Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-18
EIGELoW STARTS
 HOG RAISING INDUSTRY

l1orat~o B1geloW, who was formerly superintendent of the trolley company here and was later one Q: the heads of the Thames River Specialties Co., at A1ontville, is now wing near Charleston, t. C.. where he is running q breeding fa.rrn of high class swine.
 Of his success in tlIs livestock field, the Charleston News and Courier has the following to say:
 When Horatio Bigelov looked about for 8 place for development of 8 swine breeding farm he found just the tract he wanted. eleven miles from Charles ton County court house, on the state highway. The land Is undulat- ng-surprisngly hilly for inc coastal region. Several sweet springs are in dell and from them the farm has taken it's handspring Fields.
 Indicative uf the worth Of the tract for swine breeding. MT. BirAlow and his manager. W. E. Horne. have been most successful in the raising of regis tered Duroc Jerseys of very aristo- cratic stocir Not only iz the tract splendidly lapted to the raising of ] these large hogs. but or t. can be grown all ttls feedstu1fa uecessary to 1 their sustenance.
 1 A year ago. the tract vas all but unused. Today, 1t is one of the best known and most thriving breeding 1 farms in the Southeast. Ny. B. )W' stocked it nth sw ne of unprecedented worth and his whole idea has been the development along logical ines. He and his nlana.rer are enthusiastic
 Mir. Bigelow made h's start in Jan- uary of 1918. He began with ten 1 foundation sows. One "f these was
 by Or on Cherry King out Of Waits Top Col dam. second dam by Cherry King Second. the others chiefly of Col Ohio Chief and Orion blood lines. Tn the early spring success being evident MT. Bigelow secured from Peacock & I Hodge. the 1917 Georgia Gra1d Cham
 nioH, Irnperators Orion. This great
 boar has heen adN1i~<7 by all the fan
 cers of Duroc Jerseys and is a no,
 tah1e hog. lie has thrived ar Spring
 Fields
 Ira7erator's Orion. the prize boar O
 Spring Fields. weiehs a little nor;
 than a thousand pounds. Tn iengti
 he is q seven footer. He is good tenn nered for ali of his size and is q srea ] attraction for visitors whcthe,r the,
 be eynerts tii an inspection tour. o'
 persons whose knowledge of Duro,
 Jerseys is almost nothing. The siz'
 of the hog is striking and lt does no . l l61nGTE that he is an extraor,li,:r a animal
 Put frs cofn2e+itor in the same herd
 Fancy Col Ninth. is not to be over
 looked. eithec. This ,attcr boar ha!
 received glowlng praise from the nlel who are given to appraising fine Duro Jerseys
 Spring Fields is. without question
 me of the most powerful argument for the development Of th's section fo oattle and !tTe stock. Here tt has bee
 ooncreteIy demonstrated that !1e fines of swine thrive and tllr-va generously X Scant year ago the broad acre knew not the tread of arv i.og nor aristccrat'c, CT less nlebo!qn than tn
 razor back. Now. it is the success ! 'ul home of some of tho lteet Duro : i JerScvs to be found in the country.
 Ir. Fi~elow's pronounced success .
 Spring Fiall.' has attracted wide al tant'on Men in other naighhor1ood l in the coastal section havre visited tn : l place and have been personally con = ] ,'tnCed bv the optical evidence that tll { "egion along the coast in South Carc - ina is srIen7jdlv adanted to the liv f stock and cattle and tl.r evidenc . SO gained throurh personal contact = already hearing fine fruit. With ti
 success Of Spring Field.i and siinile e farms in th's section must come mol f Tucccgs fcy the live stock and catt l, man from afar will be drawn nc P alone by the success Of Il conlparat7 = few. but th-. lllre of cheap land lh cheaniy developed and cheaply nair il tained.
 is h the compass of Just twel, 10 months. 2 pean has started z herd ne; 1T Charleston au'7 has increased that hei b and ig ready for an important sale
 desired hogs, That say exnert ol
 servers. is son7e+'7rg to remark. TT
 ewiftness Of develnpmert. along wi ,1 the excellence of the fevn'onnent, a ,a 9 ttractinp 9 fl!;l share of attention ',, Spring Fields. As Mir Tigelow m " eelf is glad to attest. he ts more ths y delighted to have struck upon til ,e thorourilv suitable tract and to ha- ~. undertaken his aXperirent