Small-Scale Pig Raising

<p>Do you dream of raising a feeder animal but have limited land time and money? Dirk van Loon has a solution for you! Covering everything from buying your pig to smoking your own bacon <i>Small-Scale Pig Raising</i> will show you how to produce the most meat for the smallest investment of time and money.</p> <p>This volume covers the essentials including:</p><ul><li>Housing & equipment<li>Penning & handling<li>Commercial feeds<li>Alternative feeds<li>Pig digestion & physiology<li>Breeding & farrowing<li>Management techniques<li>Butchering</ul> <p><i>Small-Scale Pig Raising</i> includes in-depth detail on home butchering with step-by-step instructions and photos that break down the entire process from slaughtering to portioning meat for the freezer. This book covers everything a beginner needs to know.</p> <p><b>Dirk van Loon</b> a graduate of the College of Agriculture at Cornell publishes <i>Rural Delivery</i> a monthly magazine for small-scale farmers and raises food for his table in Nova Scotia.</p><p>Readers interested in related titles from Dirk Van Loon will also want to see: Small-Scale Pig Raising Updated 2nd Edition (ISBN: 1626545537 ).</p>