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filthy wallows, or other impure sources, is to court disaster from 
disease. 
Scope of Suggestions.— Js this is not a treatise upon South- 
ern agriculture, it is out of the question to discuss suitable soils, 
methods of cultivation, ete., for the various crops mentioned. All 
that has been attempted is to show the possibilities of the South 
along the line of cheap pork production, and to urge farmers to 
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Photograph from Dr, E. M. Ranck, Mississippi Agricultural College. 
5 Fic. 59.—Hog colony house recommended by the Mississippi Agricultural College. It 
is a modification of the autre pen, the sides being hinged at the top. In summer the 
sides are lifted up as shown in the picture, in which position it affords shade during the whole 
day and allows a free circulation of air. In winter the sides are let down, when the pen is 
as comfortable as the ordinary A-shaped pen. 
utilize the advantages existing in their location, whether the 
number of hogs they raise be few or many. Experiment Stations 
are for the guidance of the farmer, and the wide-awake farmer 
will look to his State Experiment Station for advice regarding 
the culture of crops with which he is not familiar. 
The reader is referred to the chapters dealing with results 
of experiments in swine feeding for further reference to many of 
the feeds mentioned. 
