Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming
1. Wild Relatives of Swine 2. Swine on the Home Farm 3. Market Prices 4. Inspection Trips 5. Comparative Judging 6. Exercises in Judging 7. Reports on Home Feeding 8. Hog Houses 9. Breed Directory 10. Concrete Hog Wallow 11. Wooden Troughs 12. Hurdles 13. Making a Collection o...
=Origin.= The ancestors of the hogs found on American farms came from two sources, southeastern Asia and western Europe. These two families of hogs are often designated by the n...
4. PART I1. =Organization of the club.= See plans for club organization in the appendix. The class in elementary agriculture undertaking to base its work largely upon the home project sh...
5. PART II1. =Wild relatives of swine.= Pupils should prepare written reports upon the following wild relatives of the hog: peccary, wart hog, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, wild boar. Consult...
7. PART IVThe following outline may serve as a guide to each pupil in the study of his project, or it may be used by the class as a whole in their discussion of the subject: (Each pupil s...
3. PART FOUR. THE HOME PROJECT NOTEBOOK 57Teachers of agriculture are beginning to realize that the swine industry may be utilized to advantage in the training of young farmers. Pig raising makes a good home project. Mo...
2. PART THREE. SWINE 291. Origin 2. Bacon-Type 3. Lard-Type 4. Breeds 5. Bacon Breeds 6. Lard Breeds 7. Selecting the Pigs 8. Getting Started 9. Care and Management 10. Houses 11. Sanitation 12. Wallo...
1. PART TWO. PRACTICAL EXERCISES 211. Wild Relatives of Swine 2. Swine on the Home Farm 3. Market Prices 4. Inspection Trips 5. Comparative Judging 6. Exercises in Judging 7. Reports on Home Feeding 8. Hog Houses...