2 A MANUAL ON THE HOG. 



Bacon and hams to the value of $39,664,456 



Pork, do 5,744,022 



Lard, do 22,429,485 



lard oil, do 149,156 



Live hogs, do 670,042 



Total export value $68,957,161 



The general reader will perhaps be surprised to learn 

 that the hog and products, as above, rank third in export 

 value, being exceeded only by cotton and bread-stuffs, as 

 follows, which is gleaned from the same source as the 

 above : 



Cotton unmanufactured $192,659,202 



Bread and Bread-stuffs of all kinds 130,474,077 



The hog and products, as above '. 68,657,161 



When, therefore, we consider the fact, that the hog not 

 only supplies by far the larger portion of the animal food 

 consumed by the people of the United States, but a sur- 

 plus for export amounting in value to more than sixty- 

 eight and a half millions dollars, our porcine friend looms 

 up into an importance which is very interesting, and, in 

 some degree, surprising. 



He not only thrives in all climates, but is an omnivorous 

 cosmopolite. He consumes a vast quantity of refuse mat- 

 ter, roots, etc., that would be wasted without his- presence 

 on the farm. 



A certain quantity of pork can, therefore, be raised on 

 every farm, at a merely nominal cost. 



At large dairy establishments, distilleries and grain mills, 

 the hog converts the waste products into a valuable mar- 

 ketable commodity. 



The United States census of 1860 reports 2,036,116 hogs 

 in Georgia. In 1870, there were 988,566 a decrease, in 

 ten years, of 1,047,551. 



As there had been an increase in the population of the 

 State, since 1860, and a decrease in the number of sheep 

 and cattle, it is fair to presume that there had been no 



