Plan No. 696. Profit From One Pig, $587
A Tennessee boy in May, 1918, invested $50 in a pure-bred gilt, and now figures his profits at $587.35. She farrowed seven pigs, part of which the boy sold for $133. With this money he purchased a boar of excellent breeding, which he exhibited at the East Tennessee Division Fair, winning the grand championship of the breed over all exhibits. He won $87 in prizes, $45 of it in competition with experienced farmers. His animals are now valued at $525. This, with the money from sales and prizes-winnings, amounts to $745, from which he deducts $157.65 for feed and care, leaving a profit of $587.35.
This plan would certainly pay a boy’s way through high school, besides giving him a knowledge of stock raising that would be invaluable.