Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1909 — HOGS AND ALFALFA IN MISSISSIPPI. [ARTICLE]

HOGS AND ALFALFA IN MISSISSIPPI.

The hog by nature requires large amounts to succulent forage. It has been proven time and again that no other plant is so well adapted to this requirement as alfalfa. In the alfalfa meadows of Mississippi three hogs are allowed per acre without any noticeable damage to the hay crop. In this way they are prepared for the market at a trifling cost. Bacon is a staple article in the south and large amounts are purchased in northern markets. The home product can be produced at about half the cost, add to this the transportation and profits and some idea of the advantages of the southern hog raiser can be had. If the hog in Indiana is the mortgage lifter, in the alfalfa meadows of Mississippi on land at S2O to S4O per acre, he is the mortgage preventor. C. C. Clay, Macon, Miss. W. H. PULLIN, Agt. Rensselaer, Ind.