Care of Pigs. 



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of course for the market he could be cashed in quicker than 

 a much lighter weight pig. I think a fair weight might be 

 as follows : 



3 months of age 60 to 75 lbs. 



6 months of age 140 to 180 lbs. 



8 months of age 225 to 250 lbs. ^ 



1 year 300 to 350 lbs. 



This will be about right unless the pig has been crowded 

 for show, or for the purpose of seeing how heavy it could 

 be made at a certain age. For breeding purposes pigs that 



A Convenient and Sanitary Hog Wallow. (See Page 69). 



are not developed too fast up to from 6 to 9 months of age, 

 generally develop into larger and better breeding ani- 

 mals than those that are crowded to the limit from birth. 



We must always keep in mind that in a cold climate pigs 

 mature much faster in the spring and early summer, 

 than they do in late fall and winter, so that there would be 

 a difference in weight for age between spring and fall lit- 

 ters. 



