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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY; I
  COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Extension Division
THOMAS P. COOPER, Dean and Director
CIRCULAR NO. 99
,. Swine Breeding Project
Junior Agucultural Clubs
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t euro uml 1ll2ll\2t{It‘lllL‘l1T of this pig uml ilu ull thv w<»i·l< Ilt‘t't‘N¤;tt’_\' A  Mm
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lmok. Thvsv l'L’t‘lll'tlS shull lm usvtl in _llltl;;'lll{L1‘ thv t‘ttlllt‘Sl,   Hi
(5. At the closc of thc p1‘<»_i<·t·t thv pigs ul` ull tm·mh•·i·s shull  
he 2lSS(‘llll)lt‘tl ut <»m· pluvv for vxhihitittii uml _iml;;·i11g. ll` im- i
pnssihlo to h<»l show th<· jtitlgv shull visit <~u··h IIlt‘lll* iiwlim
hor, st·<»1·t· his p1·<>j<=t·t uml (lCl0I‘IlllllL‘ thc wi11m~i·. ii im
T. Tho cltih 1m·mlwi‘ shull close his p1·¤>_i<·t·t, t·t»mpl··tt· thv
1’t2C(>1'tl lmnk uml scml it to thu t*t>llI1l_\' ugcitt or vltth lt‘2ltlt’I'. '
S. Tho jmlgcs fur the tmtttcsl shull lw st·lt~¤·tt·tI hy the p qttura
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CIRCULAR NO. 99
Swine Breeding Project
Junior Agricultural Clubs
SELECTING THE PIG
i':&|t'il 11n·111he1·sl1t.11hlseleet his own pig. Nt>[1]llCI`(‘l)' a pure-
h1·etla11i111:1l nt` nin- nl' the slatnlartl i>l'l‘t'tlS Init a pig of good type
sltnithl he t‘iIt»st‘ll. .\ \\'(‘2llIillI{j pig l.ill'l't>\\`t'(l on or after March
l is I)l't‘l-t‘l`I't'ti l`l>l' tl1is ]ll'l' or hy applying to the
···»1111t_v agent ¤»1· elnh tlepartttieiit. Either the Hantpsliire,
i)lll't.t‘-»it'l'l' either hreetl, may he
ll`l*(i iN'|'£lli`l` liil'l`l' i\ HU iIt‘\l iIl°('l‘(i.
Net only shntilti the pig have all the t'ilill`&i(‘l<‘l'lSllt‘S of the
ht·eetl it l`t'I)l`t‘><'lIlS hnt it slntnhl he strung i11 itnlivitlnal points.
,\ vigtmitts. healtlty attiinal with a strung areh of hack. of good
length. straight legs, strong pasterns and Sllltltllll thrttrntt is
the kind tlesiretl hy Sllt‘t'l’SSl`l1i ill`t‘<‘tlt‘l`S, Altho a pedigree is im-
' ]lUl`l1lllI no eltth lll<'llli)t‘l‘ sltntihl select a poor intiivitlttal because
7 it has a faney pedigree.
i, STARTENG THE PROJECT
The pig that is hrtinglit i`l‘<1ll1 z111¤>the1· farm slmultl be
L. qttatratitiiieti fer three weeks. llnring this time ]1e slinttld be
given a tl1<»1·e St‘1'lllli)lllg` i11 snnie gnotl disiiifeetant stteh as a
l\\'r)-]lt‘l'-t't‘lll s<·lt1ti<»11 nl' erenlitt. lt is l`t‘t‘tlll1lllt*lltlt`tl also that
the pig he vaeeinatetl against ilt1;;'t‘ilt1iL‘l'il at this lllllt‘. N0 feed
slioultl he give11 for twelve hnnrs previnus tn the vaeeiitatioii.
After the \'2lt‘l'llltlllt1ll light l.t‘t‘(lllIg` is atlvisahle. Iininetliately
after the ([llill‘2lllllllt‘ liIl‘ eltth ineniher slntnhl weigh the pig and
stint leetling fer the pmjeet.
SHELTER FOR THE PIG
_ Several kintls nf` shelter ean he eonstrtteted by the elnb
mUlIli)Ql‘. A 1`ew of the ]lltIl’t‘ praetieal are the A-T-ypc i101lS0,
the h<>x»t_vpe hense. a straw shatle, er a large box. The A—type
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is required. One-third to one-half pound per pig daily is usually
W considered sutlicicnt. Une part of tankagc to nine of corn is
lc the usual proportion.
