322 SWINE IN AMERICA 



"Jl is a mistake for the farmer living in town to trust 

 the care of his hogs to the average hired man. lie is 

 not hkely to make a success of it. 



"It is a mistake to try to raise hogs on an exckisivc 

 corn diet. You ask what kinds of feed to give them? I 

 will ask you what kinds of feed can be produced on your 

 farm and in your locality; then give them a variety of 

 these, in such relation to each other as to meet the varied 

 needs of the swine system. 



"It is a mistake to forget that the hog is a grazing 

 animal. 



"It is a mistake if the hogs are not fed in a clean place, 

 free from both dust and mud. 



"It is a mistake to overfeed or underfeed. 



"Ordinarily it is a mistake not to feed the liquid be- 

 fore the solid food. 



"It is a mistake to feed constipating food with noth- 

 ing to correct it. 



"It is a mistake to feed breeding stock as if you were 

 litting it for the market. 



"It is a mistake to feed all sizes together, when the 

 smaller ones are at a disadvantage. 



"It is a mistake not to provide the herd with comfort- 

 able quarters at all times. Failure in this will impair 

 the usefulness of the feed. 



"It is a mistake not to have the pigs grow rapidly 

 from birth to market. They should gain every pound 

 possible on the way. 



"It is a mistake to feed the brood sow much corn be- 

 fore farrowing. She should have cooling and laxative 

 foods. 



