Show MAKE SUCCESS WITH SWINE no farm animal improves and I 1 helves more readily than hoge hogs when handled properly to succeed with bulno the farmer must know what bat are the market requirements quire ments and which Is the best type of animal tor for him to produce and feed type typo in su swine ine lu ib shown by the general conformation in the mature form and flashed condition and e well bred and thrifty whilo many breeds are included in the same ape they may differ widely from each other in such detail as color shape of head or hang of eam at present all of the breeds are in eluded in two tao types the lara and anti ba con breeds that are short legged deep broad and heavy finished such as the poland china Duroc du roc jersey berkshire and chester white are known as lard hogs these are arn largely of american origin and have bae been developed by selection and continued breeding on a tat fat p producing cIng ration made up largely of corn hogs of tho the bacon type on the other hand are long narrow deep and atilt smooth of body and necessarily thin fleshed the yorkshire and tarn tam worth breeds best illustrate this type typo these are of british orl origin alij and haat been developed on nitrogenous rations ma mainly composed of grains grails grasak gra sax and dairy products comparative experiments show tha all breeds do about equally well under similar conditions and for feed consumed usually make about the same ln creaLO o in live weight eight and growth the bacon hog bog how however evor dresses but from 70 to 75 per cent net of his gross weight tho the lard bog hog on the other hand dresses from 80 to 85 per cent As dressing percentage is the most important factor in determining the value of hoes hors in the great markets of the central west it can be seen u why hy the lard ape t po is particularly popular in the corn and grain belt states As the largo large packers aro are able to secure much of their supply of bacon froni from immature and unfinished lard hoys there is no large and well wel antab dished market of tho the cc central west tor for animals of the strictly bacaj type a and nd although conditions are suitable for the production of bacon bogs hogs of high quality their breeding and feeding should not I 1 lq undertaken with the idea of marketing them in competition with ith animals of tho the lard ape tho the bacon hog Is an excellent source of homo cured pork and where there Is a to local cal or special market demand cic cical nt to insure a good profit ov r tho the cos cost t of production the raising of bacon animals may well uell be encouraged |