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temptation. But the sooner we wake up to the fact that the grass grown 

 hcg is the breeder that will bring the show pigs that will win, the sooner 

 we will be on our road to success. 



The farmer's boy does not look so attractive following the plow with 

 his overalls on, but let him become physicallj' developed, having grasped 

 such opportunities as usually come to the average boy, then send him to 

 college to finish his education and put on the veneering. We will find 

 him able to appear to advantage in any society, able to successfully grap- 

 ple with the great problems of the age and to successfully fill a place 

 of trust in any branch of commerce. 



So it is with the grass grown hog. He does not appear so attractive in 

 the pasture with his every day clothes on, but let him grow up, become 

 fully developed, and then he is ready to be fitted. When fitted, he is 

 ready to appear in the best society; ready to be a credit alike to both 

 breeder and owner. 



After the reading of Mr. Hockett's paper remarks were made 

 by L. H. Roberts, of Paton, Iowa; J. A. Benson; 0. E. Osborn, 

 of Weston, Iowa; G. W. Hockett; W. M. Lambing; Wilson Rowe, 

 of Ames; and President McTavish. 



Mr. Roberts said: "I don't want to say anything on the ques- 

 tion but I would like to hear from some one that can say something 

 about the overfeeding and the development of the pig. One of 

 the greatest mistakes that breeders have made in the past is the 

 overfeeding of the young animal before it has developed. As I 

 have said here before, I would rather see a pig in a good clover 

 field without any feed, with a sow and plenty of water, than to 

 have it overfed, and I think am right.'' 



Mr. Benson spoke as follows : "I think that was a most excel- 

 lent paper. He did not mean that he would raise his pigs on 

 grass alone, and while I agree with ^Ir. Roberts, he puts it rather 

 strong. I believe there are more pigs spoiled from nothing but 

 grass than there are from nothing bitt corn. There are many hogs 

 turned out in the pasture in the spring that are not any fatter 

 in the fall. But I like the gentleman's paper. We are a good 

 deal oftener not feeding enough along with the corn than the 

 other way, and I think the grass lot is the salvation of the hog.'' 



Mr. Osborn said : "I think it depends considerably on the kind 

 -of pasture. I think' alfalfa is the best kind of pasture. You 

 ■can use less grain with it than with anything else." 



Mr. Hockett. "I want to say a word in explanation. I do 

 not advocate that the young hog should be forced to exist entirely 

 on grass, but I think I can prove that a pig turned out on grass 

 until fall will be better than one fed on corn and left to lie in 

 the shade." 