.lIi/k——'l`liis feed is perhaps the hcst protein supplement for
lll torn. l·`ivc pounds of slciinrniilk has the feeding equivalent of
W one pound of grain. 'l`hrec pounds of Sl{llll—1l1lll{ should he fed
W with every pound of grain.
  (.'ui·boyc or lhitclzcizi ll'(lN[C—~'l`ll(‘$C two hy-products when
properly fed are economical hog feeds. Npoiled garbage should
not he fed. When the garhagze is ohtaiued from a town or city,
  cluli inenthers should inspect it closely. ()rdinarily 5 pounds
bl of garhage per pig daily as a supplement to zi. grain ration is
fl" rectinnnended. 'l`he trough in which it is fed should be cleaned
each day to prevent a sour condition.
ll}:/ti ·»»- »·l`sually pigs suffer inorc front the lack of water than
I"' front the lack of feed. l’leuty of fresh, clean water should he
kept in easy reach of the pig if the hest results are to he oh-
*li" tained.
if 'l’tis{ur¢ and [lU}'(I{]f`——Tlll‘ cost of production is decreased
  it` the pig has access to ahundant [>2lSlllI`t"()l` a good forage crop,
‘ lllllls helps to keep the digestive tract, in good condition and
C") makes the pig niorc highly resistant to disease. If kept. in tt
dry lot. weeds. clover or grass should he cut and given the pig,
l*‘}' -\ 1]l<>\'ill)iL‘ pen t`or the pig is niore convenient. Several kinds
l‘ll‘ of pasture and forage are availalile. such as young rye (not
l"ll over 12 inches high i. clover. rape, alfalfa. liluegrass ond sweet
""l clover.
.l.<_ FEEDING THE PIG
iter The aint in this project is to produce hreeding hogs rather
ngs than inarltct hogs or fat hogs. l’rotein huilds hone and muscle;
ont · therefore, it should constitute a sutlicient portion of the ration.
tent t`orn is a fat producing feed and niust he supplemented with a
protein feed such as Sl{llll—llllll{ or tanlcage to make at balanced
it it ration. The cluh tnetnher may select one of the following mix-
st. tures to feed his pig in connection with green forage pastures
iuut >uch as clover, rye, rape or bluegrass."°`
  mixtures may he obtained hy applyin: to the county agent or
¥ll'$ lo the College ot` .\:i·icu1tnrc, L'nivcrstty ot Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
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i figuiu-s in ilu- "l’ui·1. by \\'¢-iglit" <·<»lumn. lmt il` s<·ul<-s urc nut
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il miglil lu- mmli- l>_v nu-usurin;5 nut SI nu·usur<-s of mrn uml 1
El lIll‘.lSIll'<· nl` txinkugv. .\n_x· i·¢»1ix·¢~11i<·1it ]ll•'HSlll'i‘ muy lu- used.
I _\i`u-i· ilu- 1'<·¤·i1Nllll'<‘. 1\s it grows ilu-
i·uli<»u slurulal lu- lll(‘l`<‘2lS<‘ll uulil u pig wi-igliing 200 puumls rv-
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A is lla-vi-lnpt liy :1 vlosi- stmly nf ilu- pig lic-ing fm-il.
'l`lu- pig slmulil liuvm- zuwi-ss ul ull tiuu-s T0 u uiiucrul mix-
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llt‘Zllllllt‘I' pig. 'l`liv niixlnrv nvvll mit bv bevnglil bnt muy bv mix.-,] pig
at lnunv. The fnnllnwing is u pruvtivul aml vvnm»nii¤·ul niixtnrv; llip
(`lnn·v<»ul. wnml ashes, or sluvk veal 5 purls Tl*’¢
. lliwnml lllll1‘Nll'lllS uml this gr·vutl_v rvstrivts tliv rutv nl` gain. .\ pig
‘ kept in a dirty pen or yard, llll|\l`l>|>l‘l`l_\' fell, llrinliing 4lii·1_\·
water l.l'll`lll tilthy tmiiglis uml lying in wullnws vei·_v ¤pm·lll¢>wing trvatnivnt is gnml l`··i· i·i·|·ling 1li~· g
pig of worins. l
1)l`O\'l(l(‘ m> fvvtl or watvr l`<»i· 24 |i·»ni·s. 'l`livn givv tliv l`»·l- l-—
lowing p1·epa1·uti<¤n tn the pig in u iliin slnp.  
