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10 parts of water, given once a day, is a good supplementary 

 feed for growing pigs. 



Sheltering and other care of pig's. If this project is begun 

 in the spring, the question of housing may not be so im- 

 portant; however, the student should know that hogs should 

 have shelter and that their housed should be well-ventilated, 

 well-lighted, well-drained, and sanitary. Hogs need shelter 

 in both summer and winter. 



One individual hog house, constructed on runners so that 

 it can be moved about, should be built for the sow and her 

 litter in this project. The house may be A-shaped, eight 

 feet square and seven feet high, with or without a floor. 

 (Send for the bulletins on Portable Hog Houses, Wisconsin 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Madison; Illinois Experi- 

 ment Station, Urbana; and Iowa Experiment Station, Ames.) 



There are many pig ills and diseases likely to come to the 

 swine herd, but it will not be practicable to discuss them 

 or suggest any study of them in this project. Cholera is the 

 arch enemy of the hog, but fortunately science is coming to 

 the rescue with a serum which is very successful in render- 

 ing hogs immune from the disease. If there is cholera in 

 your neighborhood, write to the State Veterinarian for sug- 

 gestions and advice. Consult with experienced farmers on 

 other problems connected with the raising of your litter of 

 pigs. 



Records and accounts. At the beginning of the project 

 the student should prepare a record sheet in his notebook in 

 which to tabulate the following records and accounts: 



