fl FORTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE OF A PRACTICAL HOG MAN 



Nothing has ever been done on this farm in the matter of breed- 

 ing but is on record; therefore we do not depend on our memory 

 for anything connected with the business. 



What I have learned during these many years of close contact 

 with the business is written .out in this book. I hope that many a 

 young man, new in the business, or perhaps the older man of 

 experience, may find some fact or view that will interest and help 

 him. It is for the benefit of my fellow-breeders, feeders and farm- 

 ers that I have attempted to write it, and it was with great diffi- 

 dence that I undertook it, even after urgent solicitation, and I only 

 trust that it may meet with the approval of those who are striving 

 to make a success of the swine business. 



In advising a beginner I can only say: Select the breed that 

 you think you would like best, no matter what color. After fully 

 deciding with which one you will begin, stick to it, and do not let 

 anything cause you to waver. You cannot make a success by using 

 first one breed and then another. Stick to the one you have selected, 

 and by every means possible get all available information regarding 

 it. Be honest, and remember that it takes time to build up a busi- 

 ness, and after it is once established one must be as- careful to main- 

 tain it as he was in building it. 



What is there about the farm more interesting than a bunch of good hogs? 