Biearboiiate of smla 2 tlrums ;é¤
Silllltllllll 5 grains    
Areea nut ] drain  
Caloinel Z3 grains
This is a tlnse for a lt)O—pnnml pig; the sixv nl` Iliv il·»~··
ninst be varied ill‘C¢>l'tllllQ_` in the wvight nl' tliv pig In bv ii·vu1v·l.
The tlnse sli<·nld be rvpvutvtl ten days l2lll‘l'_
].I'('(`(.\llfIlllt‘l` v·»nnm»n uml svi·i·>ns pui·asirv infvsiiiig pigs "ll l
, is the ling lwnsv. This lnnsv livvs nn the bmly nl` iliv pig anil i l*l‘
lays its eggs or "nits" vn thv hair. lt snvlis iliv bl·»·»·l l'i··»iii <*\l1
the aniinal and eanses grvut ll'I`llillli>l1 <»l` the skin, thns l·»wvi·-
ing the vitality of the pig. This ll`l'llilllk_.:v·· · I ` `,:Y-··~ ’ ·s~ _?.·;:¢'~·:_` .·
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The Finislietl Product
PREPARING THE PIG FOR EXHIBIT
'1`ho uliih 1i1i·i11lii*i· shiitiltl Iw iiiitilicd l»_v thc cnuiity zigciit
<»1· t·li1I» I<·;itli·i· whwii thi- pi·<>_i<·i·t is t<» vltisv. A v1·i·_v gawd wziy
is to vliisv tho pi·<»_i¤·i·t with ei vlttli show wliorv oztvh 111<·1i1I,iiéi,· should
vxhiliit his vliili pig iii thc host, pnssililc wiiditiuii,
Pigx iii the I)1`t‘•L‘tlIllg 1·la1>st·s are iitit cxhihitcd iii high mii-
dititiii but iiivrcly show at siiiootli iiiiish. A littlc IJl`llSl1illL` catch
tlit_\‘ ztlitl stiiiiv <*Xtl‘2t t`t~vd, Nllll'llllg‘ 1011 tlatys I)Of<»1‘0 thc CO11tCSt,
will usually lic SllI`Il(‘it‘lli. Tho t·o111111011 O1'1`O1‘ is getting the
pig iii too high ctiiidititin, cztiisiiig it to appear weak iu paste1·11s
amd 0ft011 at bit. uhiiiiky iiistcztd of long and g1`O\\'tl1}’.
Give thc pig ai good bzith with \\`&l1`1l1 1·11i11 water and soap.
All dirt z111d 100sc skin should bc removed by using 11 1·atl1c1·
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raw 01* 111*0110:1 p1:100$ tlll 1110 $11111 110:11111g 1'Z1[11t11_\'. .\1`t0r \\'2I$1l· (`
_ I ing, 0a1‘0 $1:011111 110 1:111011 111:11 :111 St)il[\ i$ \\'ilS11l‘t1 (31111 01` tl11· 1·1
11:111- hy 1`1115111g` with 1-10:1r \\'2lIt‘1'. '1`11011 tI1`_\' 1110 :111i111:11 \\`11I1 :1 1*
A (‘1("311 010111 01- t0w01. . 1**
\\v11C11 1110 hair i$ 1IIt)1't111§II1I_\` 111·y il light Z1[)1>11t‘2111<111 111` 1·:1w
1111s0001 011 S11t1l11t1 110 11111lIl` :11111 1-1111111111 w011 11111) 1111* $1;0v01·:11 11111l*S 0x·01·y 11:1y '1`00 1ll1lt'11 1l1`11N111I1g
C£`t111101 110 (-117110.
1 D0 1:01 1150 0111:110 O11ft)1' 1i1·0 011 1110 pig :11 thi$ 111111' l11·1·1111~1· tj
it 111a1;0s 1110 hair vcr}: 11:111;. This i$ t'$l1t‘t‘1211I}` 01>_i1·1·1i011:11111· rt
I 10 b1·0011s liaviitg 1011 01· whi10 11air. 11` l11<‘ pig i$ It11IS_\'. 1I‘I1 ca
0110 0f thc 00111-tar dips 111 pl'0[101'11ttIl 01' 0110 1110:1$111·1· 111. tlip D
10 t11i1·1y Of\\'Z`l1C1`. 111.
