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There is nothing bad enough to say of a "scrub" hog. 

 It certainly requires as much care as a genuine 

 "porker." What does it bring on the market? Not 

 half what a well-bred pig of the same age will bring. 



If more evidence of the truth of the two propositions 

 stated at the beginning of this chapter is needed it will 

 be found in the answers to the practical problems 

 which follow. 



WELL BRED PIGS. 



Fertiliser in Stock Food. One thing must not be 

 lost sight of, however. Hay and grain fed to stock 

 are not entirely wasted. In a ton of hay worth $6 

 there is at least $3 worth of manure, if it is carefully 

 saved and returned to the land. But $3 in value has 

 actually disappeared when the hay has been fed. Ten 

 dollars' worth of oats, or corn, or barley, fed to stock, 

 will give in return $3.50 worth of manure. Below is 

 given a table showing the actual cash value of the ma- 



