The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-02-28

crop estimates, there are 65066,000 hogs in the
United States of which 29,651 900 animals. or 455
per cent, farms in the six corn belt states
of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Indiana, and
Ohio while q 100000 porkers, or 1874 per cent.
are located in the ID Southern states, and the
remaining oil per cent are distributed over the
remaining 81 states of the Union. Under pres
ent conditions the South ranks second only to the
corn belt as the leading ork-producing section of
the country The remarkable fact about the
growth of the hog business in the cotton states is
that it has developed rapidly during the last five
wears as a direct result of the untiring efforts of
county agents to popuarize pork production
Dramatically the South is the ideal livestock sec
tion of this country and present indications are
that 1t is en- route to come into its own
Indicative of the rapid rise of the pork indus
try. II counties of southern Alabama, although
they did not ship to market a single carload OF
hogs during the year 1912-1913, marketed 2,5oZ
carloads of hogs during the period from April l.
1917. to April /, 1918. Mississippi exported PA
hogs in 1914, while in 1917 she disposed of $3.50
fat porkers an increase of 1924 per cent. For
the most part. the Southern hogs are developed
inexpensfyely, such forage crops as soy beans,
peanuts cowpeas, chufas, potatoes, native grasses
and clover, while corn is used as finish feed to
firm. compact and "bloem" the flesh to the desir-
able market quality
The hog supply has developed with the increase
in corn production. In 1909 North Carolina raised
"a 100000 bushels of corn, while in 1918 it har-
vested GA, 365 900 bushels and fattened 1599.00O
hogs Georgia produced approximately 29475,00O
bushels more corn i'm 1918 than in 1909, and dur
ing 1918 handled 2.507 900 hogs Similarly In the
case Of The other Southern states increased yields
Of corn and pork have been intimately related,
while the exigencies of wartime production have
speeded up the farmers and, largely in accord
with high market values, have expedited pork
manufacture. Similarly, as result of greater
hay production more cattle have been kept in the
South. In 1914 Mississippi marketed only S6,229
fat cattle. while in 1916 it shipped 156.237 AMI
mails 10 the st. Louis market an increase of 181
per cent. During 1915 Mississippi farmers sold
$3.50 head of sheep in st. Louis, while in 1917
they shipped 1897 sheep to the same market, an
increase of 232 per cent
Reports show 1.470,408 women actively engaged
in regular and emergency war work in the South
ern states during 1917 while 9S0272 girls assisted
along similar lines; total of 2,6O6,213 women
and girls worked to help win the war by garden
ing. poultry production, canning and drying fruits.
vegetables and meats, butter making and cheese
making Their achievements are partially pic
tured in 200000.O00 cans of fruits and vegetables
now awaiting consumption in Southern store
rooms and pantries Impartial opinion states that
during the last II months the Southern stasss
have canned and preserved 800 per cent mole
fruits and vegetables than in any similar period
in the last half century
The 62.227 women enrolled in 1872 Southern
clubs recently have put up 34993.677 cans of
vegetables and fruits worth over $7,000.0O0 In
addition they have prepared over ESQ tons of
dried fruits and vegetables. and brned. picked
and stored 500 additional tons of vegetables. The
1906 Southern girls engaged in regular club
work raised and canned s,sS20OO cans of vege
tables worth 81 100000 as well as canning an adj
dtionaI 900 containers OF fruits and vegeta
bles which they did not raise themselves.
Boys club work has also developed on an amaz-
ing scahe because Of the persever:ng and cons
scientious work Of the county agents. During 1917