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Swine Feeding Demonstrations in South Carolina

Clemson Agricultural College

Abstract

Any discussion of methods and results of swine feeding projects must of necessity take into consideration the section of the country under consideration and the existing conditions relating to the industry in that section. The conditions in South Carolina briefly are as follows: Our people are distinctly "cotton-minded" largely following a system of tenant farming with a minor number of white farmers owning and operating their farms. Hogs are kept on most farms to supply meat, but no considerable part of the farm income is derived from their sale except in a few instances. Just before the arrival of the boll weevil and during the good times following the war a considerable number of pure bred hogs were fairly well scattered through the State. Some of the breeds were distinctly promoted. During the reaction which followed most of the pure bred herds were dissipated. Improved hogs frequently fared badly when subjected to the adverse conditions imposed on the native hogs.