The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-28
Corn and Hogs
BY I. F. Pc X
Commissioner Of Agriculture

az AChAANOsSS eAN
q normal crop tof corn this year, and
there has been considerable carry
oyer Of the 192OI crop of corn. The
corn crop throughout the country il
reported normal, with a considerable
carry over from last year, So naturally
there is no immediate prospect for q
good price for corn.
While that isItrue, wehave an unusual
condition regarding the hog market.
Normally, the price of corn and hogs
fiuctuate together. | remember as a
boy, when corn sold for so cents a
bushel, bacon sold for 10 cents pound.
The same relative prices will not pre-
vail during the coming year, because
we have normal crop of corn with
considerable carry over and fewer hogs
than at any time within my memory.
| know of very few sections of the
State which have enough hogs to sup.
ply the local demand.
For the above ress IN we may expect
the market for hogs to be good. The
farmer who will buy brood sows can in
a short time grow pigs and within the
year produce meat that, from present
indications, will sell for a good price.
ln. this way the farmer can realize a
better price for his corn chan he coud
hope to secure by selling the corn on
the grain market. Raising and feeding
hogs gives the farmer a quicker turn
over for his crop than in any other
way. 4
Now that hogs can be immuuized
from ch, lera and ''hogfu," there is NOT
the danger of loss there was befyre
preventive serums were perfected.
With. the present prices for feeder.
steers and the low prices for hay and
roughsge. it would be we'll for farmers
to do some thinking and give some
study to market conditions before rush-
ing their feeder cattle on the market.
Well Informed cattle men agree that
BY next spring the market will justify
carrying over cattle. and by feeding on
the farm, much fertilizing material
could be retained. II we expect to
make money in livestock, We cannot
gel. out Of the game wien prices slump
and get back in 1t when prices are at
their best. We must get good founda-
ton stock, give them good feed and at |
tentiop, accept the lean years when
they come; land be, ready when the
market 10 good to have something to
market.
Prices for farm products aregoine to
be better.oecsuse tbe:supplies, sccumlst.
ID during the war for the European
market, and did not reach that market,
because Of the sudden ending Of the
var. have by nov been disposed Of.
The dumping Of the war suvplus on the
home market. land the slowing up Of
production because of the low prices
caused thereby. has resulted lin the de-
oIetion Of the surplus. Another fact
hat will result in increased prices for
farm products is that smaller per-
.entage Of our population than ever be-
lore is now engaged bin the production
If food crops. n
Irepest that the present time and
conditions are opportune for the vide
awake farmer to fortify himself for
maximum production by securing, at
present favorable prices, foundation
'tock for the future, aud OF the same
line restore to the coil the fertility
AIKEN from it 10 the production OF
.rops to meet the demands of war
lines, By the time the farmers will be
'espy with their products. we have
every reason to expect satisfactory
prices.
l also wish TO repeat that we are not
santing in opportunities for success in
,ur work IS farmers. The question is.
sill we have the capacity to srecouize
Ind profit BY the splendid opportunities
hat will be open to usf