The Place Of Hog Production In Corn Belt Farming Classic Reprint

Author : S. H. Hopkins
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ISBN 13 : 9781332140077
Total Pages : 32 pages
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Download or read book Hog-Raising in British Columbia (Classic Reprint) written by S. H. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hog-Raising in British Columbia On the average, one breed of hog will make as good gains as another on a given amount of feed. The difference in breeds lies in the kind of carcass produced. It can be readily seen, therefore, that the question so often asked, "Which is the best breed?" cannot be answered. Each breed satisfies different requirements, and a man must make his own choice. It is not necessary for the ordinary farmer to use pure-bred sows for raising hogs for slaughter, but, at any rate, he should use a registered boar of the breed he prefers. Pedigree breeding has been the means of improving all our modern breeds of live stock, so that every farmer owes it to himself to use registered sires to keep his stock up to standard. A pedigree, however, is not always a criterion. A sire must be a good individual in himself. The possession of a pedigree alone will not make him a satisfactory breeding animal. A short description of the breeds most suitable for British Columbia follows: - Large Yorkshire. - This white breed is the chief bacon-producer in Great Britain, and has been largely used by the Danes for crossing on native sows to produce their famous bacon. They are more numerous in Canada than any other breed. The sows are docile and good milkers, and are noted for large litters. Being prepotent, they are valuable for crossing on the fatter types of hogs, giving to the progeny greater length and less tendency to excessive fatness. The Yorkshire makes an ideal bacon-hog. It is a rapid grower, but its white skin is sometimes apt to blister on dewy pasture. The snout should be of medium length and the face dished, with ears carried erect. Berkshire. - In the United States the Berkshire is classed as a lard-hog. But as bred in Canada the breed has retained more or less of the bacon type, together with large size, and is a favourite with many. It is more inclined to fatten than the Yorkshire, and is not quite as large. It is a hardy, easy-feeding, and fairly prolific breed, although usually not equalling the Yorkshire in this latter respect. Berkshires are very suitable for pasturing. The standard colour is black, with white face, feet, and tip of tail. The snout is short and the face dished - that is, the snout turns up rather abruptly. In selecting Berkshire, care should be taken to get animals of good size and length, with strong bone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.