A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



She was medium-sized, all white, and 

 looked peaceful; so, knowing that we had 

 plenty of fodder, we bought her. In Febru- 

 ary of the following year she had nine little 

 ones, four pairs of which were sold six weeks 

 later for $6 a pair. The odd one was kept 

 until eight months old, and killed for home 

 consumption, weighing two hundred and 

 three pounds. Home-cured ham and bacon 

 are luxuries not to be bought at the best 

 market. 



Pigs are by no means the dirty, uninter- 

 esting animals they are generally supposed 

 to be. Of course, I am referring to the 

 family pig. Extensive hog raising I know 

 nothing about. Like all other creatures, en- 

 vironment has much influence on behavior. 

 A well-housed, well-fed pig will be self- 

 respecting and well behaved. 



Peggy had a house equipped with mod- 

 ern improvements, and from being a dirty, 

 wallowing food consumer, she gradually 

 acquired a well-groomed appearance and a 



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