NOTEBOOK QUESTIONS
(Write brief answers on notebook pages.)
1. Why is hog raising such a popular form of live-stock production on the farm?
2. In what important respects has the domestic pig been improved from the wild hog?
3. What are the chief differences between the bacon-type and lard-type of hog?
4. What are the characteristics of a good brood sow? Of a good boar?
5. Name the standard breeds of swine in this country.
6. What is your favorite breed and why?
7. What are some of the feeds supplementary to corn in productive swine feeding?
8. Give some reasons why swine should be sheltered. What are the essentials of a good piggery?
9. Name five things you consider essential in the care of the brood sow.
10. List some interesting hog habits.