CHAPTER VIII 



PIGS 



Pigs are to be regarded as more of a side line 

 on a farm than as part of the regular system. 

 They are such an up-and-down trade that it 

 only pays to keep them where there are waste 

 products they can consume, which could not be 

 put to use in any other way. Whey and sepa- 

 rated milk are the chief waste products used for 

 feeding pigs, consequently pigs are kept most 

 extensively on farms where butter or cheese is 

 made. 



There are some half-dozen breeds of pigs, 

 some, like the Middle White, being noted for 

 their pork, and others, like the Tamworth, for 

 their bacon. 



The pigs of a district are often closely related 

 owing to using the same boar, it is therefore 

 advisable from time to time to use a boar from 

 another district ; of course this will not apply so 



