294 Animal Husbandry 
3. Why is it often difficult to give swine their food, particularly when 
the food is placed in a trough? 
4. Wherein does feeding the breeding herd differ from feeding the fatten- 
ing herd? Explain. 
5. At what age is a young pig likely to eat more than is good for him? 
How can this be prevented? What is the objection to exclusive corn 
feeding? 
6. How can swine be prevented from rooting? What pasture grasses 
are they most likely to destroy? How many hogs can be pastured on one 
acre of land? What factors influence this number? 
7. How many carloads of fat swine are shipped from your vicinity 
each year? Where do they go to? Approximately what is the average 
weight ? 
8. Why do fat swine often refuse to stay in their shed even in the sever- 
est of weather? Why do fattening swine need an abundance of fresh air? 
Has this an effect upon the amount of food required to fatten swine? 
Does the quarters affect the rate of gain? 
