248 FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT 
Prices Realized for Feeds Consumed by 297 Hogs. 
Meal, including 
Assumed selling prices of hogs, live mixed grain, mid- Milk. Roots. 
weight. dlings, and bran. 
per ton per cwt. per bu. 
If sold at 41% cents per lb... ....... $20.45 $.20 $.10 
If sold at 5 cents per lb... ......... $23.87 $.20 $.10 
If sold at 5!2 cents per Ib.......... $27.29 $.20 $.10 
If sold at 6 cents per lb... ........ $30.71 $.20 $.10 
If sold at 61% cents per lb......... $34.13 $.20 $.10 
Figures such as the above, obtained from a large number 
of hogs fed under varying conditions, carry considerable weight. 
They show that the hog is able to give a good account of the 
feed he consumes, provided he is handled with intelligence. Of 
course, the figures in the table are averages, Some tests showed 
larger returns and some did not show as large, but it is worthy 
of note that two tests which showed exceptionally good results 
were omitted from the computation in order to make the results 
as conservative as possible. 
PORK PRODUCTION IN THE SOUTH. 
Advantages of the South.—Many people think that the 
South is not adapted to swine raising, and that the “ corn belt ” 
has something approaching a monopoly of the business. It has 
been demonstrated very clearly, however, that corn alone is not 
an ideal hog feed. (See Chapter XX). The hog requires va- 
riety in his feed, and pasture crops play an important part in 
cheap pork production. The South produces a wonderful va- 
riety of feeds, and possesses a climate which permits of pasturing 
practically the whole vear, so that it is difficult to see why the 
South should not excel along the line of swine husbandry. 
Pasture Crops for the South.—The Mississippi Station has 
issued a circular on “Growing Hogs in Mississippi’ which 
gives verv full directions regarding pasture crops for that state. 
Owing to the fact that the recommendations may be modified and 