T11011111g11ai1· 010111111 1110 011g0.: 0f 1110 0:11·$ S11tlII1t1 110 11·i111111011
01`1’ with Z1 pair cf $1·i$$01·$ 01* (1111]1t‘1`SZ 1i1<0wi$0. &11I_\' Ittllgl`. 1·0:11·$1·
hair 011 1110 tail. 0::00pt that 111a1111(1 1.10 1`Cl110\`C(1 111 1110 $:11110 way. 11 i$ p1·011:11110 111:11 11111 l_
pig`$ t00$ are 100 1011:*; 01· 111‘01;011 01· i1·r0g111a1·; if $0. 111l`}' $11011111  
110 1l‘11I1111C(1 with il good, sharp 1<11if0. 1\1`101· 1110 pig IIEIS 110011 if
g1·00111011 it $11011111 110 k0p1. 111 :1 dry }1111t'l‘ w1·11 1101111011 with U
A 010:111 straw. ‘
SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTINUING CLUB WORK
,\1'11·1· 1111- 1>l't1_1t'1‘1 1S('1tlS*.‘t1 $0v1·1‘:1l 11I111Q< 111:1y 110 1111110 with
_ 1110 pig. Ev01·y 11101111.101· 0f' t11i$ })1‘(1v1t}(‘1 11:1$ :1 ;ft1(1tI S12ll'1 11111. :1
1lt‘1'(1 t>f11t1;;'S. If :1 gilt 11l1S1)(‘t‘11 l`211Nt"t1, :111 0x1·0110111 t)[>])t>1'1111l1I_\'
10 1>l'(}(‘£I 1lt‘l' :11111 $1:11*1 111 1110 $0w :11111 111101- ]}1't1'1t‘t‘1 11\\'il11.< 1111I
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j ])1`()jC(2t, 1110 pig I1121}' 110 $0111 1tlt'2111}' 10 $01110 i1111ivi1111:1l 01· pitt IN
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 Striur I`}r¢·¢rIin_¢j I'r0_im#/—-Juzzfor .lyI'if'l{HllI'(lZ Clubs 11
BOAR·PlG CLUB
("luh lll(‘llll)<‘l`S ll|iI_\' l'¤»t·111 lll(‘lllS(‘l\'(’S into a "B0ar—Pig
(,`l11l>_" llu- !'t"(|\lll'l’lIl(‘lIlS living that tlu· luiys aiul {girls i11 this
1·l11l» must <'ll(‘lI own illltl raise- il hour pig. lllllvll at the close of the
p1·1»_i1·1·t tlu- (‘lllll]>\‘llll shall he l.`Ul`Illt"(l in the same way as the "Boar
Pig (`luh." the 1litl'1·1·e1u·e heing that aZ1 the nienibers raise
gilt pigs instead of boar pigs.
I RECORDS
Keep tl.e reeortl bool: up to date as the vrork is done. Every
~ time >o1110il1i11g is done co1111r-r·t<-tl with tl;e pg 011ter it i11 the
· ]'L‘t_‘()]'Ll hook, Tl1e 111i111l1er of llfrlll`3 relitiiretl for l`t‘CLll1lg and
· caring for the pig should be put (loam \\`llt‘l1 the wrlrlq is done.
, Do 11ot tr]: to 1'Cl11C‘1Ill)Cl` items of expense. Let the rciortl
hook tlo the 1‘01:;0n1be1·i11g.
l STORY OF THE PROJECT
` Stzlyieetz "IIo1v I Raised My I‘ig."
` I11st1·1u·ti·u1s; The story must be thc work of the eluh 1110111-
K ler. ,l)t"ll autl ink 1:1ust he 11se.l. Ne.1t11e;s, pu11et11ati1;»11, and
C(‘1]l1)lCiL"llC.~S of story are points that will be coiisideretl. Tl1e
l l`Lllltl\‘.`ll1[1` outline is suggested:
1 . .
1. Banu- and loc:1t1c;1 cf club.
2. How and vrlzere tl1c pig was cbfaizzecl.
3. Nauu-, breed and age of pig.
—.l. `\`»'eEgl1ts, cost of prccl11cti<111 and gains 1:1:de.
‘ 5. ;lll`lOl11ll and cost of feels.
l G. Things of special llli'Cl'l`$i` E1-.1:-111-al during the project.
