Pig Raising Project Record
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Pig Project Study Outline[9]
The following outline may serve as a guide to each pupil in the study of his project, or it may be used by the class as a whole in their discussion of the subject: (Each pupil should write the answers to the questions.)
- I. Shall I raise pigs for my project?
- 1. Do I like pigs?
- 2. Is this section suited to the profitable production of pork?
- 3. Do pigs fit in well with our farm management plan?
- 4. Is cholera or any other disease likely to prevent profits?
- II. What shall be my aim in raising pigs?
- 1. Shall I feed one or more pigs during the summer to market in the fall or winter?
- 2. Shall I aim toward building up a pure-bred herd for breeding purposes?
- 3. Shall I make a combination of the aims above?
- III. How shall I get a start?
- 1. Shall I buy one or more young pigs?
- 2. Shall I buy a sow which has been bred?
- 3. Shall I buy pure-bred pigs or grades?
- 4. What breed shall I buy?
- 5. Do I know the points of a good pig?
- IV. Can I give breeding animals proper management?
- 1. Do I know how to manage the boar and sow at breeding time?
- 2. Can I give a brood sow the proper care?
- 3. Can I manage sow and pigs properly at farrowing time?
- V. How shall I care for young pigs?
- 1. What attention do they need before weaning?
- 2. What care and feed shall I give them after weaning?
- 3. What is the best method of weaning?
- 4. Shall I allow my pigs to run in a pasture, or shall I feed them in a pen?
- 5. What crops shall I raise for my growing pigs?
- 6. What special care will my pigs need in summer?
- VI. How shall I fatten my pigs for market?
- 1. What records shall I keep that I may know how much the pork I am producing will cost?
- 2. At what age will fattening for the market be most profitable?
- 3. What is the most satisfactory ration I may feed for fattening?
- 4. What methods of feeding shall I use?
- VII. How shall I care for my pigs during the winter?
- 1. What is the most satisfactory method of feeding for maintenance during the winter?
- 2. What special care will my pigs need in winter?
- VIII. What kind of hog house shall I build?
- 1. What factors shall I keep in mind in building a hog house?
- 2. Can I afford an elaborate house?
- 3. Can I make a plan for such a house as I need and build it?
- IX. How can I prevent disease?
- 1. Do I appreciate the importance of cleanliness and sanitation?
- 2. Will I give the pigs a chance to keep clean?
- 3. Do I know how to prevent such common ailments as scours, worms, and lice?
- 4. Do I know the nature of hog cholera, how to handle a case of infection, and how to prevent such infection?
The pupil is urged to answer all questions, make all records, describe all operations, and give all results called for in the calendar of monthly activities on the following notebook pages.
| 1. | Breed of hog | |
| 2. | Sex | |
| 3. | Name of hog | |
| 4. | Is it pure-bred? | |
| 5. | Is it registered? | |
| 6. | If so, give its number | |
| 7. | Date record started | |
| 8. | Age of hog at that time | |
| 9. | Value at that time | |
| 10. | Weight at that time | |
| 11. | About how many minutes did you spend each day caring for your pig? | |
| 12. | How many hours does this amount to for the whole project? | |
| I state upon my honor as a Pig Club member that I have answered all of the questions as correctly as I am able. | ||
| (Signed) | ||
| Date when record is finished: | ||
Registration Record
| Sow | Service Boar | Date of Service | Date of Farrowing | No. of Pigs | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | No. | Name | No. | ||||
| Queen’s Model | 13271 | Big Lad | 2683 | Jan. 1, ’18 | Apr. 22, ’18 | 10 | All O.K. |