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trade, and breeding- operations are usually carried on with this object 

 in view. In some places quite a number of grade sires are used, while 

 in others there are very few or none. 



There will be no general increase in production, as the breeding 

 sows are not available. They are scarce and very high in price, so there 

 will be little improvement until the young sows can be made use of. 

 A few more breeding sows are being kept now than during the two 

 years just past. In 1906 the average will be about z\ sows per farm. 

 Some persons who have young sows and damp quarters report large 

 losses among early spring litters, but with older sows and comfortable 

 pens there has been about the usual mortality. 



Litters average J. 2 pigs each. Some increase in deliveries is looked 

 for after September, but until then there will probably be some decrease 

 in the number. Many hogs that would dress 100 pounds have already 

 been sold on the Toronto market. 



Regarding cost of feeding, one farmer says: "This is a question 

 worthy of every farmer's attention, but is one grossly neglected. I 

 believe few farmers keep a minute record of expenditure in connection 

 with their hogs." Variations in estimates of cost are surprising, and 

 show a need of keeping more careful accounts. Some are very high 

 and others correspondingly low. The average for summer feeding per 

 hundred pounds is $4.64, and for winter feeding $5.31. Quite a number 

 of people claim they can feed hogs just as cheaply in winter as in sum- 

 mer by using roots and keeping the pigs in warm pens. 



Peterborough. 



The Tamworths and Yorkshires are both very popular in this county. 

 Quite a number of the farmers are favorable to the Berkshires, and a 

 few to Chester Whites. Any tendency to change is in favor of the 

 Yorkshires and Tamworths, probably slightly in favor of the Yorkshires. 

 Grade sires are used in about 50 per cent, of the sections to a limited 

 extent. There seems to be a tendency to increase the production taking 

 the county as a whole, although in a large percentage of the districts 

 there is likely to be little or no change. 



The number of sows decreased slightly in 1905, and has increased 

 again in 1906 to more than in 1904. The size of the average litter is 

 7.93. The percentage of loss is about normal. 



The delivery before September 1st will probably be lighter than in 

 1905, although a small number of sections report a probability of a 

 few more. The average of the estimates for summer feeding is $4.68 

 per cwt., and for winter feeding S5.55. The range of. the estimates for 

 summer feeding is from 3 to 7 cents per lb., and for winter feeding 

 from 4^ to 10 cents per lb. 



Victoria. 



In point of numbers the Yorkshire and Yorkshire grades take the 

 lead. Tamworths and Berkshires are about equal, and a few Chester 



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