LESSON TWENTY-FIVE 
THE PIG AND HIS PRODUCTS 
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11. 
. Selecting breeding stock. 
Note to the Teacher.—Swine flesh, from its ready re- 
ception of salt, is the most easily preserved of all the 
farm animals. It enters largely into farm dietaries be- 
The ease with which hogs can be 
raised and slaughtered will always cause them to be a 
source of household economy and comfort. 
cause of this fact. 
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Pork. 
Lard. 
Soft pork. 
Two types of hogs. 
Bacon type. 
Lard type. 
Weaning pigs. 
After weaning. 
Fall pigs. 
House for dam. 
At time of birth. 
. Dipping tanks. 
Hogs are single-purpose animals. 
5. Marking hogs. 
the economy of hogs in the production of meat. 
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