ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE SWINE INDUSTRY 



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From the above figures and from the accompanying 

 map it is seen that as a general proposition swine are 

 rather evenly distributed over the entire South. The 

 larger states lead in total numbers and the smaller states 

 have the least numbers. In numbers the states rank as 

 follows : Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Arkansas, Ken- 

 tucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 

 North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, South Carolina, West 

 Virginia and Maryland. A study shows that the more 



Distribution of swine in southern states according to Thirteenth 

 Census. (One dot equals 2,500 hogs.) 



level sections sustain more hogs than do the rougher and 

 more mountainous sections. The tendency seems to be 

 for the industry to develop more rapidly in those sections 

 that are more easily cultivated. There are great differ- 

 ences in the hogs of the different sections of the country, 

 which differences are largely due to the extent of the 

 infusion of improved blood. As a general proposition, 

 the farther south towards the Gulf Coast one goes the 

 less improved the individual. 



