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oats, barley, peas, alfalfa, and clover, constitute the chief food supply, 

 there is little danger of disease. 



ProspGCt of the industry. — In conclusion it may be said that there is a 

 broad field for the farmers of the Pacific Northwest to occupy in pro- 

 ducing a superior article of bacon and other pork products. The climatic 

 and feed conditions are the very best that can be found for producing a 

 grade of pork which can not be excelled in the world. 



VICTORIA BOAR. 



There is not a day in the year, over large areas in this section, when 

 hogs can not have some form of green succulent food. Pastures of clover, 

 grasses, and annual plants can be provided that furnish a large amount 

 of food which, supplemented with a small ration of grain, will produce a 

 superior article of meat products. The foreign as well as the domestic 

 market demands a better pork product, especially in the hams and bacon. 



With good blood in the herd as the first essential, and then a proper 

 food supply, the results will be wholly satisfactory. 



