CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT. 



WHAT A BREEDER OF PURE BRED HOGS 

 SHOULD BE. 



Probably there is no business tbat requires character and 

 intelligence in a man, to a greater degree, than the breeding 

 of pnre-bred stock of any kind. First, the young man when 

 starting should know that he likes the business, and has 

 made up his mind to follow it as a permanent business and 

 to stick to it through thick and thin. This matter of stick- 

 to-it-ive-ness is one of the principle elements a man should 

 have. Next, he should be a man whose character is above 

 reproach and absolutely honest. With these elements 

 and a determination to succeed', he can build up a life 

 business that is gratifying in every way. 



Then, he must select as good animals as possible to found 

 his herd; he must cull a goodly proportion from the pro- 

 duce each year to sell as pork hogs, selling nothing but 

 the better animals for breeding purposes. He must keep 

 careful records of his breeding ; he must be prompt in an- 

 swering inquiries ; he must be truthful and reliable in everj' 

 way, so that the purchaser may know when he receives the 

 pedigree of a pure-bred animal that it is absolutely correct. 

 Much, in fact, depends on the correctness of the pedigree, 

 and that is dependent on the man who writes it, and for this 

 reason he must be dependable in every respect. A man who 

 is not dependable cannot build up a permanent business. 



The policy of the pure-bred stock breeder should be 

 always to satisfy his customer, if possible. 



