Show stopping pigs rooting rines are often inserted in the noses of hogs to prevent their root tog ing this is a very good practice and Is followed by irany breeders the rings and tools tor for inserting them can be purchased quite cheaply from almost any dealer in agricultural tools the reason that pigs root in the ground Is to get roots and insects there that they like to eat it la is ably a characteristic that sticks to domesticated hogs that was learned when all hogs were wild and found it necessary to get part of their teed feed from the soil As a rule it if hogs are well fed they will not do much root ing |