Show Soft Pork Caused by bj Improper Feed Fats of Peanuts Soy Beans Rice and Corn Com Strikingly Softening Prepared d by the United State Stat i Department of ot Agriculture A. From the results obtained o date ate in the experimental work elating to the soft pork problem It may be concluded conclude sa says s 's the United States Department De De- Department of ot Agriculture that the wider the ratio of ot softening fats inthe In Inthe Inthe the ration to the carbohydrates and from which fat Is protein synthetic formed the we firmer time tile carcass It Jt Is evident that the fat formed from carbohydrates and protein Is always s 's materially harder than that derived from the fats of peanuts soy beans rice an and corn all of which are arc strikingly strikingly softening Mixture Favored A mixture of corn meal 5 parts and peanut meal 1 part fed with or without without without with with- out supplementary minerals to pigs starting at SO pounds and making gains of about pounds In I 9 or 10 weeks produces in the usual case hard har or medium hard hogs When the corn meal is reduced to 2 parts to 1 of ot peanut meal either soft or hard hogs may mar result The feeder is cautioned cautioned cautioned cau cau- not to use this combination unless unless unless un un- un- un less he lie Is willing to accept an any con cone consequences consequences sequences that may come from offerIng offerIng offering offer- offer Ing soft hogs to the market The progress progress made In the solution of the soft-pork soft problem is discussed In Department Bulletin HOT 1907 just published by the United States De De- Department Department of ot Agriculture in op co-op cooperation cooperation opera co era era- tion with the agricultural experiment stations of Alabama Arkansas Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi sippi North Carolina Oklahoma South So Carolina Tennessee an and Texas Some conclusions regarding the feeding of various feeds fecs in different combinations are listed in the bul bul- letin They do not however represent represent represent sent all of the results actually obtaIned obtained obtained ob ob- during the progress of this work Many Ian other questions Involved in the problem are being studied and anda a great mass of ot valuable data pertaining pertaining pertaining per per- to them has already been ob ob- Progress Made In Solution The Time progress made In the solution of ot the problem in its more practical aspects has come through the definition definition definition defini defini- tion and establishment of ot certain 0 basic facts associated with the normal process of growth and fat formation In the hog These facts pertain to the relative softening or hardening properties of of- the feeds concerned In Inthe Inthe inthe the desired combinations and the reasons for such properties the In Influence influence In- In fluence of the time stage tage of or development or size at which a given ration is fe fed and the Influence of gains on the rations A copy of this bulletin ma may be secured secure secured se se- cure cured as long as the supply lasts by I writing to the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agriculture Washington D. D C. C |