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it will make the farmer more money in proportion to cost 

 than any other animal on the farm. 



The most profitable type of hog has short legs, small 

 bones, straight back and under line, heavy hams, small well- 

 dished head, and heavy shoulders. The scrub and " razor- 

 back " hogs are very unprofitable, and consume an undue 

 amount of food to produce a pound of gain. It requires two 

 years to get the scrub to weigh what a well-bred pig will 



FIG. 183. A GOOD TYPE 



weigh when nine months old. Scrub hogs can be quickly 

 changed in form and type by the use of a pure-bred sire. 



A boy whose parents were too poor to send him to 

 college once decided to make his own money and get an 

 education. He bought a sow, and began to raise pigs. 

 He earned the food for both mother and pigs. His hogs 

 increased so rapidly that he had to work hard to keep 

 them in food. By saving the money he received from the 

 sale of his hogs he had enough to keep him two years in 

 college. Suppose you try his plan, and let the hog show 

 you how fast it can make money. 



