R. H. REW. Number of Breeding Sows in Great Britain, 1900 

 to 1909. - - Report to the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries. Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. Agricultural 

 Statistics, 1909, Vol. XLIV, Part. I; Acreage and Live Stock re- 

 turns of Great Britain. London, 1910, Cd. 5064, p. 18. 



The following table of the number of breeding sows returned 

 in each of the past ten years in each part of Great Britain shows 

 the rapid changes, both in the way of reduction and recovery, which 

 occur in even the most stable class of the pig population. 



Suggestions for Pig-Feeders. - - The Journ. oj the Board of 

 Agric., December 1909, Vol. XVI, N. 9. 



" Pig-breeding in Great Britain is an industry of great impor- 

 tance, but it is one which has shown little tendency to develop. 

 The number of pigs kept fluctuates from year to year, but, without 

 actually decreasing, it has shown no permanent signs of growth 

 during the past thirty years. There would seem, however, to be 

 no reason why a considerable increase should not take place. The 

 breeding and feeding of pigs offers a fair profit in most years, and 

 the fact that this country pays huge sums annually for imported 



