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rowed March 13th, 1913. This is all in a nut shell and 

 very satisfactory to the one asking for the information. 

 In this system we use the same mark for each })ig in the 

 litter, as the pig is not named or registered until sold, then 

 a. name is given and a registry number which is entered 

 on the card record of that particular litter. If a sow in 

 this litter or a boar is retained in the herd the card record 

 should show it and ear mark as well. This system is 

 started new the first of January each year, as the previous 

 year's litters are supposed to be sold, but for the few that 

 are not, or are intended to be retained in the herd, a 

 memorandum is made. 



RECORD OF LITTERS. 



We have found the following card system for keeping 

 a record of the litters, as well as disposition of each, to 

 be the most com'cnient of anything we have e^■er tried. 

 The cards should be oxS in. as illustrated. On one 

 side should be written the pedigree of the dam, her de- 

 scription, showing the ear marks she carries, and the date 

 she was farrowed. The opposite side, as illustrated 

 should show the sire and dam of the litter giving- 

 their herd book numbers, and cut of the pigs head should 

 show how the litter was marked. You will note that this 

 side of the card is ruled for the pui-poso of entering on 

 same the disposition of the ])igs of the litter; the pigs that 

 were sold as breeders as well as those for pork should 

 all be entered on this side, showing to whom sold and price ; 

 and where a ])ortion of the litter was sold for pork, or 

 Imtchered for family use, they should also be entered. 

 Those sold for lireeders should have their name and herd 

 book numbers in proper column as shown. We give one of 

 these cards to the litter of each sow. If she has two lit- 

 ters in one calendar year she has two cards to show what 

 he]- litters were in number and what disposition was made 

 of them. It would surprise many persons to see the foot- 

 ings of the sales from a registered sow seven or eight 

 vears of age, that has been a good producer once or twice 

 each year. These cards should be kept in a small cabinet 

 drawer and each one numbered with the number given to 

 the sow, so that all cards for that sow mav be of the same 



