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amount of dust and to eat impurities in order to get the 

 grain. The effect is seen in such diseases as "thumps" and 

 "wheezes," and in the greater liability to colds, tuberculosis 

 and other troubles. 



The best feeding floor is made of concrete, slightly raised 

 above the level of the ground, if made outside the hog-house, 



Individual hog cot, on runners, so that it can be drawn from 

 place to place. 



and sloping slightly so that it can easily be washed off. 

 Such a floor is not expensive, and will pay for itself many 

 times over in the feeding of hogs. 



4. Feeding Hogs 



Hogs are probably the best money makers on the farm, 

 if properly handled. The same amount of feed will produce 

 a greater value of pork than any other meat. The returns 

 also come in sooner than with most other farm animals. 



