14 BULLETIN 48. HAWAII AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
A chute is of great convenience in loading hogs into trucks. It 
should be as wide as the wagon or truck bed, 10 feet or more long, 
and have sides 3 feet high. If it is mounted on a pair of wheels 
it can be moved and tilted with ease. 
THE FOUNDATION STOCK. 
Having determined what system of management he is to follow 
and where he is to be located, the swine raiser should next turn his 
attention to the establishment of the herd itself, taking great care to 
select, or have selected by a reliable breeder, 2 animals of good type, 
conformation, and constitution. (Fig. 17.) Too much stress can 
not be placed upon the judicious selection of a pure-bred herd which 
is to be used for the production of breeding stock for sale as such. 
Fig. 16. — Type of crate used in shipping hogs. 
A few choice animals, rather than a number of inferior ones, should 
be purchased at the start. It is advisable never to buy the highest 
priced swine until one has had considerable experience in breeding. 
In some instances it is wise to purchase bred sows and a young boar 
whose services will become available at the next breeding period. If 
the sows are in pig, both sow and litter can be studied by the pur- 
chaser and later bred to a suitable sire which is chosen to head the 
herd. 
In general, it is recommended that the beginner purchase young 
stock. The investment is low, and the animals usually adapt them- 
selves better to new conditions than do older stock. A boar pig of 
the best breeding possible and two or four sow pigs from 4 to 6 
months old will be sufficient as a start, or if grade sows are already on 
hand, or the start is to be made with mature animals, the purchase 
2 Pure-bred stock should be pure-based from reliable breeders only, preferably from those 
specializing on a single breed. 
