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engage in the undertaking except on a large scale, and the 
people who can handle hogs in large munihers and make the 
business a financial success are comparatively few, The aver- 
age farmer is safer to handle hogs in rather small numbers, 
and use them as an adjunct to his other farm operations. Used 
in this wav, and handled with a reasonable degree of judgment, 
Fic. 1.—Champion Chesier White barrow at Chicago, exhibited by the Iowa Agricultural 
College. This hog is almost the extreme fat type. 
the hog will give a good account of himself in adding to the 
revenue and the profits from the farm. <A very few years’ 
experience should enable a farmer to determine just about 
how many logs he can raise to advantage. Some farms will 
carry very large numbers owing to the system of farming which 
is carried on, but for many of the smaller farms one breeding 
sow is plenty. 
