Pork Production 



These figures indicate that, taking it from year to 

 year, hogs outsell sheep and lambs or cattle. The larger 



proportion of dressed to live 

 weight in the yield of hogs 

 and the demand for lard are 

 the principal reasons why 

 higher prices are warranted. 

 3. Pork is produced eco- 

 i"^'^".!^/^ I "4 \ / nomically. No other meat- 



producing animal on the farm 

 produces human food as eco= 

 nomically as the pig, despite 

 WORLD TOTAL ti^g f^ct that Concentrated 



162.800.000 HEAD 



LEADING COUNTRIES 



NUMBER PER SQUARE MILE 



so 75 WO _ ,_ t ?^_ 



DENMARK 



BELGIUM ... . 



GERMAN EMPIRE 



NETHCRUNOS 



AUSTRIA -HUNGARY 



SERVIA . 



PORTO RtCO 



FRANCE 



Fig. 2. — Number of awine in leading countries. 



