Plentywood Herald

Success in Hog Raising
Depends on Management

Farmers in all parts of the country in recent years have undertaken to some extent the business of hog growing, says the United States Department of Agriculture. For many years farmers, particularly in the principal corn-growing states, have recognized that hog raising is one of the quickest and surest ways to market their crops.

Success in this enterprise depends in large measure upon proper management and suitable equipment, according to Farmers' Bulletin 1490-F, "Hog Lot Equipment," just issued by the department.

Defective fences, say the authors, are responsible for considerable annoyance, disagreement among neighbors, damage to gardens and crops, and often for the appearance of disease. The average farm fence is more often unsatisfactory because of faulty construction than on account of unsuitable materials. Woven wire is regarded by the department as the most practical hog-tight fence. The durability of this type of fence, says the bulletin, depends largely upon how securely the corner posts are set.

The new publication contains numerous other suggestions as to troughs, feeding floors or platforms, self-feeders, hay feeders, shades, shelters and dipping vats, wallows, breeding and shipping crates, loading chutes, scales, record books and other equipment. A copy of the bulletin may be obtained free, as long as the supply lasts, by writing to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.