Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-18
.GEORG|ANS MUST
RAISE HARD HOGS

MOULTRIE, Ga, April 15.-Geor-
gia is destined to become great hog
producing state in the opinion Of
J. w. Burke, special investigator
for the federal bureau of markets,
who made an address at the court
house here Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Burke said that there are advantages
here over the west. LANDS are
cheaper" he declared, "feed cheaper
and more plentiful: it takes less ex-
pensive housing, and two filters a
year can be produced from one sow
where the west gets only one litter"
Three things are essential in the
hog business, he asserted First, a
good breed; second, the proper feed,
and, third, good market
Mr.. Burke came to Georgia in con-
nection withthe proposed investiga-
ton of the hog industry in the state,
with particular reference to the
spread in price between soft and
hard hogs. The investigation which
is to be made is due largely to the
activity of Senator Harris.
Mr.. Burke in his speech here dis
cussed the soft and oily hog and the
discrepancy between the price of
hogs here and the markets in the
north and west. He declared the
soft and oily meats are bad looking
and are poor sellers. The consumer,
he said, makes the price of meats
and, therefore, makes the price Of
hogs. Mr.. Burke substantiated the
assertion which has been made time
after time by the packers to the eff
feet that the peanut-fattened hog
will not sell anywhere at prices paid
for hard hogs. He referred to the
unsuccessful efforts to establish a.
superiority of flavor for peanut
meats. Mr.. Burke insisted that
there was little if any difference in
the flavor of soft and hard meat,
but declared there was a marked diff
ference in appearance.
Declaringthat buyers "pay only
what they have to" and asserting
that ''none Of us would do more than
that" he advocated cooperative mar
keting. Mr.. Burke referred to the
success of the cooperative market
ing Of hogs in the west. He advo-
Gated finding competitive markets,
so that hogs can be shipped when
Georgia packers refuse to pay top
prices He admitted, however, that
this would be difficult until tho
quality of the hogs produced by
Georgians was improved. "The mar
kets of the nations will be open to
you if you grow a standard hog"
Mr.. Burke declared.
He thought there was a good OPP
portunity for the south to build up
a feeder, selling one UNDERGROUND
pigs to the states of Missouri, In
diana, Illinois and other corn grow
ing states.
He declared that hogs could be
made to pay the mortgages off of
Georgia farms just as they have paid
them off of western farms, but he
argued that this could be done only
by the right methods, which he gave
as: A well bred hog, a hog fed in
way to fatten hard, and then in.
sistence on the top price.
Other experts who have been heard
there on the live stock industry
have disagreed with Mr.. Burke on
| one point. That is the shipping of
feeder pigs to the corn belt. It is
argued that insofar as south Geor-
gia and south Alabama are concern
ed they can be fed here as cheap as
| they can in the corn country and
the profit therefrom Kept at home.
His address was heard by a large
crowd of persons interested in live
stock deveIOnnnert