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Show FLORIDA RAISING MORE HOGS Sharp Upward Curve in Production Is Seen by Specialist Increase in Pure-Bi-eds. (Prepared by the United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture. Production of hogs In Florida is taking tak-ing a sharp upward curve, according to reports recently compiled by the extension ex-tension specialist of the United States department of agriculture, who is working in Florida In co-operation with the state agricultural college. Twenty-seven Twenty-seven hog-growing counties reporting show an average increase of 58.54 per cent during the year 191S. Holmes county leads with an estimated increase in-crease of 200 per cent; Brevard county coun-ty is second, with 125 per cent Increase; In-crease; while Tnylor and Madison counties each reported 100 per cent increase. in-crease. All counties reported that the farmers farm-ers were successfully growing their own supply of feed, such ns corn, beans, cowpeas, chtjfas, oats, rye, rape, sweet potatoes and soy beans. Records on file In the office of the state boy's club ngc'nt show that those counties reporting the greatest Increase In-crease In pure-bred swine and the lowest low-est increase in scrub and gi'.uie hogn are those counties In which Hie boys' pig club work has been eslahllshel longest, and is being pushed hardest by (tie county agents. |