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Arithmetic: 



1. If 3^ acre of clover ^^asture is required for a sow and eight 

 pigs, how many acres are required for six sows with Utters? 



2. How many acres of land in a field 20 rods by 24 rods in size? 

 How many rods of fencing are required to enclose it? How many rods 

 of fencing per acre? What would the fencing cost per acre at 50c. per 

 rod of fencing? 



3. If it costs $15.00 per acre to fence a field, what is the annual 

 cost of the fence, if it lasts ten years and interest is charged at the 

 rate of 4%? (Ans.: 1-10 of $15.00 and interest on $15.00.) 



FEEDING 



FATTENING HOGS ECONOMICALLT 



To fatten hogs it is simply necessary to supply them with 

 plenty of food, as they usually have a good appetite and are 



Figure 105. — Hogs helping themaelves to the corn crop. 



not easily injured by overfeeding. It is wise, however, to 

 change their feed to another gradually, that is, where they 

 are being fed all they will take. 



The majority of hogs are fattened in the fall and early 

 winter; and on that account we will suggest some of the 

 better methods practiced in fall fattening. 



Labor. — A very common practice followed in fattening 

 hogs is to shut them up in a small yard and feed them 

 generously. This practice, however, is no longer regarded 

 as desirable. The animals are not kept in the most rugged 



