Show the fie Ame american americal fical ff hog 9 A 9 S now that thai 1929 has passed into history and we are being flooded with reviews of every description it will be of interest to people lr arf our county to learn that the great american hog is the only thing that thai kept our farmer friends out of the poorhouse se bast year v chicago stockyard officials have recently sent out some interesting figures and these show that the hog offset losses on sheep and cattle in ili 1929 there was a decrease of 7 in cattle revenues from 1928 while sheep sheep showed a total decrease of on the year but along came the ho hog and increased revenues I 1 above the revenues of 1928 or more than double the drop shown by both cattle and sheep we I 1 could go on and give a lot mort more figures showing how farm products in this country ran far into the millions of dollars during the past year and how prices in a lot S ances could have beeri been more satisfactory c f 0 j iut bill we just want to pay this tribute to the great american hog and stop there we just want to show that when it comes to keeping the wolf from the door and keeping the door of the poorhouse closed the hog is in a cl class ass by himself no matter how many uncomplimentary things may be said about the way he conducts hirris himself ef around the trough alons about meal time aay may his tribe never decrease 7 |