The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-09-21
HOGS PAY IN
SOUTH GEORGIA?

Georgia has been raising the bulk
Of Logs produced by the State. In
1922 the farmers made a fair crop
of cotton and to large extent they
increased their acreage and turned
away from the hog. Cotton and its
price was not the sole reason for
quitting the hog, but prices for the
latter did not hold very bright
future at the beginning of this year.
1t all caused the farmer to deviate
from permanent plan that had be-
gun, and put Linn jumping about
again. Recently survey was made
regarding this and the results show
ed that the farmer who jumped from
crop to crop trying to hit the high
prices in practically all cases was
failure. On the other hand the
farmer who laid out safe and con-
2 servative plan and then followed it
thru thick and thin was the one
who made a success. This certainly
applies to the Souht Georgia farmer
as we'll as any other section.
This section has changed consider
ably since spring and faces problem
of cotton turning out about one
fourth what was expected and at
the same time hogs gone. Some To-
calities have grasped the situation
and have adopted the slogan "Back
to hogs. For the past few weeks
meat hog prices have come back
rapidly. The increased consumption
per capita and strong foreign de-
mand gives cause that prices should
hold up good. Having gone thru
this years experience it seems now
is a splendid opportunity to make
a permanent plan a nd stick to it.
Now is the time for every county
and community to put on a strong
campaign to keep what brood sows
are left from going to the block and
get them all bred for spring litter
While making this campaign the
purebred hog should be stressed and
given his right place in the perma-
nent plan. Here are six good rea-
sons why every farmer should have
pure bred hogs; better conformation
and quality, more products for same
amount of feed, greater uniformity,
earlier maturity, greater sales value
and more valuable offspring. Can
anyone afford to raise scrubs when
the above is taken into considera-
ton? There are pure bred breeders
in the State devoting time and
money to offer the best to the far
mer at reasonable prices.
Corn will probably always be used
as basis for feeding hogs, but best
results cannot be obtained by de-
pending on it alone. For most
economical gains as well as carrying
brood sows, grazing crops must sup
pplement corn. First select perm
anent pasture where stream runs
thru. if possible. Then around this
the annual crops may be arranged.
For fall planting, rye, oats, wheat
rape and crimson clover can be used
These can be planted separately or
mixed. They should be so arranged
that in spring while some plots are
being grazed others can be planted
to peanuts, soy beans and cattail
millet. A rotation of crops should be
planned so as to give most num-
Der Of days grazing.
With winter, coming a cheap
shelter constructed SO it will keep
off rain will pay large dividends. The
cold, drizzly days take thousands Of
pounds of pork the farmer doesn't
realize. A mineral mixture such as
the following should be kept in front
of the hogs at all times:. charcoal
one bushel, wood ashes one-half
bushel, salt four pounds, air. slaked
lime one quart, copperas one-quarter
pound. Chop all fine expect copperas
and put in trough where rain cannot
get to it. Dissolve copperas in hot
water and sprinkle over the mixture,
then stir with stick or shovel.
The brood sows are short in num-
Der, and all left should be bred. The
price outlook is good. Begin plant
ing grazing crops now, fix shelters
for winter. Make a permanent plan
including the brood sow and stick
to it.
JULIE C. LIDDELL,
Swine Specialist,