. Our farm and building book. . Proportions and Lengths of Barn Framing Members for Strong, Neat Gambrel Roofs for Barns of 30 to 42-Ft. Spans Neighborhood Improvement 79. Community Service Boar In one community where the hogswere not as good as they should be,three farmers were sitting in the littleoffice at the lumber yard discussingthe hog question. The cost of a pure-bred boar was mentioned, when thelumberman made this proposition: Well, boys, if you fellows will actas a committee of three to select ahog you think the community needs,I will stand in with each of you andpay my one-quarter s
. Our farm and building book. . Proportions and Lengths of Barn Framing Members for Strong, Neat Gambrel Roofs for Barns of 30 to 42-Ft. Spans Neighborhood Improvement 79. Community Service Boar In one community where the hogswere not as good as they should be,three farmers were sitting in the littleoffice at the lumber yard discussingthe hog question. The cost of a pure-bred boar was mentioned, when thelumberman made this proposition: Well, boys, if you fellows will actas a committee of three to select ahog you think the community needs,I will stand in with each of you andpay my one-quarter share of the costand I will keep the hog here at thelumber yard for the free use of anyfarmer who will breed a sow. The proposition seemed so interest-ing that the three farmers agreed toit. In a months time the lumbermanwas asked to make his offer good, andhe did so. That was a year ago. Today there are hundreds of highgrade pigs in that community, as a re-sult of that little meeting between thethree farmers and the lumber are all thoroughly well satisfiedwith the experiment. At the presenttime more than a dozen farmers aremaking plans to secure the bes
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