SWINE ' 243 



Questions: 



1. Why is one likely to overfeed brood sows? 



2. In what way may the tendency to overfeed brood sows be 

 overcome? 



3. How much grain does a brood sow need per day per 100 lbs. 

 live weight? 



4. What are three important points in the feeding of little pigs? 

 Arithmetic: 



1. If a sow weighs 350 lbs. and requires ^ lb. of grain per day 

 per 100 lbs. live weight, how much grain should she receive per day? 



2. If it costs $10 per year to keep a brood sow, what is the aver- 

 age cost per pig at birth, if she raises five pigs? If she raises eight pigs? 



3. If 100 lbs. of shorts worth $20 per ton and 300 lbs. of corn 

 worth 42c. per bushel (56 lbs.) are mixed together, how many pounds 

 of feed will there be in the mixture? What is the average price per 

 pwund? If a 400-lb. sow is fed fi lb. of the mixture per 100 lbs. live 

 weight, how much will her grain ration cost per day? 



Exercises: 



1. List the hogs found in your community under the heads of 

 lard type and bacon type. Which class predominates? 



2. Try to procure an estimate of the loss in your school district 

 from hog cholera during the last year. WTiat preventive measures 

 are the farmers employing? 



3. Ascertain the local practice in regard to "hogging off" com, 

 in regard to pasturing hogs, and what other green feeds may be fed. 



4. Select some small pig and weigh it every week or month for 

 several months.^ Keep a careful record of its increase in weight. Is 

 it uniform? 



5. It is said that in the packing houses every part of the pig, 

 except the squeal is utilized. Can you tell what the various products 

 are? 



