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LIVKS'I'IX'K ON THK h'AKM 



1 yp(> and the fat or lard type. The foi'iner is well developed in 

 lean-meat production and is sold before it gets very fat. The 

 latter naturally prodiiees more fat and is also fed to be fatter. 



KiG. 44. — TMnnvorth sow. (From "Swine" by author for Breeder's Gazelle.} 



Fig. 4.-,,— F: 



"\'iirl<>IiiiT Fonr. 



The tendency, howcvei-, even iii lard hogs is to l)i'(H"d those that 

 produce more lean. 



Vigor and Breeding. — T\\o of the most important points in 

 swine are \'igor and breeding. By breeding is meant especially 

 the influence of feeding and environment of the ancestors. 



