RATIO OF CORN TO PORK 
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7. Compare Large Yorkshire and the Tamworth. 
8. What are the leading swine breeds of your region? 
9. How would you secure stock for beginning a swine project? 
10. Discuss sows vs. gilts for breeding. 
11. Why use a score card in selecting breeding stock? 
12. Discuss pure-breds vs. grades for breeding. 
13. Discuss number of sows you would keep. 
14. Give reasons for green feed for swine. 
15. List suitable pasture crops for your region. 
16. Give some idea of size for pastures. 
17. Discuss good feeds for breeding stock. 
18. Describe the making of a mineral mixture for swine. 
19. Describe good houses for litters. 
20. Discuss movable vs. permanent houses. 
21. Give directions for care at farrowing time. 
22. Give means of providing exercise for swine. 
23. Give the elements of good sanitation. 
24. Discuss lice and their treatment. 
25. Explain the meaning of double treatment for cholera. Why used? 
26. Give advantdges of feeding pigs in a creep. 
27. When should the male pigs be castrated? Why? 
28. Discuss time and methods of weaning. 
29. Give directions for management after weaning. 
20. Tell why and how to cull out poor brood sows. 
“1. Outline plans for two litters a year. 
2. Discuss the choosing of a good sire. 
<3. Give directions for registering pigs for your choice breed. 
.4. Give reasons for showing pigs at fairs. 
25. How would you prepare them for shows and sales? 
36. Give methods of securing sales for pure-bred pigs. 
37. Why select additional gilts each year for breeding? 
38. Give the four stages of the life of a pig which is to be used for pork; 
with feed for each stage. 
39. What elements govern the length of final feeding period? 
40. Make at home a self-feeder, an A-shaped movable house, a movable 
pen, a shipping crate. 
Bushels of Corn Equal to 100 Pounds Live Weight of Hogs 
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Ratio of Corn to Pork—The feeding of swine for profit is 
dependent upon the relation existing between the prices of feed 
and live pork. Corn is usually the governing feed. Prices of other 
feeds range somewhat with the prices of corn. When prices of