Ep. 40 - Root Hog, or Die Depression Baby

Where did this statement come from? Maybe a farmer, who had run out of food for his hog with no money to buy more hog food, turned his hog out into the fields and woods to forage for himself.
The hog would find acorns in the woods to help satisfy his hunger and then he would have to root for more dinner.
And so it is “Root, hog, or die.” It is simple, some effort must be forthcoming or the hog will die.
So it was during the Great Depression. It was “root hog or die” for people, as well as pigs.
Credits Production Writer/Narrator: Ray B. Rogers
Producer/Editor/Engineer: Bradford Rogers
Additional Voiceover: Bradford Rogers
Music Special thanks to Lobo Loco and these talented creatives!
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Malte Junior - Hall (ID 738)
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Good Thoughts (ID 45)
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Hoh Hey (ID 918)
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Keep It In Your Heart (ID 899)
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Everything on the Colne is good
Nicky Cook
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PLANTATION
Jason Shaw
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When The Mockingbirds Are Singing In The Wildwood
Frank C. Stanley
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