El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-01

MOT only on the farms. but also in
" the small towns and suburbs
where space is available. everyone
who can should raise one or more pigs
and thus furnish the pork supply for
himself and perhaps for a soldier As
sistance in doing this may be obtained
from publications Of the Unite- States
department OF agriculture which VIII
be sent free on request
Pork is the mainstay OF the ration
Of the laborins man and the soldier,
and the need for increasing the supply
Of fats is especially great The need
for meat and fats can be met more
quickly By increasing the number OF
hogs than I'm any other manner Hogs
require less labor. equipment and cap
ital. make greater gains for the guam
tity of food fed and give q quicker
turnover Of money than any kind OF
live stock except poultry Further
more. pork products have the adVan-
tage OF being easily transported NO
branch OF live stock farming gives
better results than the intelligent
raising Of wen bred swine
Good From Garbage.
As a consumer Of byproducts the
hog has no rival, which is an acdi-
tional reason for work raising now
when the elimination OF waste IS an
emphatic necessity. There is ample
evidence that where table scraps form
a part OF all OF the pigs diet the gains
cost considerably less than the gains
made by grain fed animals
There IS no best" breed Of swine
Some breeds are superior 20 others IN
certain respects and one breed may
be better adapted than another TO GER
p Local IaanrmHHHnHnG There
distinctive types, the lard type and
the bacon type swine Of the lard type
far Outnum Der those OF the bacon type
in the United States
With the ingredients Of a good "a
tion constantly placed before them so
that they may eat it well. hogs viii
make gains more rapidly and more
economically than when fed by hand F.
The self feeder is CROWNS in popu- .
larity. Tt Is simply devise by means R
Of which supply OF grain and other /
feed is kept constantly available 90 f
the hogs fin order that they may al t
ways satisfy their appetite with the
proper kind and amount OF feed
"SoIdiers OF The Commissary."
BY means OF the boys pig clubs OF /
the department OF agriculture thou
sands OF boys are being instructed in ]
hog raising. and by this means are
helping 20 produce a very important
food for our soldiers and sailors Your
county agent. club leader or director
Of extension work at your state col /
leEe viii tell you Of the work in your
own state and how TO join club The
department wants 100000 boys 10
raise pigs-40.0 600 did il in pig clubs
last year-but whether you are young
or old. IL you live I'm the country OF
the suburbs OF a city. you can 90 liz
too. and thereby become a soldier OF
the comm ssary."
How To Get Information.
Farmers bulletins GOVERN practi-
cally every phase Of the swine indus
Try are available for tree distribution
and may be obtained by writing TO the
Initeds States department OF agrlcul-
lure, Washington. ID. C. The states also
have published much excellent ma
.erial on the subject of hog raising
An inquiry about hogs addressed 20
your state agricultural COLLEGE will
bring you information OF what has
been issued by your own state Your
county agent can supplement the
printed advice by suggestions as TO
he adaptation OF directions 70 your
ocal conditions
Some Of the hog publ cations OF the
United states department Of agricuL-
lure are listed below
"S-Tin Managemer-." Farmers Bull
etin S74- Breeds Of swine" Farmers
Bulletin 765. containing information
N the various breeds. their origin.
general appearance development and
.dapatbiity- pig Clubs and the
swine Industry" describing the pig
.lub work. Movable Hog Houses
Circular 102; -HQg
Houses" Farmers Bulletin f3S; The
;elf Feede. For Hogs" Farmers Bull
etin 500; Hog Cholera Prevention
nd Treatment" Farmers Bulletin
"a. tuberculosis Of Hogs" Farmers
Bulletin ISL
Don't forget that the meat line is Of
irect Importance TO the battle line.