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favor. Granting good weather conditions, very 

 young pigs that become exhausted in attempts to 

 follow the sow, and feeders near completion of 

 the fattening period are the only exceptions to 

 this rule. 



There is a tradition that hogs grown on garbage 

 from generation to generation become accustomed 

 to it and consume it to better advantage. For- 

 merly we were inclined to regard this belief as 

 being without foundation on fact, but in later 

 years we have seen evidence that causes us to 

 change our views. It is certain that sows pur- 

 chased from grain-fed herds and required to sub- 

 sist on garbage frequently fail to farrow large 

 litters in the spring subsequent to the change, and 

 while this may often be explained on the ground 

 of insufficient exercise and overfat condition, this 

 explanation covers only a portion of the cases. 

 If we were purchasing breeding animals for a 

 garbage feeding establishment we would regard 

 it of considerable advantage to secure them from 

 herds long accustomed to that kind of feed. 



Pigs must have dry sleeping quarters or they 

 will not thrive. Due to the excessive moisture in 

 garbage, wet quarters are a common and disas- 

 trous cause of unthriftiness among pigs that sub- 

 sist on it. The greater the run allowed the pigs 

 the easier it is to keep them dry. When the quar- 

 ters are of necessity somewhat crowded, special 



