184 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



THE PRESENT AND FUTURE SWINE BREEDER 

 AND FEEDER. 



George H. Moore, of Kansas City, Mo., discussed this subject 

 in brief as follows : 



The swine breeder has made possible, through years of energetic toil, the 

 possibilities now possessed and enjoyed by the farmers and feeders of swine 

 all through the corn belt. The present thoroughbred breeder of swine, 

 regardless of strain, puts his best thought, effort and skill into the develop- 

 ment of a certain type and backs his judgment by conversation, argument 

 or letter. There was a time when men in this audience believed a good hog 

 could not be produced in the west, but breeders of swine in the State of 

 Iowa have not only transferred this great establishment to this state, but 

 more and better hogs are bred and fattened in Iowa than in any other State 

 in the Union. The hog is a machine for man's use, comfort and enjoymeni 

 as well as his individual care. If you do not administer to the hog wisely 

 and well you can not hope to reap the profits in the future. Ten years has 

 demonstrated to the feeder that he can make a bunch of hogs weigh about 

 so many pounds at a certain age, owing entirely to care, conditions and 

 feed. The breeder has demonstrated along the same lines the kind of hog 

 he determines he ought to have at a certain age. Now, do you not agree 

 with me that you may not only have the ideal hog today, but have had the 

 ideal for some years past? Yet you have not slackened your efforts nor have 

 you rested. I am convinced that the ideal in form, type development, con- 

 stitution and money making has been reached. 



You raise on your farms, or at least should raise, what is needed most to 

 develop your herds, droves and flocks and bring the same to early maturity 

 and market value that remunerate you for your time and labor. Every man, 

 to be a success, must know the exact cost of prod ction before he is com- 

 petent to put a price on his product or determine his profit. 



HEALTH OF THE HERD. 



D. L. Howard, to whom the subject of " Health or the Herd " 

 was assigned, made but a short talk, but what he said brought 

 out an extended discussion that contained a good deal of in- 

 formation. The principal part of his remarks were as follows: 



A complete knowledge of and close attention to details are necessary to 

 the health of the herd. No line of business can be successfully prosecuted 

 without a faithful following out of minor details, and live stock raising is no 

 exception. Success in raising hogs is attained by watchfulness, strict 

 observance of every condition, prompt recognition of every index of physical 



