LESSON XLIX 

 SWINE 



Raised for meat. Swine, or hogs, as they are com- 

 monly called, are the only farm animals that are raised 

 primarily for meat. Corn is so largely used to feed 

 hogs that the abundance of corn in the United States 

 makes this country the leading swine-producing coun- 

 try in the world. The corn belt of the United States 

 is also the swine section of the country. 



Variety of feeds. 

 Although corn is 

 used almost exclu- 

 sively to fatten 

 hogs for market, 

 yet these animals 

 will eat roots, tu- 

 bers, grubs, snakes, 

 nuts, grains, alfalfa, 

 green grass, fruits, 

 and many kinds of 

 kitchen wastes. They will pick up scattered peas, 

 grains, or other seeds which may be left scattered in 

 fields or where other stock are fed. They are the only 

 farm animals that can dig into the soil for food. They 



PIGS FEEDING 



