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LeoiigatJia Labour Colony. 



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Pigs. — The demand for pigs has been verv good and the prices high. 

 The sales for the year amounted to ^495 9s. lod., and the value of 

 those killed for consumption on the farm ;^i5. Stores were bought on 

 account of some of the sows missing. Seven Yorkshire sows and one 



STABLES AND BARN. 



"S'orkshire boar for breeding purposes were also purchased, and of their 

 progenv five sows and one boar have already been sold, and several orders 

 have been booked. 



BROOD MARES. 



I have been crossing the Yorkshire boar with the Berkshire sow, and 

 the result is a fine thick stocky pig — in the majority of cases white in 

 colour, and weighing 80 lbs. at six weeks. From experience this year it 

 is proved that in selling a black or white pig of even weight, the latter 

 will bring 5s. more than the black every time. The brood sows (42) on 

 hand are all in pig, and, have started to farrow. 



Provision is being made to grow as much feed as possible for the pigs 

 so as to save buying; 30 acres of i^eas, and 12 acres barley are being 

 put in, and later on 15 acres of potatoes will be planted. The amount 

 paid for pig feed for the year was jPfi^ 14s. id., i.e., butter milk 

 ^£32 7s. 6d., barlev and pea meal ^33 6s, 7d. The rest was grown 



