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The hogs ran on the lots all winter. In addition to the pastures, 

 the hogs were fed about 2 pounds of grain per day. The following 

 spring the rape and rye lots were sown to peas and spring rape, the 

 hogs being confined to the sod lots until the peas and rape had made 

 a good growth and were then turned on them. The hogs were 

 changed from the pea and rape lots to the sod lots as conditions neces- 

 sitated. The hogs were not kept on the specially sown lots any 

 special length of time, but were either on these or on the sod lots. 

 This has reduced very materially the cost of raising pigs and making 

 pork. 



Crops and Yields. — 20 acres of cotton produced 15 bales, at a cost 

 of $21 per acre. 



Figure 7 — Wheat Field on Iredell Farm. 



50 acres of com produced 1,400 bushels and about 42 tons of 

 stover, the yield of corn being 28 bushels per acre, at a cost of 32 

 cents per bushel. 



G acres of wheat produced 100 bushels or 16f bushels per acre, 

 at a cost of 61 cents per bushel. 



7 acres of oats produced 200 bushels or 28.6 bushels per acre, at 

 a cost of 23 cents per bushel. 



Peas, hay, soja beans and pork were also produced on the farm. 



1907. 



Clearing Land. — 16 acres of land were cleared, but stumps were 

 not removed. The cost of clearing was $18 per acre. 31 acres of 



