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Miscellaneous Classes: Roasting Pigs. — Three to six weeks 

 old and weighing 15 to 30 lbs. T. ey come to market in small 

 numbers and only during the holiday season. They are usually 

 of a very uniform grade and command prices ranging from 

 those paid regular live hogs to that paid for poultry. 



Feeders. — These are hogs that are bought on the market and 

 taken back to the country to be further fed. This class is of 

 but small importance, as this practice of feeding is followed 

 only to a very small extent. 



Governmoits. — These are hogs that are not considered sound 

 in every respect by the Government inspectors, and are retained 

 for further inspection. They are usually bought by local dealers 

 and taken to one of the smaller packing houses, wheie they are 

 slaughtered under the supervision of an inspector. If their 

 flesh is found unfit for human food, they are tanked and used for 

 fertilizers. 



Pen Holders are long-legged hogs of poor form, coarse in 

 quality, and much lacking in condition, kept at the stock yards 

 simply for the purpose of holding pens for commission men. 



Dead Hogs. — These are hogs killed in transit, and are used 

 for the manufacture of grease, soap, and fertilizers. If they 

 weigh 100 lbs. or over, they sell for 75 cents per cwt.; if less, 

 they furnish no revenue to the producer or shipper, the cost of 

 handling them being held ecjual to their value. (See Dietrich, 

 Bull. No. 97, Illinois Experiment Station.) 



