The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-28

crop estimates, there are 65066,0OO hogs in the
United States. Of which 29,851 900 animals, or ass
per cent, are farms In the six corn belt states
of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri. Indiana, and
Ohio, while 21.T56,OOO porkers, or 3S.4 per cent,
are located In the 10 Southern states, and the
remaining 21.1 per cent are distributed over the
remaining "a states OF the Union. Under pres
ent conditions the South ranks second only to the
corn belt as the leading pork-producing section Of
the country. The remarkable fact about the
growth Of the hog business in the cotton states is
thut It has developed rapidly during the last five
years as direct result Of the untirng efforts Of
county agents to popularize pork production
Cllmatically the South is the ideal livestock Sec
ton of this country and present indications are
that II is en- route to come into its own.
Indicative OF the rapid rise Of the pork indus
try, IL counties of southern Alabama although
they did not ship to market single carload Of
hogs during the year 19121913, marketed 1852
carloads of hogs during the period from April !,
1917, to April 1, 1915 Mississippi exported 7,244
hogs In 1914 while in 1917 she disposed of 49, 730
fat porkers, an increase of 1924 per cent. For
the most part the Southern hogs are developed
nexpensively on 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 "blocm" the flesh to the desir-
able market quality.
The hog supply has developed with the increase
in corn production In 1909 North Carolina raised
100000 bushels of corn, while in 1918 1t har-
vested 64,365OOO bushels and fattened $4,000
hogs. Georgia produced approximately 29,475.0O0
bushels more corn In 1918 than in 1909 and dur
ing 1918 handled 2,507U00 hogs. Similarly In the
Of the other Southern states increased yields
Of corn and pork have been intimately related,
while the exgencies of wartime production have
speeded up the farmers and, largely In accord
with high market values, have expedited pork
manufacture. Similarly, as a result Of greater
hay production. more cattle have been kept In the
South. In 1914 Mississippi marketed only 5000
fat cattle while In 1915 II shipped 158237 AMI
mails TO the St Louis market an increase OF 1S1
per cent. During 1915 Mississippi farmers sold
6,S50 head of sheep In ST. Louis while In 1917
they shipped 1917 sheep to the same market, an
increase Of 2S2 per cent.
Reports show 147040S women actively engaged
in regular and emergency war work In the South
ern states during 1917 while ss0,272 girls assisted
along similar lines; total Of 2.60621s 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 200000,000 cans Of fruits and vegetables
now awaiting consumption In Southern store
rooms and pantries Impartial opinion stntes that
during the last u months the Southern states
have canned and preserved 500 per cent more
fruits and vegetables than In any similar period
In the last half century.
The 62221 women enrolled in 3s12 Southern
clubs recently have put up S4.993,67T cans Of
vegetables and fruits worth over 100000. In
addition they have prepared over 2T5o tons Of
dried fruits and vegetables. and brined. pirlled
and stored 500 additional tons Of vegetables. The
1906 Southern girls engaged In regular club
work raised and canned Sss20o0 cans Of veee
tables worth si5o0ooo. 90 well as canning IN ad-
ditional 3e0loo0 containers Of fruits and vegeta-
6les which they sd not raise themselves
BOYS club work has also developed On Al ama,.
Ing scale because Of the persevering and con-
scentous cork Of The county agents During 1917