Show WELL BRED HOGS GIVE BETTER RESULTS THAN ANY OTHER BRANCH OF LIVE STOCK t V ilk SPLENDID SPECIMEN OF BROOD SOW prepared by the united states depart ment of agriculture no branch of gilve stock farming gives better suits it than the raisins raising nf of well ellered ell bred sine ahen conducted alth ith a re rca donable atonable amount of intelligence the hog Is me ne of the most important anlin als to raise on the tho farro farm either for meat or for profit and nu no farm la 13 complete unless some hogs are kept to aid in the modern method of farm irig ing thy the farmers of the south and wt awak awakening ning to the merits of the hog are rapidly increasing their output of pork end and help their bank accounts the hog requires less labor less equipment less capital and ana makes greater gains per hundred pounds of concentrates than any other farm form animal and reproduces hi himself faster rand I 1 in greater numbers and returns the money invested more quickly thun tiny ny other farm form except poultry in the trucking and mixed farming forming liec tiong of the united baates hoga bogs nrc tire used to consume various unmarketable the value of milk Is known on every farm form although it may not bo be fully appreciated and any cne who has fed pigs knows tile keen appetite they have for milk and its products in the neighborhood of many ninny largo dairies pork production has be come a very prominent and lucrative supplement to the dairy industry the hog ie is also a largo large factor in cheapening the production ot of beef hogs are placed in ta the cattle feed lots to utilize the corn and other feeds which the cattle havo hare failed jailed to digest and which otherwise would be wasted hogs following steers in many cases have increased the profit pep per steer by from 0 lo 10 9 0 armero and hotel and restaurant are tire using kitchen refuse to reduce pork 11 in fact na is tt a consumer of by products tho the hog has line no rival Ilo however wever this propensity in many instances ces Is in being taken unfair advantage of through ignorance and lack of care milk products offal etc mch contain disease germs ly those of tuberculosis are given to hogs this practice not only res results alts in spreading disease but cause causes loss 1 in the h hayi s through condemnation at laughter slaughter the first place in hog raising in the united states Is easily costly the torn carom ing section sections corn la Is the birst grain thought of when wile the fatten ing of hogs ts Is considered it Is howver fallacious to a argue th it U hog raising In gIll will not give profitable returns outside of the corn belt the c corn 0 rn belt has grent advantages for economical perk pork production but it also alo haa has its tits advantages the cheapness and abundance ol 01 corn in this section have bitten led farmers to uso use it ns as the tile ex elusive grain feed breeding stock so afta docs does not thrive well and ts Is not eo so prolific ns as when riven given a varied ration aud when used for am fattening an exclusive corn diet la to not generally prof it tible the work of the agricultural agriculturist colleges and rind experiment ionti during recent anre cars has hns dono done much to bow show breeders and feeders the ability of this practice and the in creating price of corn has lists jot ct 4 fann farm ere ers to economize in its use as much aa an possible the few states comprising the corn belt are the source of supply for a great amount of mm swine ine products esp aspe dally hams liams and bacon that are con burned in other portions of the country yet the adan advantages of these corn belt sta elates little it if at ut all superior to those of ninny many others of that the south has an abunda abundant ne of vt Cow cowpeas peas oy vy benn beans velvet beans benn s and peanuts am are leg leguet unit noun crops peculiar to that section which aich have great value in pic pig raising corn corti eroe grous readily dlly in all parts of the sooth south end and in the subtropical spot ionn the experience of feeders with cassava seems seem to indicate that it lists lia einsider ible 1 for pork production in addition there Is to generally an aban dant witter supply the climate ie in mild and there Is a long period during which freen feed Is available thus the 2 pense of shelter and winter Is greatly le lesa ened these theme conditions iriving giving a long of pasture and outdoor life enhance thrift exl irth with proper management I 1 are great freedom from disease the east Is p peculiarly adapted to bog hog calking in view of tho the fact that markets for fresh pork and cured products may be tc fc nd ad in local communities muni ties as s v nell ell aa an in tho the larger cities and the various coast reports As regards feeds corn ix 1 being grown successfully cess fully in tho the ecat and in some sec eions the aveese yield per acre Is in creater aa than that of d the middle west clover cloter blue grass aud niad many other forage crops