Show give hogs range when fattening animals will produce meat of better quality when not crowded by B H W taylor extension swine specialist north carolina state college service contrary to popular belief a small filthy crowded pen is no place to fatten hogs crowded and filthy the hogs cannot be as healthy and sanitary as they should to produce good firm wholesome meat hogs do not produce the best pork I logs hogs will gain well and keep clean if allowed a reasonable amount of range and given all the balanced ration they can eat and some exercise is needed to keep them healthy since it is important that pork be produced as economically as is reasonably possible it is a good practice to turn the hogs into a field where they can glean food that has been left from various crops fattening hogs should have in addition to the field gleanings all the corn they can eat and a protein supplement should be kept before them at all times fish meal or or a mixture containing one half cottonseed is recommended as a good protein supplement along in the early winter growers should begin to think about their spring farrows and see that the necessary equipment is available now is a good time to build a farrowing furrowing far rowing house A plan for such a house may be obtained from county farm agents |