Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-02
A Wise Old Mother Hog

seen penned by anyone. II describes
a condition met with entirely toe
often on our southern farms. 1t eX
plains why we have not made a
Greater success of raising hogs. II
also illustrates what happens when
scrub animals are maintained and
no thought or attention given to pro-
yiding them with proper living con
ditions. The scrub pig is natural
development because she is a product
Of neglect and misunderstanding. If
weSeXpect the brood sow to be pros
Oerous and raise a large and thirty
ing family we must give her ace
uuate food. surround her by proper
sanitary conditions and so encour,
ace her to do her very best. Read
the. dialogue which follows. 1t is
simply placing a ylOper interpreted
ton and utilization OF sclentlflc
knowledge in association with hog
production in the mouth of odd
nanny purebred." The idea of pre-
Senting this matter to the attention
OF Our readers in the delightful man
rrerVindicated originated with Prot.
W. S. Rice, Maybe we can work out
and present more dialogue of this
c1aaga cter to the attention of the
public. BY doing so. it may be posi-
BILE to set forth more successfully
than ever before many of the funda-
mental facts which must be put into
practice if we are to make proper
progress in animal production in the
southeastern states.
1t was a beautiful July morning.
Old Piney Woods Rooter, the long
rosed, ight-:liled,~ fish-baclled
sow and her sickly twin children,
which belonged to Mr.. Tumbledown,
Imped up along the fence and long
ingly looked over into the pen of
Mrs. Purebred. Now, Mrs. Purebred
belonged to Mr.. Progressive Farmer.
How Old Piney Woods ROoter did
enPy Mrs. Pprebred when she saw
Mrs. Purebred and her ten husky
children grazing in the appetizing
alfalfa!
nJust then the lice on Old Piney
Woods Rooter's back began to stick
In their bills, and the poor old thing
Just, couldn't resist rubbing against
post which had a nice, sharp
edge. This attracted the attention
of Mrs. Purebred's children, and
th93 started toward the fence.
sgGome back here, children. [ will
not0 have you near that old SOW,
Sq4Iealed Mrs. PureDfed,
~-sBut, mama, l want to see that
hega she is so queer looking" piped
up little Johnny Purebred.
- will not have you near her. Mr..
Tumbledown does not keep oil on
her to kill the lice. and [ am SO
afraid that you children will get lice
if you go near her. -,
atMamma. what makes those chill
i ,lyp hon
hfeir' stand right straight out?'' cried
one of Johnny Purebred's little sis
terS.-
"Those little children have worms.
I do hope you children can keep
free of them. Mr.. Progressive Farm
err has done all he could to keep
YOU children free of worms by plow-
~iflgoup our lots, and putting us on
arniee, fresh pasture. L do wish Old
Shep would drive those hogs away,
shouted Mrs. Purebred.
aJust then Old Shep, Mr.. Progress
sixe Farmers dog, spied Old Piney
Woods Rooter, and he mercilessly
chewed her ears all the way down
the road, while her poor little twins
sCampered to the underbrush.
am0
What About Going to Brazil to
an1s Locate?
W. *. w, Hatley, Ga, writes:
Il am thinking Of going to Brazil
to raise cotton, and wish your
advice about it. Do you think it
Us e good move for young man
with no family? L do not think
we VIII ever be able to grow cot
Ten here under boil weevil con-
ditions, and as 1 enjoy raising
cotton, I wish to go some place
where it can be grown. Will APP
pfeciate your advice in this
matter.
The seasons in South America are
the opposite of those in the United
States. In other words, the cotton
crop in that country has already
been harvested. The preparation of
the land for next seasons crop will
begin in September. Planting will be
dene in October. and chopping and
cultivating will be in progress dur
ing November and December. L am
sneaking now of course Of that sec
ton of Brazil in which short staple
cotton primarily is grown. 1t is
that great stretch of territory con-
tigdous to the city of Sac Paulo and
Argentine border. Brazil is a coun-
try of such magnificent distances
that of course it has a tropical as
well as a semi-tropical climate.
One going to Brazil to engage in
cotton cultivation should, in my
Judgment, - to Sac Paulo. You may
be interested to know that there
was once a colony of southerners To-
ic q
small hamlet approximately 100
miles south of Sac Paulo. Practi-
csdIy all of these people, however,
n16ved away. 1t is said in Brazil
that they were responsible for the
in4roduction, promotion and cultiva-
ton of that type Of cotton which we
now, grow most extensively in this
country.
Lands in Brazil vary in price and
In character as elsewhere. So do the
people. There are some communi-
ties that [ visited where had much
rather locate than in others. While
Brazil does not appear to be infested
by the boil weevil at this time, they
have the pink boil worm, which is
equally destructive and is a menace
to.-the economic production of cot
ton on that account. Personally,
do not believe Brazil offers any OPP
portunity for the cultivation of cot
ton we do not enjoy here. Their
lafds may be somewhat richer.
They are newer and fresher, of
course. I believe their labor is
equally as good, though they lack
modern equipment and up-to-date
machinery such as we use in many
locations throughout the south. The
natives are docile, and I think would
be easily handled. They are rath-
er mixed race, however, and imag-
Inc. a married mans family would
not find conditions just TO their
liking.