Note.—Do not fill this page until the project is finished.
| EXPENSES | ||||
| Value of pigs at beginning | $ | |||
| Value of pasture | ||||
| Value of green feed | ||||
| Value of feed | ||||
| Value of kitchen or other wastes | ||||
| Amount of labor, ____ hrs. | ||||
| Value of labor at 10 cents per hour | ||||
| Total expense | ||||
| RECEIPTS | ||||
| Note.—Use only spaces that apply to your pig. | ||||
| Final value meat hog, ______ lbs., at ____ per lb. | $ | |||
| —or— | ||||
| If a pig for breeding purposes, its weight in lbs. ____ and value | $ | |||
| Total receipts | $ | |||
| SUMMARY | ||||
| 1. Weight at beginning | lbs. | |||
| 2. Weight at end of project | lbs. | |||
| 3. Total gain in weight | lbs. | |||
| (Subtract answer to No. 1 from answer to No. 2.) | ||||
| 4. Number of days fed | ||||
| Average daily gain | lbs. | |||
| (Divide answer to No. 3 by answer to No. 4.) | ||||
| 5. Cost per pound of gain | $ | |||
| (Divide cost of feed by total gain in weight.) | ||||
| 6. Final net profit | $ | |||
| (Subtract total expenses from total receipts.) | ||||
| 7. At what fairs did you show your pig? | ||||
| 8. Did you win a prize? | ||||
| 9. What were they? | ||||
Note.—Write your story on sheets the size of these and correct it carefully before copying it into this book. Insert a picture of you and your pig together, if possible.
Use the following questions as suggestions in writing your story. Use some other title if you prefer:
Why are you a Pig Club member?
How did you get your pig?
What did you name your pig and why?
Why did you select this breed?
Why are pastures or green crops important in pig raising?
Did your pig drink much water?
How did you weigh your pig?
How did you feed your pig?
When did you feed your pig?
What did you feed your pig?
How did you spend your time with your pig?
Did your pig become a pet?
Who visited you and told you how to care for your pig?
What did you see and learn at the pig show and prize contest?
Why are well-bred pigs better than scrubs?
What are you planning to do in the Pig Club work next year?
What have you learned about pigs?
What kind of a boy makes a good Pig Club member?
(References are numbered on last page of this book.)
| Reference No. | Pages Read | Your Opinion of the Matter Read |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 12-26 | Good, etc. |
[1] A kind of flesh meal prepared from refuse meat, entrails and other wastes that accumulate in slaughter-houses.
[2] Any form of fodder or food, rich in nitrogenous elements and containing a relatively smaller proportion of fibrous matter and water than coarse fodder or “long feed.”
[3] Courtesy of W. Kendrick, State Club Leader, West Virginia.
[4] Credit is due the Universal Portland Cement Co. for this material.
[5] Paragraphs 11 and 12 are taken from U. S. Dept. of Agr. Bull. 527.
[6] Taken from Pig Club Instructions, prepared by George E. Bray, Industrial Engineer, Extension Division, Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kans.
[7] This or the simpler mixture recommended in the project calendar may be used.
[8] Credit is due Mr. E. C. Lindeman, State Club Leader of Michigan, for this material.
[9] Courtesy of C. H. Lane, States Relation Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.