Description
A practical guide to raising pigs on a small farm or homestead, this book covers the essentials of selecting stock, providing shelter and feed, managing breeding, and caring for healthy animals. It presents hog raising as an accessible source of meat and farm income while addressing the daily work, costs, and responsibilities involved. Clear, hands-on advice emphasizes self-sufficiency, sound animal husbandry, and making effective use of available land and resources. Well suited to homesteaders and small-scale farmers, it offers a grounded introduction to producing pork from the farm up.
Available Editions
paperback
Rodale Press
Published Jan 1, 1977
226 pages
ISBN: 9780878571321
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Details
First Published
1977
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Raising the homestead hog by Jerome D. Belanger.