. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 46 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE Jersey; and the Cbesliire (Fig'. 27), in New York. Two Kinds of Hogs. Some hogs are raised for lard and others for bacon. Corn is good food for hogs that are grown for lard, and so the lard type is the most common and the most profitable in our. lirize Tnlind CIiiiKt. country. In England, the bacon type is raised. Some hogs are useful for both purposes. The Kind to Raise. The hog yields meat at a lower cost than any other animal when he is well cared for and properly fed. One should not raise scrub hogs, which are sometimes calle
. Elementary agriculture. Agriculture. 46 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE Jersey; and the Cbesliire (Fig'. 27), in New York. Two Kinds of Hogs. Some hogs are raised for lard and others for bacon. Corn is good food for hogs that are grown for lard, and so the lard type is the most common and the most profitable in our. lirize Tnlind CIiiiKt. country. In England, the bacon type is raised. Some hogs are useful for both purposes. The Kind to Raise. The hog yields meat at a lower cost than any other animal when he is well cared for and properly fed. One should not raise scrub hogs, which are sometimes called "razor ; It takes two years to get a scrub to weigh as much as a well-bred pig will weigh when nine months old. If a farmer has only scrub stock, he can improve his herd in a very few years by the use of a pure-bred sire. What They Eat. When hogs are free to roam the woods they eat roots and such nuts as acorns and. 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 Nida, William Lewis. Chicago, A. Flanagan Company
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