They like the fields and the pasture grass

They like the fields and the pasture grass

They like the fields and the pasture grass

Hogs will be most successfully raised when kept as little as possible in pens. They like the fields and the pasture grass, the open air and the sunshine. Almost any kind of food can be given them. Unlike other stock, they will devour greedily and tirelessly the richest feeding-stuffs.

The most desirable hog to raise is one that will produce a more or less even mixture of fat and lean. Where only corn is fed, the body becomes very fat and is not so desirable for food as when middlings, tankage, cowpeas, or soy beans are added as a part of the ration.

Fig. 258. Dinner is over

When hogs are kept in pens, cleanliness is most important, for only by cleanliness can disease be avoided.