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ucts. In localities where corn raising is not possible, 

 barley may well be substituted for feeding pigs, with a 

 gain in the quality of the bacon produced. 



Hogs do 'not thrive unless well protected from weather 

 extremes. A clean inclosure with sleeping pens under 

 cover and feeding pens adjoining is essential. Light, 

 ventilation, warmth, and cleanliness are as necessary 

 to successful raising of pigs as any other farm animal. 

 Low, wide, shallow iron troughs are advised for feeding 

 purposes, iron being regarded as more sanitary than 

 wood. 



Types of Hogs. --There are two different types of 

 hogs, the lard type and the bacon type. The lard type 

 of hogs is grown chiefly in the corn belt of the United 

 States, where corn is the principal food for fattening. 

 They are large, fat hogs, averaging as marketed about 

 220 pounds. The fat is accumulated in large masses 

 under the skin and about the kidneys. The fat about 

 the kidneys makes what is called leaf lard. 



The lard hog has a compact, thick body, short head, 

 broad back, strong hams, deep body, and short legs. 

 The disposition of the fat type of hogs is usually quiet, 

 and as the animal becomes very fat it becomes sluggish, 

 spending much of its time in sleep. The Poland China, 

 the Berkshire, the Chester White, and the Duroc Jersey 

 are the principal breeds of the fat hogs. 



The bacon type is used in producing the pieces of side 

 meat with lean and fat in streaks. This makes the 

 high-priced bacon that is relished by so many. The 

 bacon type of hogs is grown in Canada and in other 

 parts of the world where other foods than corn are used 

 for fattening and finishing for market. The bacon hog 

 is a long-bodied animal, much narrower than the lard 



