Show Avoidable Waste in Hog Raising in Kansas Huge Kansas raises four tour hogs per litter and eight pounds of ot pork per bushel ot of corn said Dr C W McCampbell head of ot the animal husbandry department depart depart- department department ment at the Kansas State Agricultural college In to his talk before the Kansas swine breeders associations Kansas can raise eight hogs per litter and 16 10 pounds of ot pork per bush bush- bushel bushel el of ot corn he continued Kansas loses more hogs than she raises For every four tour pigs raised nine are farrowed far far- farrowed farrowed rowed About 88 per cent of ot the deaths deatha may be traced directly to the tanner farmer It may be due to neglect or to Igno Igno- Igno Ignorance Ignorance rance In either case It can Ill III be af at af- af afforded afforded forded and can usually be he avoided with a reasonable amount of or care and precaution Poor management can be superseded superseded ed by good management Poor feeding can be avoided by a study of ot what types of ot food tood a hog must have what proportions It should have ha and how these qualities can be obtained satis saUs satisfactorily fa and economically If It the breeder chooses he can by proper mann management ement careful feeding and wise selection grow strong thrifty thrifty ty vigorous hogs |