The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-21
CARLOAD OF HOGS
FROM MCCORMICK
Farmers Show Big Meat Production
Record-Better Cows Coming
Planters of Progression Heed
Call of Demonstration Agent
for Better Methods.

past year the FARMERS VI heooAAA'1
County, in response to the call OF the
government for increased production
of meat, have in many cases pro-
duced more meat than they were able
to consume at home, and the local
markets are not able to handle this
over production. In view of these
facts, County Agent N. G. Thomas
has been devoting some time to get
ting up a cooperative shipment OF
these hogs, and at the present time
has arranged with a nearby packing
plant to buy one car load of these
hogs. The hogs are to be assembled
at Mccormick, February %, where
they will be weighed, graded and paid
for on the spot by buyer represent
ing the packing plant. The price will
be the market price and according to
the grade of the animals.
This is an opportunity that the
farmers of Mccormick County have
never had before, and every farmer
who has one or more hogs that is in
slaughtering condition should take
advantage of the opportunity to mar
ket their surplus hogs. An assured
market for hogs will enable every
farmer in Mccormick County to cut
the cotton acreage at least one-third
and still grow a crop that is easily
produced, and with the farmers CO.
operation with the packing plants
that are within our reach, can also be
readily marketed.
The C. & W. C. Railroad is putting
forth every effort to develop new en-
terprises along the road. The railroad
has an agricultural field agent who
represents the railroad in this work,
Just about ten days ago this agent, V
L. Collier, had a conference with Mr..
Thomas relative to the shipment of
the hogs from this county, and of re-
cent date Mr.. Thomas has received a
letter from Mr.. Collier, which ex-
plains how the railroad is cooperating
with the farmers in any new enter
prises.
During the past week, County
Agent Thomas, assisted by Special
Agent H. T. Converse, completed the
organization of the farmers of the
Bordeaux section for the purpose of
improving the milk cows of that Sec
ton. Twenty-Five farmers in this
section authorized Mr.. Thomas to
purchase for them one pure bred
Jersey bull. Mr.. Thomas wants to
get two or more communities to-
purchase pure bred bulls cooperative
1y. If this is done, each community
will purchase one-third interest in
each bull, and each bull will remain
in one community two years out of
six years.
The banks of the county are ready
and willing to cooperate in every way
with the farmers Of this county for
the betterment of the live stock con-
ditions. The banks by cooperating
with the boys of the county, have
painted Mccormick County red with
Duroc pigs from sows purchased last
spring. Reports that are now in the
hands of Mr.. Thomas, show that dur
ing the past IL months these sows
have reared from eight to % pigs, all
of which were pure bred. Quite a
number of these pigs were sold in
different sections of the State for
breeding purposes while those that
failed to conform to type went to the
pork barrel. At the present time Mr..
Thomas has an order from a county
In the lower part of the State for 80
well developed gifts that are from
eight to ten weeks old. He expects
to fill this order from pigs that are
of this age and are in the hands of
the boys. A buyer will visit Mr..
Thomas during this week for the
purpose of selecting these pigs.