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INTRODUCTORY 



engage in the undertaking except on a large scale, and the 

 people who can handle hogs in large numbers and make the 

 business a financial success are comparatively few. The aver- 

 age farmer is safer to handle hogs in rather small numbers, 

 and use them as an adjunct to his other farm operations. Used 

 in this way, and handled with a reasonable degree of judgment, 



FIG. 1. Champion Chester White barrow at Chicago, exhibited by the Iowa Agricultural 

 College. This hog is almost the extreme fat type. 



the hog will give a good account of himself in adding to the 

 revenue and the profits from the farm. A very few years' 

 experience should enable a farmer to determine just about 

 how many hogs he can raise to advantage. Some farms will 

 carry very large numbers owing to the system of farming which 

 is carried on, but for many of the smaller farms one breeding 

 sow is plenty. 



