The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-19
GROWING WEAIHH-HOGs!
lBy, John A. Murkin. publicity Di-
rector Southern Packing Cor

! lBy, John a. Murkin. publicity Di-
rector, Southern Packing Cor
poration, Orangeburg, S. CD
/ Imagination boosts men to sue
cess in breeding as well as in art
/ and inventions. The breeder who
has in his minds eye the. model
hog and bends every energy and all
! his will to the aid Of his imagina-
/ ton, combines this strain OF blood
| with the other, each one possessing
! some Characteristic. that united,
/ will bring an approach to the ideal
animal, will soonest become Win
ner in the breeding game.
Great as is the business Of pro
ducing purebred swine, it is in,
i significant both in volume and IN
money returns compared with the
prod uction Of market hogs.
Now that the breed associations
md livestock associations have
Joined in the slogan Eat More
Meat It is to be hoped that The
! Joint effort will be productive Of 4,
greater use, Of that most vital eie-
ment in the human dietary-me2t.
! Purebred livestock is the only
kind worth paying premiums to,
and all fair associations will ccme
! to. this view sooner or later.
Raise hogs! No other animal
converts into meat so much food
stuff that would go to waste! They
4 will furnish meat, lard, bacon, and
many other dainties that no other
meat Is so popular in supplying.
There is a great demand for hogs
! at all times; the demand is always
greater than the supply. They
are sure mortgage lifters, and will
pay the farmer out Of debt if he
Will give them chance. Hogs
are easily raised; they viii eat and
! thrive on weeds, nuts, and fruits OF
most any kind. These, however.
are especially good: wild primrose,
smooth and thorny careless weeds
! @{pig weeds) wild pluns, acornS,
I beechnuts, nutgrass, etc. The fol-
i lowing choice food can be easily
grown: sweet potatoes, sorghum,
imillet, corn. velvet beans, cabbage,
pumpkins, COW peas, soya beans.
bermuda grass; also wheat, rye,
oats and clover for winter pasture.
The present situation in the south
! with reference to our agricultural
Industry demands that we turn our
thoughts in some other direction
for. a money crop. The infestation
Of the boil weevil has made cotton
ian uncertainty in many sections
and has demonstrated very forcibly,
| that heavy Yields can not. be de-
!; pended upon The. resources Of the
/ south are many and we are fortu-
nate In this glorious land in having
! many other lines of endeavor equal
ly as profitable as cotton if not
j more so. The south is a yeritable
] gold mine" and the progressive
and determined farmer Will Hdig
! it OUT He will overcome the dif-
! henlties of making a livelihood by
/ producing cotton alone and will
solve his problems in other ways.
xviii turn to other sources for a
livelihood now that he has prac-
! ftically been forced away from the
;one crop system. The determined
farmer is going to utilize as; ,.luch
Of his land as possible by putting
tis in green pasture and growings an
abundance of. grain, and. by so do
! ing, he, is going to be able to sr.:.-
icessfully raise purebred cattle and
! hogs. Fortunately Tor the farIa-
Ter. three of the most modern pack
ing plants and stockyards IN the
south are located in OraEsebnrg,
South Carolina; Beaufort, South
#Carolina, and Wilmington, Serta
! Carolina, which. will afford him a
/ market every. season Of the Year.
The plants are under the manage
ment Of the Southern Packing Cor
poration. It will be found decil-
edly more convenient as we'll as
I more profitable to market hogs and
cattle close to the farm than il is
/ to make cooperative shipments
and transport them several bun
ldred miles away. With these facts
/ already settled. the farmer Tor his
! own welfare, if for no other reason,
! should begin now to raise more
and better hogs ard livestock, now
!! that these splendid markets are
. open to him for 81! Of his sucp!ns
istock.
The south can produce tn e
highest quality of pork cheaper
than it can be produced anywhere
else in the world. It furnishes year
tround pasture of the best quality;
litters can be raised at any time OF
s the year, and no expensive housing
lis necessary. It is only necessary
! for the southern farmer to take
advantage Of his opportunity and
raise the quality of pork the
world wants.
Any farmer with available lands
can grow just the kind Of pork
the packer wants, and there is a
good profit in raising hogs when
/, business methods are employed.
/ Pork production under present
conditions is OF more economic. inn
tportance to the individual and to
/ the country, than ever before. The
south consumes an n m o u
! q y,,o,,t of nork in excess of what it
annually produces. It is of vital