Description
This book contains a detailed guide to keeping pigs, published by the ‘Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries’. Complete with detailed explanations, helpful instructions, and a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this text constitutes a must-read for both existing and prospective pig-keepers, and makes for a valuable addition to collections of farming literature. The chapters of this book include: ‘The Farmer’s Aim’, ‘Scale of Business’, ‘Capital Required’, ‘General Management’, ‘Duties of Pigman’, ‘Breeding’, ‘Suitability of Breeds’, ‘Pure V. Crossbred Pigs’, ‘Selection of Breeding-Stock’, ‘Constituents of Feeding Stuffs’, ‘Ultra-Violet-Light Irradiation’, ‘Suitable Digestibility and Bulk in the Ration’, etcetera. We are proud to republish this volume, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on pig farming.
