. Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama ... nd finemixtures for hog pas-tures as can be producedanywhere. At the present timethe South is paying aheavy tribute to thefarmers of the CentralWest for hog products,and this in the faceof the finest naturalenvironment for porkproduction, in spite ofthe possession of a splen-did home market andthe ability to producethe highest quality ofpork at a very lowcost. Surely the out-look for the develop-ment of swine hus-bandry in the South isvery bright. The popu-lation of the UnitedStates, in round numbersis 76,500,000 and rapidlyincreasing. The marketf
. Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama ... nd finemixtures for hog pas-tures as can be producedanywhere. At the present timethe South is paying aheavy tribute to thefarmers of the CentralWest for hog products,and this in the faceof the finest naturalenvironment for porkproduction, in spite ofthe possession of a splen-did home market andthe ability to producethe highest quality ofpork at a very lowcost. Surely the out-look for the develop-ment of swine hus-bandry in the South isvery bright. The popu-lation of the UnitedStates, in round numbersis 76,500,000 and rapidlyincreasing. The marketfor pork products athome and abroad neverwas better than it istoday. There is lessthan one hog held onthe farms for eachcitizen, and especiallyis it true of the Southern farmerought to supply hishome markets with theirmeat; he ought tohave more hogs to sell,and keep at home themillions of dollars nowannually sent North forhog products. Jefferson County has the climateand the springs and running streamsof water. It has the home market. A GROUP OF FURNACES IN BIRMINGHAM and the forests and the soils whichwill easily produce abundance ofcereals and forage—it has everythingbut sufficient men to develop the bountiful natural resources withwhich it is endowed and to help toget these is the purpose of this articleand this publication.
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