. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. FATTENING 259 filthy wallows, or other impure sources, is to court disaster from disease. Scope of Suggestions.—As this is not a treatise upon South- ern agriculture, it is out of the question to discuss suitable soils, methods of cultivation, etc., for the various crops mentioned. All that has been attempted is to show the possibilities of the South along the line of cheap pork production, and to urge farmers to. Photograph from Dr. E. M. Ranck, Mississippi Agricoltural College. 59.—Hog colony houae recommended by the Mississippi Agricultural College
. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. FATTENING 259 filthy wallows, or other impure sources, is to court disaster from disease. Scope of Suggestions.—As this is not a treatise upon South- ern agriculture, it is out of the question to discuss suitable soils, methods of cultivation, etc., for the various crops mentioned. All that has been attempted is to show the possibilities of the South along the line of cheap pork production, and to urge farmers to. Photograph from Dr. E. M. Ranck, Mississippi Agricoltural College. 59.—Hog colony houae recommended by the Mississippi Agricultural College. It is a modification of the A-shaped pen, the sides being hinged at the top. In summer the sides are lifted up as shown in the picture, in which position it affords shade during the whole day and allows a free circulation of air. In winter the sides are let down, when the pen ia as comfortable as the ordinary A-shaped pen. utilize the advantages existing in their location, whether the number of hogs they raise be few or many. Experiment Stations are for the guidance of the farmer, and the wide-awake farmer will look to his State Experiment Station for advice regarding the culture of crops with which he is not familiar. The reader is referred to the chapters dealing with results of experiments in swine feeding for further reference to many of the feeds Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Day, George E. , 1863-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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