農夫們可以養幾頭豬隻來賺錢，卡佛建議買進幾支年輕的豬隻，養豬的成本很低，因為用剩菜剩飯、腐爛的蔬菜和雜草就能飼養豬隻，等養大了之後，可以製作成香腸、食用肉、豬油這些一定能賣得出去的東西。如果可以負擔，農夫們還應該買一頭牛，這樣一來「至少能供給家人一半的生計」。

對卡佛來說，自然界中沒有什麼東西是無用的廢物，所有東西都可以被利用，他相信即使是最貧窮的農夫、只要能擅於利用大自然的恩賜，就能改善生活狀況。

Farmers could earn good money with a few hogs. Carver said to buy young hogs. Hogs are cheap to raise because they eat leftover slop, rotten vegetables, and weeds. Once they're big enough, they can be turned into sausage, meat, and lard, which are guaranteed to sell. If a family can afford it, they should also buy a cow, which Carver said would provide "at least half the family's living."

For Carver, there was no waste in nature. Everything could be put to use. Carver believed that even the poorest farmers could improve their standard of living if they put to use all that nature had to offer.

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