Show RAISE HOGS AND PROSPER biralde raise Raide more re hogs hoea is a valuable bi bit ot 1 advice lee lust now issued by pros profs professor sor J C hogenson of the utah agricultural college state leader of boys boa and girls clubs cluba pro fessor feasor Ha hurendon Hogen rendon soa emphasizes the fact of the present meat shortage and it states that bah ig 19 admirably adapted to hog raising as he ha points out with utah importing 2 worth of pork and pork products annually from the east and with worth of at pork products passing through utah annually for the west it is clear that utah farmers are assured a good market for their hogs bogs professor Hogen Hoger sons statement in part is as aa follows at present the country la Is face to face with a condition in the world of meat production that bo borders very closely upon a shortage in fat the comb condition two is ia world wide and bids fair to last for years to come the great range ranee is 19 kone gone there are fewer cattle by several millions than there were a few year eara ago and the decrease 0 is still on this condition has hag caused all meats to go up in price so that one of the most profitable types of farm ing in today is the production of meat animals among farm animals the hog hoff easily stands first in quick profits as well as aa in large results hogs can be raised raided and fattened in utah as cheaply on our small grams grains corn and alfalfa as any place and more cheaply than in many places we should more corn and barley on our farms to feed with our alfalfa we are im putting into this state annually a bout worth of pork most of this demand could be supplied more cheaply by our farmers because of cheaper feeds and shorter ter distances to ship our climatic conditions in utah are ideal for the production aro of strong vigorous hort these are some reasons why the boys and farmers of utah should raise more hogs for this thia reason we are urging every boy whether member of the junior clubs cluba or of the senior or high school clubs to consider the crop and PIK pig project 8 as a part of this seasons season work Som boya boys have already done dona excellent work along this line high school stu students dents especially could hel help P very materially in earning their own way through school by raising a f few ew pigs A prominent member of the pleasant grove high school club earned a net profit of 80 00 last year on an five pigs spending ap only spare time at the work and buying all the feed A junior club boy from midvale made a profit of 25 on two pigs others have done as welt well TRY YOUR TOUR hand at pig raising raining this beason season it will pay in both pleasure and profit |