IGO THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF 



with her Htter she can be almost entirely 

 supplied by the products of the farm. She 

 should be allowed to graze during the summer, 

 receiving a few handfuls of corn every day in 

 addition to the waste material which is 

 provided from the garden or the home; while 

 in winter, although she may be turned out 

 to grass for exercise, she may still be supplied 

 with potatoes, mangels, or swedes. Many 

 successful breeders supply their sows through- 

 out the year with middlings or 'ran-dan, ' 

 the ration being materially increased when 

 she has produced her young, this food 

 being regarded as excellent for milk pro- 

 duction, but at no time need she be fed 

 upon such fatting food as barley or maize 

 meal. 



The importance of good blood in a sow is 

 indicated by her power to maintain herself 

 in good condition upon a comparatively 

 small quantity of food. This power is owing 

 chiefly to her disposition. The nearer a sow 

 approaches to the type of the wild pig, the 

 more restless she becomes. Instead of the 

 quiet contented product of the modern 

 breeder's art — which chiefly lives to sleep and 

 feed — the narrow-bodied, long-headed, coarse- 

 haired sow of no breed at all is ever on the 



