. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. «18 THE AMEinCAN FAUMEU S (STOCK BOOK. Nevcrtholcss, we .suppose many will not think so. The illustration shows tlio old fashioned way of hampering a hog for ringing, and also the ring: now-a-days patent rings and ringing pincers render the process more easy. 'IMio old method was both clumsy aud cruel; and except when necessary, rings of every kind should be RINfilNC A HOG. A hog that is turned out to forage in the woods on mast and roots should not, of course, be ringed ; for he then nee
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. «18 THE AMEinCAN FAUMEU S (STOCK BOOK. Nevcrtholcss, we .suppose many will not think so. The illustration shows tlio old fashioned way of hampering a hog for ringing, and also the ring: now-a-days patent rings and ringing pincers render the process more easy. 'IMio old method was both clumsy aud cruel; and except when necessary, rings of every kind should be RINfilNC A HOG. A hog that is turned out to forage in the woods on mast and roots should not, of course, be ringed ; for he then needs free use of his snout which is the means nature provides him with for getting food. The rea- son why breeding swine should not be ringed is, that the natural exercise of rooting, and the food they get in this way, are necessary to develop constitutional vigor and perfect health, so important in all breeding stock. This point is touched upon more fully 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Louis, Mo. , N. D. Thompson & co.
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