especially adapted for mine production grow rapidly in nearly fry wary section of the st in th tb track truck ing set eions there la Is wasted annually a ast quantity of unmarketable prod nets that might bo be used with profit la in feeding hogs the tito dairy districts nn an advantage to hog miser by furnishing such ba h products AS its skim milk and oro are elpe chilly and profitably utilized li 1 growing rowing fi piga pigs la in the extreme west the of the irrigated valleys and uie the clover of the coast districts offer a splendid foundation for successful pork production in most of these regions there 1 Is nn an abundance oc of small groin grain partle barley that may often bo be fed economically alle in somo some localities corn cern la Is a successful crop location of farm for hogs the selection of 0 a region Is not of 0 paramount pnra mount in hog in the united mates for swine are sue and profitably grown in proc all localities and on almost may type of eoll moll still it the breeder la Is tte free to choose a location the following fol loIng points should bo too consid emd an ideal location la Is on a at well drained farm possessing a rich sell III produce grasses w and other forage as well AS tho the grains need needed for fattening hogs alili doci does not loot mean ho however never that 0 only those farmers holding bolding rich level lands should raise hugs hogs for ne as a matter of fact hogs are most easily handled on farms that are iLat rolling rothe production of forage crops the rolling forni is often as its god as the level one an I 1 it often tins the added advantage advant fige of shade and a better butr supply the hill farmer former docs does not hare the bist bitu mitts aaion in all but in many instances ho baa ilas certain advantages he docs does not it Is an to locate in a hog ling raising community there are many email small problems nelch alch cannot be touched upon in IS general discus discussion idon of hog mixing rating rat ing but they imy inny be drough actual experience in onea ones own community in buch much cases th the e older breeders breed cre have for a long time been in contact with local conditions and a new man may profit by their experiences without spending several years acquiring one of lila tits own then too if a hole community will ralto o a certain grade or breed of at hog tt it can obtain a reputation for its 19 product ne an a community buch such as an individual never hope to vila in the question of a market must always be considered especially the facilities cili ties for reaching it and the type of hoe hog it demands d in ds host most communities hao been successfully connected with the largo central markets by the tall roads but these alti be 0 of little avail it if ac le roads to the are poor good roads are of 0 findor tance tor for among oiher other things they enable the farmer former to market his tits products nt at any and rind all times thus taking advantage of any tiny fluctuation in tho the market markot prices number ef of flogs for a farm form this question must bo determined by a study oc of local condition end and lie the type of fanning forming the mux linum num nuin her of hog per acre Is found tn t it terms bickly or devoted to raising of that clous clo ts of stock ns as fir fr ex ample in the elate state of isma hero it li is quite common to see hirsie achot ing a number of hogs to the acre nl at though the tor for he the entire state Is one he hog to esery chri e acres of tin proved form forin land under ordinary conditions condIt tom hogs return the largest profit when raised to utilize waste product i and when ifft k pt for this pur pose alone die the number will mill depend upon the quantity of waste aste products to be consumed umed sliu milk from dairy herde herds shattered grain from grain fields unmarketable pio products ducts from the truck form sted grain in the lie droppings of fattening steen and many other minor anston on th the e faria farm are eini niles of food turis which would mould bo be wasted 41 were it not for their utilization by the thrift tl fanner farinet for the production of pail in order th utilize some of thom prod acts it Is necessary to have a number of pigs on hand for a re vely short time on amunt of the perl hable na ture of these feeds the rest of the th the hatt ning pigi pigs and the breed ing stock must bv maintained amt tw malsed expressly for their con end sad while widle ti y are not kept kep nt at a low during this tine still the great prenest st profit ie Is derived they are eating testing their chap cheap feed la in th the form of aeto product and the it number of hoya hogi which can utilize the waste to the bast advantage crould be the limiting factor la in deter ruining the number of hot bogs to the farm on fann amp in the cero corn belt where hos hogs ap a raised simply to matnet the con corn emr on the hoof the awber Is controlled by the amount of arn which cap car an VW stably be raised 19 0 o fatten them |