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both of the seed and green pastures, a reduction of from 

 ten to fifty per cent and more was obtained in the cost per 

 100 pounds of gain. 



The use of grazing crops. — Pork production can be put 

 on an absolutely permanent basis in the South by every 

 farmer who will take up seriously the matter of growing 

 forage crops so as to supply an abundance of roughage 

 for his swine the year through. Every successful hog 

 man knows that the greatest profits in pork production 

 have come from the liberal and judicious use of forage 



Most grazing crops should be supplemented. Courtesy D. T, 

 Hardin of Tennessee. 



crops. By the use of forage crops swine can be grown 

 and maintained with but very little concentrates. For 

 the proper finishing of pork for the market some concen- 



