Show pays to add wheat to ration of pigs investigation proves value of such feeding evidence keeps piling up as to the many ways in which wheat can replace other feed grains in rations wheat can be converted into pork more mord rapidly than into any other meat although it can be used in almost any livestock live stock ration according to investigations at the colorado agricultural kt college wheat Is equal to corn in feeding value pound for pound many expert experiments have shown while several experiment peri perl ment stations report that it Is even more valuable than corn in the hog fattening ration shriveled and shrunken wheat Is usually richer in protein than plump wheat and if not too badly damaged Is fully as valuable for feed as sound wheat it Is stated should always be added to the wheat ration for maximum gains an and d economy of production the report states wheat Is somewhat richer in protein than lhnn corn but it requires the addition of protein to balance the ration for pigs fed in the wheat should always be coarsely ground or rolled for swine experiments indicate that this type of preparation saves 15 to 20 per cent of its leed feed value if ground too one wheat becomes a pasty indigestible mass when fed soaking wheat may increase its value slightly but not enough to justify that practice |