du-
roc-Jersey pigs? Well, in the language
OF the school boy, Il slipped up" 1t
was August when the demonstration
agent and / started pig hunting. not
plain pigs but the registered sort We
wanted the sort that make meat in ten
months and that meat must be as much
ham and lard as it's possible to get.
We found some pretty nice ones. Res
istered2 we would ask. Moo. but thor
oughbred.s' That sort was not plentiful,
but they were to be found. l didn't ask
the price. for mine must have a pedigree,
registered. Finally in November l al
most dispsired of getting any register
ed so 1 said to a man, II will take one
at least of this litter. Shall | pay you
half now" No" ne said Il will no.
tify YOU
l waited for that notice and am wait
ing yet. In the meantime Mr.. Emerson
found registered pair and said for thu
man to ship them c. o. u. We waited
three weeks: had written twice and then
heard that the farm had changed hands.
Again he found some, November q. and
again said for the man to ship the two
pigs for $40. a cold snap came; he said
he was afraid the pigs would take pneu-
monia. They had been sold to US for
registered and immune. You remem-
Der il was pretty cold all of December
and January. and l expected to pay a
difference. l. got letter saying ii was
a mistake, etc.
Finally. in March Mr.. woodham wrote
to me for some day-old Rhode Island
Red chicks. On his letterhead was this:
Registered Duroc-Jersey Swine. ="
Blood will tell as well as sell" l didn't
In ht1f fhOSp hogs.
He promptly gave me prices, and L
sent a check for one. 1t was sold! What
do you think l did? He had nothing but
one priced at sS5-the litter was de-
layed. We live on rural route and ]
got il Saturday. 1 tried to phone a tele-
gram, but the wires were out Of com
mission. Monday I took il TO the mail
box and our representative Of Uncle
sam said think you have letter from
there. 1 read it right then, and found
that the gilt 1 wanted had eight pigs
No trade there. But Mr.. Woodham was
nice He said he had one at the farm
that he would sell me-Lucy Hustler,
a registered beauty, a granddaughter of
Colonel Prince" the Kentucky grand
champion, also Of illustrator" another
champion This one had not been
priced, as he wanted to keep her, but
under the circumstances 1 could get
her. That telegram told him to let
Lucy Hustle And she did. In twenty
four hours she was here and at home in
our back lot. She weights over two
hundred. is not fat, but has all the
thoroughbred points" Her name and
number are in book ~ of the associa-
ton.
The Farmer told Maude to take a nap
Friday afternoon, for she would have TO
sit up with me that night. Gene de-
clared that he was going to paint 1er
black and hide her. But thus far she
has been unmolested.
Why am I telling you all this? For
two or three reasons. First and chief.
because I want all Of you to quit say
ing you are disheartened. Robert
Bruce saw an ant take a grain of wheat
I'D wall a dozen times and the grain
fell back eleven. He said. If that lit
tie creature can persevere. so can l.
some people said. TRY getting black
hog" That was not what I wanted,
and I now have one of the finest. The
Farmer said one man said, '1 could have
sold YOU a thoroughbred cheaper than
that. II is not registered, but is as
good as the best" The Farmer did not
sAy 30, but he knew Of several that
claimed as good. But We wanted the
papers TO show the fact.
one comment was, seems like il is
not meant fo- you to have registered
bed-better change your plans" But If
anything now happens to her ] want
YOU TO remember that there IS no such
thing as luck I believe that an error
of Judgment is the cause. My pens of
thoroughbred chickens are thriving well.
Did you lose any during the recent cold?