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bacon-type hog. The sides are long and deep, the shoulders, 

 thin and tapering, the head of medium length, the face, dished, 

 the ears, long and carried erect. 



Tamworth. One of the oldest English breeds in existence 

 is the Tamworth. In America the breed is found principally 

 in the Eastern part of Canada, with scattered herds through- 

 out the United States. The color is cherry red, and in size 

 the animals rank next to the Yorkshires. In conformation 

 they are of the true bacon type with long, deep, narrow bodies 

 set on long legs. The snout is long and straight with no dish 

 in the face and the ears are long, pointed, and erect. 



207. Regions for hog-raising. The corn-belt states have 

 for a long time held first place in the number of hogs due 

 largely to the cheapness and abundance of the corn in that 

 region. Corn for hogs is a nutritious and palatable feed and 

 gains in weight are easily induced by its use. In the corn- 

 belt states where steers are fattened, hogs are usually allowed 

 to follow the steers, that is, stay in the same inclosure and 

 pick any feed dropped by them. The feeding of steers is more 

 profitable when hogs are kept and the latter usually give more 

 profit than if fed alone. Nearly all farmers give the hogs corn 

 in addition to that which they secure from the feed-lot and this 

 ration is fed to them in separate yards. Corn should not be 

 fed as the exclusive grain of hogs, as it is too heating and fatten- 

 ing. Feeders balance he ration by including such stuffs as 

 shorts, bran, linseed meal, and tankage. 



Hogs are raised not only in the corn-belt, but in all sections 

 where barley, wheat, oats, or rye and such leguminous seeds 

 as peas and beans can be produced cheaply and abundantly. 

 Dairy regions are well adapted to pork-raising, as the dairy 

 by-products are excellent feeds for the hogs. 



The South has many features that make it suitable for 

 pork-raising and the industry is increasing in that section. In 

 Farmers' Bulletin 411, Feeding Hogs in the South, the following 

 statements are made : 



