CO-OPERATION IN HOG RAISING. 



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great drain upon our soil in the hog-raising regions of the 

 West, for by grazing pigs on clover we get the benefit of the 

 droppings over the fields. 



CO-OPERATION IN HOG RAISING. 



I can conceive how two neighbors, on adjoining farms, might 



cooperate in hog raising. One farmer sow to clover, and stock 



up with hogs enough to eat it ; the other farmer raise the 



grain they would need to feed. In the course of five or six 



North. 



Field of Clover 



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Field of Clover 



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years change about. Hogs can not be grown without some 

 grain. Use plenty of oats for slopping. Feed some corn to 

 the brood sows during Winter, and perhaps some might be fed 

 profitably for two or three weeks to pigs before going to market. 

 Oats I think a superior feed for hogs, if ground fine, hulls sifted 

 out, and stirred into boiling water. Sweet pumpkins are an 

 excellent feed for hogs, especially brood' sows, and are much 

 more easily raised than corn. I am raising artichokes for hogs 

 and am much pleased with them. 



I am building a hog house 40x40 at outside. The central 

 portion of it is 24x24, and stands higher, with cement floor, and 



