THE HOG UPON THE FARM fa 
On Dairy Farms.—The hog fits in especially well upon 
dairy farms where skim milk, buttermilk, or whey has to be 
fed upon the farm, Perhaps no animal will give as high 
returns for dairy by-products consumed, as the hog, and no 
feed gives a finer quality of bacon than dairy by-products. It 
is also worthy of note that the man who has skim milk is in a 
Fia. 2.—Poland-China barrow, champion at the International Exposition. This hog repre- 
sents practically perfection of form from a lard hog standpoint. 
better position to raise pigs than the man who has none, for 
the reason that it is difficult to find a satisfactory substitute 
for skim milk for young pigs just after weaning. 
Pure-bred Hogs.—What has been said in the preceding 
paragraphs has no reference to the raising of pure-bred hogs 
for breeding purposes, but applies simply to the production 
of market hogs. The breeders of pure-bred hogs understand 
