Keeping Pigs

This book gives information on buying, keeping and feeding pigs. It also gives advice on housing, breeding and rearing. It includes chapters on health and diseases and it tells how to slaughter a fattened pig.

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The book begins by analyzing the reasons for keeping pigs, then goes on to describe how to set about buying a pig. The chapter on feeding looks at the use of proprietary foodstuffs, and discusses the practice of supplementing with scraps and garden produce. Tethered feeding is also described. There is a section on housing, including advice on adapting existing buildings and on methods of keeping pigs outdoors. Breeding and rearing are discussed, and the problems of health and diseases have a chapter to themselves. Helpful tips are given on how to arrange for a fattened pig to be slaughtered. Butchery and home-curing are described, and recipes, including sausage making, are provided.