Show LIVE L CICK MINERAL FEED FOR HOGS MEETS FAVOR mint ral feed for hogs retting getting the ordinary corn belt swine rations has shown its iti dollars and cents value iu in experimental work done at the ibe iowa state college even where growing pigs had bad access to good pasture such as rape or bluegrass the benefits of minerals have been outstanding the addition of 0 20 per cent of to the ration of pigs on rape pasture was vas not sufficient to supply the necessary mineral matter in case the protein supplement should be soybean soy bean or linseed in place of t the I 1 mineral deficiency would be E still I 1 greater john evvard the map man in of the investigation recommends that a suitable rul table mineral mixture be fed all classes and grades of swine if possible feed it in a self feeder preferably inside and easily accessible sudi a mixture may be composed of 0 the following common salt 20 pounds fenely ground raw bon emeal or steamed bon emeal 40 pounds and finely ground high calcium limestone wood ashes finely ground oyster shells clam shells shell 4 or lime thoroughly air slaked 40 pounds to each pounds of mixture add 10 pounds of sulphur it if it Is desired and from one half to orie ofie ounce of potassium iodide site mix thoroughly besides the immediate value realized from feeding minerals to hogs there has bas been found to be a cumulative value in the case of breeding stock at the lie lowa experiment station the first generation of sows bows fed minerals showed but bill slight advantage over gilts fed no minerals the second generation showed some positive signs of benefit chiefly in an increased height and length in the third generation the advantages were plainly evident ln in added gains in weight it appears that there Is a tendency for the benefits of minerals to show up to greater degree as the generations unfold for breeding swine the following minerals mixed together are becom mended common salt spent boneblack wood ashes sulphur high calcium limestone glaubert glau bers salt epsom salt copperas and potassium iodide |