Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-28

crop estimates, there are 65,O66,O0O hogs in the
United States of which 29651 900 animals, or 45.5
per cent, are farms In the six corn belt states
of Iowa. Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri. Indiana and
Ohio, while 21,756,0 600 porkers, or 1874 per cent,
are located in the Is Southern states, and the
remaining 21.1 per cent distributed the
remaining 81 states of the Union Under pres
ent conditions the South ranks second only to the
belt as the leading pork -producng 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
years direct result of the untring efforts of
county agents to popuarize pork production.
Climatically the South is the ideal livestock
tion of this country and present indications are
that it is 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 single carload of
hogs during the year 1912-1913, marketed 1852
carloads of hogs during the period from April l,
1917, to April 1, 1918 Mississippi exported 1924
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 developed
inexpensively, on such forage crops as soy beans,
peanuts, cowpeas, chufas, potatoes native grasses
and clover, while is used finish feed to
firm, compact and ''blocm" the flesh to the desir-
able market quality.
The hog supply has developed with the increase
100000 bushels of corn, while in 1918 it har-
vested 64.365 600 bushels and fattened $4,000
hogs Georgia produced approximately 29475OO0
bushels more in 1918 than in 1909, and dur
ing 1913 handled 2507 900 hogs. Similarly in the
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, result of greater
hay production, more cattle have been kept In the
South. In 1914 Mississippi marketed only 1920
fat cattle while in 1916 1t shipped 156237 ami
mails to the ST. Louis market an increase of 1s1
per cent. During 1915 Mississippi farmers sold
$3.50 head of sheep in ST. Louis, while in 1917
they shipped 1877 sheep to the same market an
increase of 232 per cent.
Reports show 1470 40S women actively engaged
In regular and emergency work in the South
ern states during 1917 while 9S0272 girls assisted
along similar lines; total of 2,606213 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 200.000000 cans Of fruits and vegetables
now awaiting consumption In Southern store
rooms and pantries. Impartial opinion states that
during the last IL 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 62.227 women enrolled In 1872 Southern
clubs recently have put up S4993,677 cans Of
vegetables and fruits worth over $7,0OO0OO In
addition they have prepared over 2.75O tons of
dried fruits and vegetables, and brined, pirkled
and stored 500 additional tons of vegetables The
1906 Southern girls engaged in regular club
work raised and canned 8,SS2.O00 cans Of vege-
tables worth S1.500.000 as well as canning an adj
ditional 39610OO containers Of fruits and vegeta-
bles which they lid not raise themselves.
Boys club work has also developed on an, amas-
Ing scale because Of the perseyering and con-
scentious work Of the county agents. During 1917