_ 1.*1]%rr111·w.<.-—l·`;11·111e1·s` Bulletins No. -ll1—FectlE11g Hogs in
_ the South; No. 43S—IIog Houses; No. 5GG—Boys’ Pig Clubs;
No. S22-Live Stoek Classification at County Fairs; No. S14-
Swine Management.
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2. Eye 1··. Ilreust IT. Hind uunle :1, l’1I>l•*l`llS
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5. J0\vl lil. Huck IU. llump II}. 1·`nnL ` _
6. Neck 132. I,·»in te. I:¤~IIy ·
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SCORE CARD
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The following is the score card used hy the l lIl\'(‘l'Sll_\' ui` 1
Kentucky in judging hngx. All boys und girls expeetiing tu he r
successful heg breeders or L'(>Ill(‘lll])l2lllIlg` entering the judging 1
I contest should study this score card. I
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Swine (Lard Type) Breeding
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S'I`·‘NI’·`~I*" "I" I‘?X"I‘?I·I·I*N"I‘? III II, I sIII·1··III*S (,'Ul'I'(:(![€l.l
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A. General Appearance—4O Points. I I I
\\'•·i;;lIl —•} III<·IIllIs, EIM lhs.; I»m· yvur, I
-lI.•·• ll·s.1 I )‘¤·uI’s, TIM lhs. Il . I   , I ,. ...... .. .............
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lll•·ll`ll'ill, ··I»IIII»uI·l, FlilllIllllLL SI|\lJlI'!'l)‘ I
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msi ·~x····s>ix··Ily {III 4 I ......,.... I ..,..,.... . ........ ,...
I‘·»II>IiIIIIi··II_ ··';I~~1 I-u|»u··i<»Iis; lII·i>l<•·l I I I
Jlll\`1lll4'l·Il uml l·Ixx; Hunks i`IIll uml I I
xx--ll l··l ·l·»xx·II N I . ....4,..... I, .,,.... I ....,,...... .
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B. Head and Necl<—11 Points. I I I I I
l·Zx···s, full. IIIiEIlI l·I‘i:ZII, lllll I»l·:?.·II`l. l»I··Iu·l l»•·l\\'¤#•·ll •·x·I—s_ IlislI— ., ~ I I
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l·IIi IiI·II1}yull:I··III·l, l'{ll`l`l§l1(•' uI···lll···¤lll_ lirm. lll¢‘l··lI. ·l~·I·I·. lliivk, II:II‘I‘·»xx‘ ut Q I I
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>IIIII·»I:,§j.· I.» >}I..IIlIlI·I· J} I I   ,,.. .. 7.
C. ForequaI·ters—1O Points. I I I I
Si;··III·l·—Is_ l»I·II.I·l_ Ill-··II_ i`I1ll lint ll·1l _ I I I  
l.·»uxy_ IIII u llll*‘ with :, >!l`.•lL:I.Z, SlI¤¤l`li $ll'l>ll1J, l:ll·¢~l‘- I I
iII:, s··I xx·-ll ;II·;II·I, l»·»m-s simmtli, I   I
_l·IllIls vii-;IlI. II.I>l¤·l`ll< \l}>|‘l:lil, l`m·~·l C ,
lll•·I;L··, m·l >Irl`1l\\'llll;. SI|l11ll`t‘I}` I ‘ I I
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D. B0dy—20 Points. I . I I
liuwk uml l··iII, l»I··»uIl, $ll`l>ll¥_ lun:. · I I
»·x I·I1 xx i·lIEI_ :iIi··l\ll1lll l·IiIi iu i·I¤·It II1` Iuil. ` I _ I I
ll<'2ll, liizli tull svllillx . I IT I ··-·--———-- · -··--··   ··‘‘
llums. I»l·Im;·, full, ·lI·I·II, l·I·I»uIlI mx I I I
1··»II:lIm-ss, mit <'lll llI*, xx‘•·ll llvsliwl I ` I I
ln ll\I<'l{ ... l" . . ., .... ..
l,•·:S, $ll`l\lllll, slI¤»i‘l. Sll`l\ll§. tuIII·I‘· I
lllL', s•·t xx···ll 1lIIlll'lI lII»m·s simmtli,   I
jwiiils l'l•'J\ll. I·:Isl¤·I‘IIs uiwiulil. t`•~I·l I
Imvlliiim sim-, m·I N]\l`1l\\'llllL1, sIIIIuI·I·- I   I
ly plul-I·Il , 5 ` I . ........... IN, ..,... I .,..,.l.,....
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