« The more the land and forests are big, natural resources, the more the pig breeding is important: in the Baztan valley, where forests, lands and pastures cover more than 80% of the surface, pig breeding comes next in importance behind cattle and sheep. 30 000 piglets are born there every year. Th. Lefèvre. 1933) Then, the "piggy-bank" was well chosen: the pig was bred at small costs, and eaten or sold when necessary.
« Mas grandes soin los montes, fuente de alimento, mas la ganaderia de cerdo tiene importancia : en el valle del Baztan, donde los bosques, las landas, los pastos, cuentan mas del 80% del superficie del suelo, la ganaderia de cerdo es la segunda en importancia despues de la ganaderia de animales con cuernos.