Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13
HOG RAISING IN VIRGINIA
IS PROFITABLE INDUSTRY
RichmQrd becoming Great Swine
Mnrkct-Dur0c Jerseys Pure
Bred Seem TO Hold Belt.

ne last OUlCiaI DSurcS concern
ing the stock raising Industry in this
state show that Virginia is not only
getting In the front rank as cat
tie raiser, but is making equally as
rapid progress as - swine raiser. The
stock and farm Journals of other
southern states are taking notice OF
these statistics, Investigating Viz
ginia's methods and holding the State
up as an object lesson for the yui-
dance OF the farmers and stock rails
crs of their respective states.
The Farmer and Stpckman. the
Florida agricultural organ. published
al jacksonville. IN it's last weeks
issue tells its readers that Virginia
is coming to the front very rapidly
IN the development OF it's pure bred
proceeds 10 tell the Fioridians how II
has been done aud is being dono.
Always the Home of the Hog.
Eastern Virginia has long been
recognized as natural hog raising
section, second TO none. and the fame
OF the SIN Ihticld ham is due TO this
fact. Farmers have always made
money In the eastern section o. the
State raising and selling hogs, and
there Was "a time when almost any
Kind OF hog would. under certain
circumstances. bring the farmer good
-
late years these farmers have hcen
finding out by demonstration that.
while there Is yet profit In the Old
razor hach. the hog that is nearly
or altogether pure bred Will sell for
more per pound on the market, viii
make the greatest weight In the
shortest time and do all this on less
iced.
years ago started the progressive
farmers within u radius OF seventy
tive TO u hundred miles around Rich
niond 10 improving their stock, and
now pure brcds are becoming all the
so In that territory. One result o.
this is that Richmond has become n
great hog market Shippers OF live
hogs say that IL is one of the best
II not the very best in the country
not the largest. o: course. bu; the
ing every year, and the time may
come when II viii be the largest as
well as the best market in the Coun-
Try.
No people are more anxious to see
this hog raising industry grow in
Virginia than those farmers around
Richnond who have made ii pay FOR
themselves and have mastered the
business OF raising pure bred swine.
II is because o! this that they arc
constantly preaching the pure bred
doctrine and doing all in their power
10 get every farm in Eastern Viz
rinia stocked with the pure bred OF
one kind or another. To that end
many OF them furnish the hogs for
public sales two or three times a
year, for sale at auction or otherwise
TO farmers who vii! agree TO keep
the stock pure and TO push the bust
ness, These sales are not money
making propositions with the men
who furnish the pure breds. for the
animals are put MP for the high dol
lar and practically the buyer names
his own price.
There are numerous pure breds and
any OF them are good. hu, in this
particular territory the Duroc Jcr-
sey seems TO be in the lead. The gov
eminent statistics show that they are
the most numerous in Virginia. 1t is
certain that they are plentiful in the
territory immediately. around Rich
mond. Down at Cur!eS Neck Farm,
where the sons and daughters of the
famous horses Harvester" used 10 do
their caper!ng and cavoriing over
the green pacturcs, one now sees
those same pastures occupied by
magnificent Duroc Jerseys. On the
places of many farmers in the same
mond tile same may he seen. for good
men who know good thing when
they, see IL are raising good breeding
stock having imported from. the
West the finest blood and Individual
lily OF the Duroc breed.
ChcStrrReId Farmers Good Work.
prominent among these breeders Of
fine hogs may be mentioned George
6. Gregory, of Chesterfield County.
lie was not only one of the pioneers
in the good business in this immcdi-
ate section, but he was the first to
adopt the method, popular in the
West, OF selling breeding stock 10 his
near and distant neighbors AZ the
volunteer auction. as referred 10
above; He had one of these sales at
the Fair Grounds last fall that was
an eye-opener and many who went
found themselves bidding for the ami
particular profit to Mr.. Gregory, not
being conducted for that purpose,
but purely to get Virginia farmers
Interested in hogs and especially in
profit producing pure brcds. resulted
In awakening n greater interest in
the industry and added quite a num-
Der to the list OF raiscrs Of pure
breds for the markets.
The hog. raising industry Is grow
ing in Virginia. especially in the
eastern section. and II begins to look
as if the time is not far distant when
every farmer in the state will be
hog raiser and every one Of them
will each year have hogs for sale
They Will never fail to find a good
market for them. When that day
comes Virginia will be richer and
the agricultural industry moro profit
able.
BrothcrIy Affection.
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