Pigs and Poultry 



growing in splendid fields of corn, and the 

 combined sales often reach ^40 sterling per 

 acre. There are many parts of this country- 

 well suited to fruit growing where it has not 

 yet been attempted. 



J. Pigs and Poultry. 



Eggs and poultry are imported to the 

 value of some ^10,000,000 a year, and bacon 

 to the value of ;^i 7,428,881. Again, the 

 bulk of this could be produced within the 

 country. 



If co-operative bacon factories could be 

 started, this would have a very steadying 

 effect on the price of pigs. One of the 

 reasons why farmers do not go in for pigs 

 more than they do is that the price so con- 

 stantly fluctuates. One year pigs are profit- 

 able, the next year they are not ; this de- 

 pending largely on the price of meal. Pigs 

 can be summered on lucerne with practically 

 no extra food, and a great saving thus effected 

 in the food bill. A large increase, to the 

 value of many million pounds, could be 

 obtained from pigs and poultry quicker than 

 from any other branch of agriculture. 



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