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them so that they can be shown to the best advantage 

 when they enter the ring. 



Equipment for showing. — After the animals have been 

 fitted and the time arrives to take them to the place of 

 showing, there is a certain amount of equipment required 

 in order to carry out the program. First, one needs feeds 

 for the hogs, unless these are supplied by the show asso- 

 ciation. If taken, the feeds are best taken already mixed 

 in sacks. In addition, some buckets for watering and 

 slopping and some feed troughs will be required. In 

 addition to some crates, some small hurdles will be found 

 useful in handling the hogs. Other accessories, such as 

 bedding, brushes, oil, possibly lamp black or other pig- 

 ments, hammer, nails, lantern, kerosene can, medicines, 

 etc., will be required. In addition to these items, it is 

 generally customary for the herdsman that attends the 

 hogs to sleep in their vicinity, which calls for a cot and 

 some bedding. A large trunk or two is usually provided, 

 in which to keep the small items that are necessary. All 

 of these things should be provided for. If one expects to 

 attend the shows and show, it does not pay to go half 

 prepared, and it takes preparation in other than properly 

 finished hogs to show and win against the hot competi- 

 tion one finds at the better shows. 



Transportation. — After the hogs are finished and all of 

 the herdsman's outfit is prepared, the question of trans- 

 portation is to be solved. It is generally necessary to 

 make use of the railroads, for but few breeders live close 

 enough to the shows to haul by wagon or truck. As to 

 whether the hogs will be driven or hauled to the car will 

 depend on local conditions. In some instances, where 



