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The Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, Winston Salem, Winston, Wake County, Forsyth County, North Carolina
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Farming advice on efficient hog care and feeding practices in northern and eastern States to produce more meat and lard, including diet supplements and shelter needs.
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Hogs require attention and should not be neglected, in regard to regularity, in feeding and watering.—Ex.
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Northern And Eastern States
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Three bushels of corn will make more meat and lard fed in warm and mild weather than four bushels fed in cold, winter weather. Hogs need a shade when the sun is hot and uncomfortable, and a warm shelter when frost bites and pinches all living flesh. Fresh water to drink with ashes and salt all they can eat, in addition to corn, peas, barley and oats, make a great deal of pork in the northern and eastern States. Skim-milk, whey and buttermilk, and many vegetables are fed to swine at small expense by many farmers. Hogs require attention and should not be neglected, in regard to regularity, in feeding and watering.