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This aspect of the breeding situation has been fully and ex- 

 tensively gone into by Dr. Norgaard in his various reports. He 

 has pointed out the remedy and its proper application, and if 

 these instructions are conscientiously carried out, the question 

 of breeding high-class animals in this Territory will be solved. 



A\'Ool is grown here for export only. During the eleven 

 months ending May, 1915, 97,686 pounds were exported, at a 

 valuation of $13,687; for the same period ending May, 1916, 

 ^T^222 pounds, valued at $9190; and for the same period ending 

 May, 1917, 181,188 pounds, valued at $31,631. 



There is no doubt that a superior grade of wool can be grown 

 here if sufficient time and attention is given to it, and it can well 

 be made a source of considerable revenue to the Territory. 



The Territory has been able to supply its fresh pork demand 

 for a number of years ; in fact, since 1909. The pork produced 

 here is of a superior quality and the character of the breeding 

 stock imported points to a continuation and steady improvement 

 of this high standard of production. No frozen pork is now 

 being imported, as the consumer much prefers the local product. 



The production of pork would seem to be a very attractive 

 field, especially so now, as the prices are the highest ever paid, 

 producers getting from 19^ to 20 cents a pound live weight, 

 compared to 10 and 11 cents before the war. 



That this is appealing to many is evidenced by the fact that 

 more and more people are keeping hogs. Because of the station- 

 ing of large numbers of soldiers here, a great quantity of kitchen 

 refuse is available for hog feeding. It makes an excellent, cheap 

 feed, but must be used with considerable care, otherwise various 

 digestive troubles are apt to occur. There is considerable 

 slaughter-house offal available for this purpose, a good deal of 

 which is being wasted at the present time. These feeds, com- 

 bined with green feed which can be produced here, together with 

 a little bone meal and molasses, is all that is necessary for the 

 successful production of pork. The prices of imported grains 

 are too excessive to allow of their use in this connection, but 

 grains which can be grown here could be used to great ad- 

 vantage. 



Methods of pasturing hogs on fields sown to alfalfa and other 

 feeds have never been practised here, but it is well worthy of a 

 trial, as very beneficial results have been obtained by this means 

 on the mainland and in other countries. 



The Dairy Industry. The dairy industry has not kept pace 

 with the improvement noted in other lines of animal husbandry. 

 The scrub dairy cow is still much in evidence and wnll probably 

 so remain until the general run of dairymen are educated up to 

 the fact that it costs as much to keep a well-bred, highly produc- 

 tive animal as it does a scrub, besides being vastly more profit- 

 able. When this point is reached there will be a considerable 

 demand for the best type of dairy animal, which demand should 



