Show RAISE HOGS AND PROSPER 1711 raise more hogs is is a val of advice just now issued by professor J C hogenson of the utah agricultural college state leader of boys and girls clubs professor hogen i son emphasizes the fact of the present meat shortage and i states that utah is admirably lad adapted apted to hog raising as he points out with utah importing worth of pork and pork products annually from the east and with worth of pork products passing through utah annually for foe the west it is clear that utah farmers are assured a good market for their hogs professor Hogen sons statement in part is as follows at present the country is face to face with a condition in the world of meat production that borders very closely upon a shortage in fact the cond condition tion is worldwide world wide and bids fai fair r to last for years to come the great range is gone there arc fewer cattle by several millions than there were a few years ago and the decrease is still on this condition has caused all meats to go up in price so that one of tho the most profitable types rif of farming today is the production of meat ineat animals among f farm rm animals the hog easily stands first in quick profits as well as in in large results hogs can call be raised and fat enedin in utah as cheaply on our small grains corn and alfalfa as ny place pace and more mord cheaply than lian in many places we should grow row more corn and barley on oil our farms to feed with our al f falfa fa we are importing into this state annuala about 2500 COO worth of pork and pork rod acts from the states east cast of us the banners of the stats stata c uld just as well produce this lork l ork al at about oa worth of pork products are shi shipped through our state each year ar to the states west of us bost cf this demand could be ba upp up rh 1 id more cheaply by our farnice banners fan farni ners cr bs carso of cheaper t I 1 lecoz and shorter d distances to ship our clim climatic abic conditions in utah are ideal for the production of strong vigorous hogs T these hese are some reasons why the boys and farmers of utah should ra raise 1 se more mor hogs for this reason we ve pre are urging every boy whether member r of the junior clubs or the senior or high school clubs to consider the crop and pis pi project as a part of this seasons work some boys have already done excellent work along this line high hien school students espe especially ci ally could help very materially in earning their way through school by raising a few pigs A prominent member of the pleasant grove high school club earned a net profit of last year on five pigs spending only spare time it at the work and buying all the fcc feed d A junior club boy from midvale I 1 made a profit of 2500 on two pigs others have done as well try your hand at pig raisins raising this season it will pay in both pleasure and profit |