10 BULLETIN 346, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



PIG PROJECT STUDY OUTLINE. 



RAISING PIGS ON OWN ACCOUNT — A PRODUCTION PROJECT. 



I. Shall I raise pigs for my project? 



1. Do I like pigs? 



2. Is this section suited to the profitable production of pork? 



3. Do pigs fit in well with, the farm management plan? 



4. Is cholera or any other disease likely to prevent profits? 

 II. What shall be my aim in raising pigs? 



1 . Shall I feed one 'or more pigs during the summer to market in the fall 



or winter? 



2. Shall I aim toward building up a pure-bred herd for breeding pur- 



3. Shall I make a combination of the aims above? 



III. How shall I get a start? 



1. Shall I buy one or more young pigs? 



2. Shall I buy a sow which has been bred? 



3. Shall I buy pure-bred pigs or grades? 



4. What breed shall I buy? 



5. Do I know the points of a good pig? 



IV. Can I give breeding animals proper management? 



1. Do I know how to manage the boar and sow at breeding time? 



2. Can I give a brood sow the proper care? 



3. Can I manage sow and pigs properly at farrowing time? 

 V. How shall I care for young pigs? 



1. What attention do they need before weaning? 



2. What care and feed shall I give them after weaning? 



3. What is the best method of weaning? 



4. Shall I allow my pigs to run in a pasture, or shall I feed them in a pen? 



5. What crops shall I grow for my growing pigs? 



6. What special care will my pigs need in summer? 

 VI. How shall I fatten my pigs for market? 



1. What records shall I keep that I may know how much the pork I am 



producing will cost? 



2. At what age "will fattening for the market be most profitable? 



3. What is the most satisfactory ration I may feed for fattening? 



4. What is the most satisfactory method of feeding for maintenance 



during the winter? 



5. What special care will my pigs need in winter? 

 VII. What kind of hog house shall I build? 



1. What factors shall I keep in mind in building a hog house? 



2. Can I afford an elaborate house? 



3. Can I make a plan for such a house as I need and build it? 

 VIII. How can I prevent disease? 



1. Do I appreciate the importance of cleanliness and sanitation? 



2. Shall I give the pigs a chance to keep clean? 



3. Do I know how to prevent such common ailments as scours, worms, 



and lice? 



4. Do I know the nature of hog cholera, how to handle a case of infection 



and how to prevent such infection? 



5. Can I perform such simple operations as castration and extraction of 



teeth? 



