Pig Raising: A Manual for Pig Clubs

This guide turns a simple backyard pig into a lively classroom project, giving teachers a ready‑made framework for hands‑on agricultural learning. It explains how to weave a seasonal plan into regular schoolwork, with clear roles for students, parents and the teacher, and stresses careful record‑keeping of costs, time and results. By organizing learners into a club that ties into the wider State Boys and Girls Club movement, the book creates a community feel while teaching basic scientific and economic principles.

Inside, readers find a month‑by‑month calendar, step‑by‑step exercises, and concise lessons on swine breeds, feeding, housing and health. Practical tools such as notebook forms, sample constitutions and judging rubrics help students track progress and share findings. The text balances everyday chores—building a hog wallow, weighing pigs, mixing feeds—with enough background on market classes and nutrition to keep the experience both educational and rewarding.