Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-07
and quality he could have sold them
at a profit and to advantage. 49,.


'~
This was demonstrated in the case
| of a brother farmer who at the
same time and on the same date
sent to the same market eight hogs.
! These were, high grade animals. They
| represented the result of using the
| rure-bred sire on scrub stock, and
| then through the process of selec-
! ton improving the character and
| quality of each succeeding genera
| ton. These pigs Were seven months
and one week old. Bear this fact In
mind: 1t took but little more than
one-third of the time to finish these
| hogs for the market than was re-
Quired to get the raZor-backs into a
salable condition at any price; Inc
eight good hogs brought $41.62
apiece, or around $332.93 in all. They
returned the owner $307.43 more than
was received by the seller of the
| razor backs. The man who sold the
good hogs felt that he had been
we'll treated and that he had received
a fair price for his animals. He has
been. able to turn over his money
based on small investment to be-
gin with. In a period of seven months
| he had obtained a fine return, for
his labor and for the feed fed as
well. He had not wasted his energy
as in the case of the other party
| concerned. Now there was no differ
ence to speak of in the nature or
| character of the feed given both lots
| CT hogs. They received about the same
amount of feed in each instance one
| lot required about as much labor
| to care for and handle as the other
! On the other hand. it should be
| remembered that no amount or 1000
| or effort would have made the eight
small scrubs weigh as much as the
| eight we'll developed high grades did.
! 1t was. after all, therefore, simply
| ca nF
uuate management and handling as
| compared with the high grade AMI
nal skillfully managed and properly
fed.
There is frequently a disposition
i to abuse market sales agencies and
| there is no doubt ground for this at
times. Undoubtedly the producer has
been frequen t1y Disseminated
against. AT the same time there are
| always producers who make a lot or
money However they are the Keen
| students of conditions. They study
| the market and ascertain it's de-
| mands and requirements. They try to
| fit whatever they have to sell to meet
| the exigencies of the situation. They
market what they have to sell under
the most favorable cirumstan nee.
| putting it on the market at time
when there is not likely to be. a
gIut. They win no more than, the
| reward of their efforts entities them
| to receive, yet they find they can
sell a satisfactory article frequently
at a premium. 1t is simply case
on the one hand Of mixing energy
| Intelligence, brains and skill with
| their business enterprises as COM
pared with an exhibition of careless
ness and Indifference on the other
hand. In the one case the farmer
| feels his country affords MIN Qppor-
| tunity and privilege and he makes a
success of life. In the other instance
| the man feels frequently that the
| government takes no interest in MIN,
| that he has no opportunity and prlVl-
| lege, and certainly he achieves no
success. Why this condit1o1 shouId
| exist it is, of course, difficult to
Paradoxical as this illustration
| may seem it may be found on ad-
| 7oining farms in thousands of IN
| stances, not only in Georgia o9t III
cry ounce of desirable information
| we can obtain from any source, ana
| it. can never be borne in too strongly
| on our people that the first and most
important thing fol, us to 90 IS 10
take in hand and utilize the informa a.
| ton which is already avallaole. II
| every farmer who keeps eight hogs
| could be properly impressed with the
fact that through little etort ana
energy on his part and the use: Of d
/
| ret him in seven months $50 n more
| than would be obtained from the
same number of razor hack hogs
/ handled for a period of eighteen
months, it would seem as II the sf ~
and the razor-back would forever 'dls-
/ aprear from Georgia and every otner
southern state.
"Let us then be up and doing and
! preach the gospel of the pure-pred
| Sire There is hardly a community
| fhOCn intnrQGfn
cannot purchase or obtain the use OF
a pure-bred boar. The use of an an
nal of one of the standard bree is
on the common sows in that COM
munity will enable every Individual
concerned to build up a herd of grade
hogs that will make profitable feed
ers and will find ready SAFE;
| Every farmer should use pure-bred
tear. In this day of privilege and
opportunity there is no excuse tor
| Tot doing so. The man who is negll-
gen. with reference to this matter
4 will be negligent in others and does
| not deserve to succeed because ne
does not take advantage of the OPP
pcrtunity at his door. 1t is needless
to say that he will not succeed until
he gets in line with the policies 'pur
sued by successful hog raisers every
| where. 49,. -
In conclusion, therefore, I wish, to
port out that the statement thar
| millions anu HllllOuS. ~ Ool!61 2 AAA0'J
be added to the income of the farm
ers in every state in the. south
throI gh the simple expedient OF
using pure-bred boars is amply dem
orstrated by the citations made
above. This is one way in which we
can Increase the wealth OF our com
manities and obtain a larger reward
fur our efforts irrespective of any
contingencies which may arise. There
IS no section of the country, in which
hog raising can ,be projected and car
rico on more. economically and sue
obstacle to progress is the razor
back and scrub sire. Let US consign
10th of them to the same fate which
5efell the German autocracy and free
ourselves from the baneful influence
that has been exerted on our swil;t
industry through all the years which