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Show BUNKERS BOUST S1NEI1G State Association Tells of Efforts Ef-forts to Increase Industry in West Efforts to stimulate interest in the raiting of swine in Utah are being un j riertakeu by the Ulah State Bankers" I 'association, with the intended purpose, of encournging production of pork ter .Increase the operations of packers in the intermountain section , COMMUNICATION GENT OUT. ; A communication addressed by the j Slate Bankers' association to member throughout the state, follows: "To Members of tho Utah State j Bankers' Association: I "We want to brine to your serious! 'attention the condition of the swine in- i Idustry in our state compared with a I few years aso. and to solicit your aid and cooperation in bringing about suth results that will permit a eontin-I eontin-I uance Of packing industry in this in termouniain section. "In 1917 through a campaign put on by our federal food administrator, an increased pork production campaign was successfully inaugurated and carried car-ried on which within a year showed an increase of 120 per cent, one of the best BhOWingB made by any state. "During that year and 1018 our pro ducers who handled pork production along Intelligent lines thanks to local demand and prices made a good return on their investment SERIOUS SHORTAGE. "Shortage of local feeds and high prices In 1919 unfortunately caused many of our farmers and feeders to sell their feeder and even breeding hogs, until today with our abundant grain and other feeds there Is a se ( rious shortage in swine production' throughout the intermountain region I "Ogden and Salt Lake packers dur : lng the past months slaughtered 11,281 :hogs, of which over forty per cent were purchased in Nebraska, cajrrying manv hundreds of thousands of dollars awa from our state, and the past two months this has averaged 65 per cent "Government estimates July 1 on our; grain crop in this state Indicate an1 'increase of over two million bushels I of corn, wheat, barley and rye, and L' (With tho heavy corn crop Ihroughoulj! 'the country, cheaper feeds (a condition exacth the reverse of that of the past ear) available would seem to make it', good policy to encourage your farmer-: to get back into the hog game (along ! Intelligent lines and not on too broad or large a Bcale) but a brood sow or I two on every farm rnther than a large . ii'imbei em a few hirins md be';in to ' . pick up their breed stock now, rather than at harvest time In this way should there be any serious drop in 1 tho grain market or should there be 1 any diflicultv in moving crops on nc count of transportation or other condi J lions, they can insure themselves an 'ready home market for their surplus ' products and a cash outlet awaiting their finished pork. There is no farm i crop which will respond more quickly j or readily, nor vear in and year out, j ij return a greater percentage of profit H than the hog, provided care and intel- llgence are used in the breeding, rais-ing rais-ing and feeding. ; SEEK CO OPERATION "Denver in the pssl twelve v .u s baa j grown from practically nothing to one : of the largest livestock markets in the country, with our larger and superior 'back country" there Is no reason whj - with active cooperation of all Inter- j? ests Utah cannot do as .well. I .j "May wo count, on your support through your clients and through your 5 farm bureau locals'?" :" oo |