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Pork Production 



These figures indicate that, taking it from year to 

 year, hogs outsell sheep and lambs or cattle. The larger 



proportion of dressed to live 

 weight in the yield of hogs 

 and the demand for lard are 

 the principal reasons why 

 higher prices are warranted. 



3. Pork is produced eco- 

 nomically. No other meat- 

 producing animal on the farm 

 produces human food as eco- 

 nomically as the pig, despite 

 the fact that concentrated 



WORLD TOTAL 

 162,800,000 HEAD 

 LEADING COUNTRIES 



NUMBER PER IOOO POPULATION 



100 ?00 300 tO <, 0' 60 700 800 ; 



DENMARK 



UNITED STATES 



VENEZUELA 



COLOMBIA 



CANADA 



ARGENTINA 



GERMAN EMPIRE 



AUSTRIA -HUNGARY 



LEADING COUNTRIES 



NUMBER PER SQUARE MILE 



DENMARK . 



BELGIUM 



GERMAN EMPIRE 



NtTHERLANDS 



AUSTRIA -HUNGARY 



SERVIA 



PORTO RICO__ 



FRANCE 



LEADING COUNTRIES 



MILLIONS OF SWINE 



UNITED STATES 



GERMAN EMPIRE 



RUSSIAN EMPIRE 



AUSTRIA -HUNGARY 



FRANCE 



UNITED" KINGDOM 



CANADA __ 



ARGENTINA __ 



Fia. 2. Number of swine in leading countries. 



