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Show HOG STYLES CHANGED I IN SOUTHERN STATES " Apparent Aim Is to Expedite Growth In Best Typo. Farmer Should Not Be Influenced by Fads or Fancies In Selecting and Maintaining Breeding Stock-No Stock-No Best Breed. South of tho Mnson nnd DJxon tine hog' styles 'are cbnnglng, tho underlying underly-ing Iden nppnrcntly being to cllmlnato extruvagonce, to effect Intenslvo economy, econ-omy, to expedite growth In the most prolltnblo types of porkers, to nmnlga-mnto, nmnlga-mnto, ns soon ns possible, the good points of the most profltnble producer nnd to concentrnto them In the majority ma-jority of southern herds. It Is undeniable thnt some breeds of. swine do better under certuln conditions condi-tions and with certain feeds nnd methods meth-ods of feeding thnn do others, although al-though there Is no outstanding breed which excels, report specialists of tho United Stntes department of ngrlculture. ngrlcul-ture. No fnds nnd fancies should Influence In-fluence the farmer In selecting or maintaining foundation breeding stock. Primarily the farmer breeds hogs for profit and accordingly ho should work only with utility unlmals of the most desirable type. In every breed of hogs there nre certuln cer-tuln lines of breeding that are deservedly deserv-edly popular because they have been built through generations of enreful selection by ninster breeder who lmvo been successful In establishing the more fumbimeutiil qualities. The farm er should keep these facts In mind nud should continue such Improvement by close culling nnd proper feeding. The farmer's populnr bog should bo of a breed thnt Is liked by both feeders feed-ers and packers, animals that are adapted to all sections of the country nnd which will thrive and fatten nn a large variety of feeds. It Is essential that such porkers produce the maximum maxi-mum weight at the minimum cost : that they inoture early to the greatest weight itmslstent with quality and that they Inherit the ability to produce pro-duce an abundance of frame nnd to mnkc rapid growth. Hrnnd. high bucks with good spring of ribs nnd full, deep hnms denote carrying car-rying ability nnd high-priced cuts. Rood strong feed and benvy bone nre essential for tho support nnd production produc-tion of great weight. Long, deep nnd roomy bodies denote prolltle qualities nnd plenty of pork. Deep chests nnd bright, open eyes nre signs of vigor nud energy. Size spells moro ment for the hungry world and more money for the southern hog producers who rnlse ami maiket animals of the typo described de-scribed nbovo |
