PIGS THAT PAY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 12 January 1929, Page 14

PIGS THAT PAY.

It has been noticed by those who take considerable interest in the pig industry that however had prices may be there is nearly always a good demand for well-grown youngsters that have been done well. Naturally, when purchased by those wliO' want to turn them over quickly these youngsters require less attention and less feeding to make them come to the right weight for the butcher (states the “Live Stock Journal,” England). They have had that good start in life which means everything to them in the future, and which in its first stages costs so little; for so much can ho done by feeding

the pigs through the sow. No doubt in the near future there will he quite a good trade for pigs, and there are already pointers that show that the slaughter of sows, and breeding stock generally, that took place last autumn is now being reflected by the fewer pigs on offer. Therefore, those who are in the best position to judge predict a shortage of pigs in the spring, or even before that.