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Pork production in Mississippi modernized Frontispiece 



Some farmers combine beef and pork production ... 2 



Typical unprofitable Coastal Plain pine-woods rooters . . 8 



Moultrie Packing Plant, Moultrie, Ga 11 



Distribution of boys' pigs club pigs 13 



Distribution of swine in southern states 15 



Proper feeding must accompany breeding . . ; .21 



Swine breeding is dependent on the reproductive process . 24 



This type is on the increase in many sections of the South . 29 



Utility should be made the basis of all breeding operations . 37 



Litter mates ; fed by a pig club boy and his father ... 40 



Blood lines of the Poland-China 54 



Poland-China gilt, Jennie Girl (581414) 55 



Blood lines of the Chester White and O. I. C. . . . 56 



Blood lines of the Small Yorkshire 58 



Blood lines of the Duroc-Jersey 60 



Duroc-Jersey boar, Defender's Ohio Chief (45899) . . 61 



Blood lines of the Essex 63 



Blood lines of the Cheshire 64 



Berkshire gilt, Premier's Queen 25 (179325) .... 65 



Blood lines of the Berkshire 66 



Hampshire gilt 67 



Louisiana bred Tamworth sow 71 



Big Guinea swine on Willow Dale Farm, Mayfield, Ga. . . 74 



Points of the hog 79 



The butcher helps establish the ideal pork type ... 85 

 From the rear the fat hog presents a compact appearance . 86 

 Wholesale cuts marked on Champion Barrow 1913 Inter- 

 national 87 



The body of the fat hog is judged largely from the side view 90 



Large type breeding swine are popular in the show ring . 96 



Mississippi State Fair Grand Champion Sows of 1915 . . 107 



Proper shelter is essential in show fitting .... 113 



Personal attention is essential in show fitting . . . 118 



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