Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-03-26
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j. THE "TAIL" OF A PIG. i.
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STORY from the GrccnVllle news Will
ave more than ordinary interest to
many Of our Oconee people because
Of the fact that Bryan Martin, the
Toungster who figures as the hero"
oe the story, is Il grandson Of Mrs.
NJ. j. Brown, Of Mountain Rest.
a Big Pig Narrative.
William Jennings Bryan Martin is
rather big name, but it is not too
big for boy who has big ideas,
big energy and big resolution. Per-
haps fis given name has had some
thing to do with making him a lead
er, but not all. for he seems to have
heen born with leader qualities in
stead Of having had them thrust
upon him by a name.
The particular form Of Bryan Mar
tins leadership is IN setting the pace
i'll 'Greenville county in the Boys
Zig Club work, and as the story
shows further on, he is even leading
his own father into better farming.
What young Martin did with one pig
has been an example and an inspira-
tion to hundreds of other youngsters
OIL Greenville county farms, who are
now following his lead.
Back in 1917 Bryan Martin de-
cided that he wanted pure-bred pig
to raise as the foundation for a
herd Of hogs which he saw in his
dreams he might own as he grew
into manhood. His father secuted
the idea of high-priced pure-breds,
but the boy was persistent, and final
ly won permission to spend his own
money that way. The Greenville
County agricultural agent, A. II.
Chapman, being then about to start
on a trip to the Southeastern Fair
in Atlanta, Bryan decided to set
himself up to trip and a pig at
the same time. So he went with
Chapman, and upon the latter's ad-
vice he decided to buy Duroc. This
was in October, 1917.
Started With Six Months Pig.
loBStHel lHey oeieClcu olA-
months-old pig from the famous
Coldstream Farm at Lexington, Ky.
Bryan paid $50 for her, and when he
sot home his father and several
neighbors informed him by way Of
encouragement that they thought he
had thrown away good deal of per-
fectly good money.
Passing from pighood into ma
turity, she presented her proud
young owner with litter ui five
pigEic-wiggios on July s, t@lH--iNvu
NmiGs and tnrec females MEANWHILE
't'h"U aud reiEhbor< hHd bnnn study
IAs The philosophy OF puIe.rreu pies
aud began 70 see the light. ''Honest.
she is tho easiest hog ken: | ever
saw" said his f ffther to us. Stops
from the kitchen, plus $40 wo"+h Of
corn, had fed her in good condition
from time Of purchase. October %,
1917, to July l, 1918, when she was
entered in the Greenville County Pig
Club.
With the aid of County Agent
Chapman the five pigs were sold at
an average age Of four months for
Three Of the pigs were sold at the
Greenville County Pig show for $160.
The mother, now 81 inches high, and
weighing about 600 pounds, is easily
worth $500. She has been bred to
a boar bought by her owner from J.
O.. Duncan, of Kentucky.
Simple Figures on Profit.
Now for some simple figures as
to profit and loss. Internationally it
might be added that the "and loss"
is put in just to complete fami-
liar phrase, for this deal is all on
the profit side.) In simple addition,
$245 plus $500 equals $545-to say
nothing Of prize won from the Pro-
gressive Farmer with gilt. Ac-
curate records Of feeding from July
to November 1, 1918, showed an
outlay Of $54. Add to this $40 feed
cost from date Of purchase to July
|, and $50 original cost of the pig,
and YOU will have STA. Now take
S1lt from $545 and you have left
%43 as profit on $50 investment.
Again to say nothing Of the Progress
sive Farmer prize.
No figures can be put upon what
the venture has done for himself,
his father, and hog raising in Green
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