INDEX 



Acreage of com for "hoggmg-off," 

 236. 



Afterbirth, removal of, 73. 



Alfalfa, sows and pigs on, Plate V ; 

 supplements to corn for pigs on, 

 201 ; vs. clover, 156 ; vs. rape, 

 160; vs. sweet clover, 161. 



Alfalfa hay, methods of feeding, 

 to pregnant sows, 46, 48, Plate II ; 

 wintering bred gilts on, 45 ; win- 

 tering yearling and mature sows 

 on, 47. 



Andrews, 365. 



Artichokes for swine, 326. 



Artificial, heat for sows at farrow- 

 ing time, 70 ; wallow for sows in 



' summer, 121. 



B 



Bacon, factors affecting firmness of, 

 402. 



Bacon hog, carcass of model, Plate 

 VIII ; condition of, 404 ; form 

 of, 403 ; score-card for, 403 ; 

 Bize of, 403 ; quality of, 404. 



Bacon production, barley for, 283. 



Bacon type, market requirements 

 of, 401. 



Barley, alone vs. meat-meal for 

 fattening pigs, 283 ; composition 

 of, 280 ; rations for bacon pro- 

 duction, 283 ; vs. com for fatten- 

 ing pigs, 281, 282. 



Beal and Rose, 329. 



Bedding, kind and amount for 

 farrowing sow, 70. 



Beets, sugar, for swine, 326. 



Berkshire, history and characteris- 

 tics of, 425 ; pigs, Plate III ; 

 sow, Plate X; sow with litter, 

 Plate XII. 



Birth, trouble with gilts at, 73. 

 Bliss and Lee, 289, 290. 

 Blue-grass, characteristics as a 

 forage, 174 ; and timothy, best 

 proportion of tankage to feed 

 with, 204 ; and timothy vs. clover 

 and alfalfa, 175 ; results from 

 pasturing, 176. 

 Boar, age to use, 20; amount to 

 feed, during breeding season, 16 ; 

 birth weight of pigs, 108 ; exer- 

 cise during breeding season, 16 ; 

 feeding in winter, 64 ; food de- 

 mands during breeding season, 

 14 ; influence of, on birth weight 

 of pigs. 111 ; influence of, on size 

 of litter, 103 ; number of sows 

 bred to, 26 ; rations during the 

 breeding season, 15 ; on the mar- 

 ket, 375 ; suitable conditions for, 

 Plate I ; vigor of, 103. 

 Boars, judging young, 416. 

 Bone, effect of rations on size and 



breaking strength of, 139. 

 Bran, wheat, composition of, 271. 

 Braxton and Jones, 115. 

 Breed, relation of, to size of litter, 



104. 

 Breeding, principles of, 431 ; sys- 

 tems of, 441. 

 Breeding crate, advantages of, 25. 

 Breeding herd, general management 

 of, 33 ; feeding pigs intended for, 

 220 ; housing, in winter, 34 ; self- 

 feeder for pigs intended for, 221. 

 Breeding hogs, breeder's require- 

 ments, 406 ; judging, 406 ; score- 

 card for, 407 ; standard of ex- 

 cellence for, 406. 

 Breeding season, feeding and hand- 

 ling sows during the, 10. 

 Breeding stock, principles in the 

 selection of, 449. 



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