HOGS arc among the most important animals to 

 raise on the farm for meat or for profit, and no 

 farm is complete imlcss some are kept to aid in the 

 modern method of farming. Swine multiply more 

 rapidly than other farm animals and make greater 

 gains per hundred pounds of concentrated feed con- 

 sumed. 



As a consumer of by-products the hog has no rival. 



Hogs might be kept profitably upon a number of 

 farms where they are not found to-day. As a gen- 

 eral proposition it is safer for the average farmer to 

 handle a small number of hogs in connection with 

 his other farm business. 



As much feed as possible for hogs should be raised 

 on the farm; no more feed than is absolutely neces- 

 sary should be purchased. 



Hogs weighing from 200 to 300 pounds are in 

 greatest demand on the market, and usually the 

 greatest profit is obtained from selling hogs at these 

 v\ eights. The price realized depends upon the kind 

 of carcass the hog will yield. 



This bulletin deals with the various phases of 

 swine production, namely: feeding, breeding, and 

 management. 



