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the unoccupied enclosures makes it easy to feed by 

 simply cutting the stuff and throwing it over the fence. 

 The narrow plats thus grow rich quite rapidly, and 

 produce more and more pig feed. Hogs can be suc- 

 cessfully grown in pens, but pasturage is surely better. 

 A shaded enclosure, like an orchard, is an excellent 

 place for pigs. 



Water should at all times be accessible to hogs; 

 preferably running water. The hog is a clean animal, 

 if given a fair chance. 



The sleeping apartments 

 should not be neglected, or 

 they will become foul and un- 

 wholesome. Penned pigs need 

 a good scratching post. Get 

 a rough log and fasten it se- 

 curely in the pen as shown in ^L2 

 the illustration. It will be pop- 

 ular and it will pay. The sheds should be cleaned out 

 frequently, both in winter and in summer. 



Pigs do best in small lots ; not more than five in a 

 nest. It is much easier to secure fair play at feeding 

 time with a small number than with a large number. 

 Large herds should be divided for sleeping purposes 

 and for feeding, and pregnant sows must be looked 

 after that they are not too much knocked about. 



There will be but few sick hogs if dry, warm, 

 clean sleeping quarters are always available. Growing 

 pigs will not harm themselves by overeating if they 

 can obtain sufficient exercise. 



The production of lean meat is partly a matter of 

 breed and partly a matter of food and exercise. Some 



