228 SWINE 



The Advantage of Swine Raising A pound of swine 

 flesh can be produced more cheaply than a pound of flesh 

 in any other farm animal. The hog is built so compactly 

 that there is very little waste in slaughtering, and it will 

 eat many kinds of food that could not be disposed of 

 otherwise. If hogs are kept in clean quarters and are fed 



FIG. 140. Chester White hog. 



properly, they are not likely to become diseased. Under 

 such conditions, hog raising is a profitable industry. 



QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES. 



1. Make a ration, consisting of skim milk and corn, for 

 a pig weighing fifty to one hundred pounds. 



2. A hog weighing one hundred and fifty pounds is 

 to be fattened with corn and middlings. Make a ration 

 adapted for this purpose. 



3. Why is hog raising a profitable industry? 



4. What breeds of hogs are black? Red? White? 



