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of fat and other waste. Substitutes for lard have de¬ 
creased the demand for the former “lard hog.” Farm¬ 
ers need pigs which will weigh two hundred pounds 
when they are six months of age. 
Feeding.—For a pig to weigh two hundred pounds at 
the age of six months, he must have feed. After pigs 
are two weeks of age and have made a vigorous start, 
they may begin to look for more feed. We assume that 
the mother has plenty of grass or clover so that she may 
Fig. 79—A Hampshire, Royal Cherokee, jr. 
have a good supply"of milk. The young porkers are 
soon able to crack grains of corn. If a small trough 
or feeder is placed in the pen, as shown in the diagram, 
the cracked grain is fed, and that they soon learn to 
eat. Dry grain prevents bowel troubles, especially if 
a little charcoal and salt is supplied. Pigs learn to 
chew dry feed before they learn to drink. After three 
or four weeks, milk or slop may be fed without causing 
scours. Pigs will not eat too much if they have a bal¬ 
anced ration and become accustomed to a self-feeder 
