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be kept, or a type more suited to beef production, must be 
determined by the market. All dairy products command a 
good price which helps to offset the cost of feed. Where hay 
can be marketed at from $10.00 to $12.00 per ton there is 
often more money in it than to feed it to stock, The settler 
can best determine for himself how much and what class of 
cattle it will pay him to raise, 
Hogs.—Swine raising ona large scale 1s not apt to prove 
profitable, except where some local condition provides a 
source of feed, as inthe vicinity of largetowns. It will always 
pay to have pigs to eat the slops and waste from the house. 
Lumber camps raise good pork by letting the pigs run wild 
inthe summer and feeding in the winter from the camp. 
Barley makes the best feed to raise for pigs, as corn is uncer- 
tain. Probably the best plan is to raise spring litters, pro- 
vide range for them during the summer and finish off as soon 
as possible in the fall and early winter, carrying over only 
the brood sows. 
Garden Vegetables.—Garden vegetables prefer a light 
sandy soil well manured. The excellent growth of vegetables 

Garden and Field looking east from Barn. 
