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. Fattening hogs. 
Note to the Teacher.—It is desirable to emphasize the 
importance of the ideas brought out in the first four para- 
Bear in mind that in hog raising 
the largest production of pork at the least cost a pound 
is a factor of fundamental consideration. 
hogs often the cost of a pound of gain is much greater 
than the value of that gain when the animal is sold. 
Young hogs of a moderate weight are more profitable 
to raise for market than aged hogs of enormous weight. 
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LESSON TWENTY-SEVEN 
FEEDING HOGS 
Meat producers compared. 
Most meat from hogs. 
Fastest gains during early growth. 
What weight limit is best? 
Early feeding. 
Creeps for little pigs. 
Mineral matter and charcoal. 
Making a slop. 
Pasture for pigs. 
Grazing runs for hogs. 
Forage for cheap grain. 
. Last stage of fattening. 
. Making good bacon. 
. Hogs as corn harvesters. 
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