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12. Discuss “hogging off” in relation to finishing hogs for the 
market. 
13. When is a hog ready for market? 
14. Why should boys join pig clubs? 
15. How many litters of pigs does a good sow produce in one 
year? 
16. Name one serious disease of hogs. Tell how it may be 
controlled. 
17. How would you rid hogs of lice? 
18. What would you do for worms in hogs? 
19. Give five rules to follow in keeping the quarters for hogs 
clean. 
20. Name some mineral feeds good for hogs. 
21. Why should farmers kill and cure their own meat? 
PRACTICAL WORK 
Exercise 1 
Object: To study hogs upon the home farm. 
Material: Notebook, hogs, hog-pens, lots. 
Procedure: 1. What kinds of hogs are kept at your home? 
2. State the number of hogs kept at your home. 
3. For what purpose are the hogs raised? 
4. How large are the pens? 
5. Give the dimensions of the troughs in which they are fed. 
6. W T hat kind of feed is used in feeding the hogs? 
7. What kinds of shelters are furnished for them? 
8. Examine them to find if they are lousy. 
Results: Write a report of your study, to be read in the class. 
Exercise 2 
Object: To decide which is the best breed of hogs. 
Materials: Information regarding the breeds of hogs. Bulle¬ 
tins, farm papers, and books. 
Procedure: Choose four students, two defending one breed 
and two another breed. Obtain all the information possible from 
your home and from other sources. Arrange for a date for the 
debate. Invite the county agricultural agent and your parents 
to act as judges. 
