Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-23
More Hogs Now

mas one OF the pest COEn Cups
it has produced in several years
That means plenty OF feed.
Those in position to know,
say that hogs will bring a profit
able price in the spring Coun-
ty Agent Marshall has advised
S,unter farmers 20 breed their
hogs 10 farrow in the fall, saying
there is a IL per cent decrease
in hogs with about the same in
crease in corn in the county.
The best time to go into the
hog business is when there are
heavy feed crops in the making
with breeding stock low in price,
says the Moultrie Observer, OBJ
serving that
All of the crops have been
started that it is possible to start
this year, and they are well on
their way towards harvest-all
except the hog.
1t is a remarkable coincidence:
We have an abundant feed crop
in process of making at the time
that the west is willing to part
with thousands of brood sows
that they feel they cannot afford
to carry through the coming VIM
ter for the reason that the corn
crop is small and the price of
hogs just now is low. They look
for high priced corn, and they
prefer to sell corn for money and
send their sows to market.
The sows can be laid down in
South Georgia at Z cents a pound,
or thereabouts. 1t means that a
farmer who has corn, peanuts, pc.
tatoes, velvet beans, pastures,
skim-milk, etc, can buy a half
dozen sows that in the course of
a few weeks will bring him half
a hundred pigs that will grow as
the market advances along with
niger priced corn making it pos
sible to carry them to market
early next summer and receive a
check for a thousand dollars
the mother SOW being left at
home in the meantime with an
other lot of pigs.
The proposition is made
doubly attractive by the outlook
in the west, which certainly por-
tends fewer hogs and higher
priced hogs next year.
And 50 it looks like a time to
start another important crop. The
pig crop. An excellent tine to
get into the game.
There are good times and bad
times to 60 into a business, and
this year looks like an exception
ally GOOD time to produce
more hogs.
The CASH in the spring will
come in mighty handy. 1t will
help finance next years cotton
crop. 1t will help hold down
Indebtedness.
The Albany Herald believes
that present conditions cordial
ly invite expansion in the hog
business, saying;
1t was a most unfortunate
thing for Georgia when a CON
spiracy of circumstances caused
farmers in this section to dispose
of many of their hogs, including
brood sOws, in 1922 and '23.
Many who sold "under pressure"
bought more hogs later, and 9TH
ers will probably buy now.
The Herald believes South
Georgia is as certain TO become a
great live stock section as it is
to continue 20 make agriculture
its most important productive ac-
tivity. We know, because we
have seen it demonstrated, that
this section can raise hogs and
beef cattle more cheaply than
any other section of the coun-
try, and very much more cheap
ly than can he West, where the
farmers have gained independ-
ence by raising hogs and selling
then. to the ImproVident South.
Sumter-as we'll as othe,
counties in South Georgia.
getting out Of the "ruts." Prog
tess is being made.
Thousands and thousands o
collars are coming into tic coun
~ for pecans. Poultry and egg
have added other thousands z
creamery IS in operation aud vii
add to our income as rapidly a
milk cows are placed on on
farms.
Every animal added to tn,
farm brings added fertility to it
soil and another CASH incom
to its owner.
Add a few breed sows for fal
narrowing and spring selling.