. Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama ... , regu-larly and well delivered. In regard to Hog-raising the opinionof an expert may again be quoted,which reads as follows:- - Some of the more important rea-sons why swine husbandry shouldprove especially attractive to South-ern farmers are summed up in thefollowing paragraph: First, there isa mild climate so that the hogs requirebut httle housing. There are springsand running streams of water every-where, a splendid natural range andan abundance of mast in the largeforest areas still existing in thestates. Corn and other cereals socommonly and
. Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama ... , regu-larly and well delivered. In regard to Hog-raising the opinionof an expert may again be quoted,which reads as follows:- - Some of the more important rea-sons why swine husbandry shouldprove especially attractive to South-ern farmers are summed up in thefollowing paragraph: First, there isa mild climate so that the hogs requirebut httle housing. There are springsand running streams of water every-where, a splendid natural range andan abundance of mast in the largeforest areas still existing in thestates. Corn and other cereals socommonly and successfully used inthe production of pork are easilyand cheaply produced, and a varietyof forage crops, including the cloversand many other legumes, thrive re-markably well. Rape, the plantwhich has been successfully used forhog production throughout the North-ern States, but whose qualities we areonly beginning to appreciate, takeskindly to our soil and climate. Redclover finds in our red clays a naturalheritage. Sorghum, soja beans, hairy. STREET SCENES AT ENSLEY, A PART OF BIRMINGHAM EIntn vetch, artichokes, thevelvet bean, the cowpea and Spanish peanutsall thrive well singlyand some of them incombinations, produc-ing as rich and 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 hishom
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