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SOUTHERN PORK PRODUCTION 



The individuals of the breed seem to do well on rather 

 limited feed supply, and having been bred along grazing 

 lines they are to be classed as excellent grazers. They 



Big Guinea swine on Willow Dale Farm, Mayfield, Ga. 



have an advantage in the shortness of leg in that a 

 comparatively low fence will retain them. While the 

 pigs grow off at a fairly rapid rate, the mature indi- 

 viduals of the breed do not attain a large size. The 

 mature sows weigh from 200 to 2.30 pounds, and the boars 

 from 2.50 to 300 pounds. They are only fairly prolific, 

 averaging from six to ten pigs a litter. Their distribution 

 has been confined chiefly to the southern states east of 

 the Mississippi River, although a few have been taken 

 into Arkansas and other southwestern states. As to just 

 what part these hogs will play in the future swine 

 industry of the South it is difficult to state. They have 

 certainly declined in numbers and popularity for several 

 years, but just at the present time considerably more 

 interest is being manifested in them. 



