Show LI IE I 1 INI I SEPARATED MILK IN RATION FOR SWINE VINE The Michigan experiment station has ti recently reported an Interesting experiment In growing pigs ou on corn cornand and water as a compared to corn and ond separated milk Two pl pigs pica s that got ot milk gained rained pounds each In flue flu months Those on corn and water gained only 95 pounds At the end of ot five months the th milk fed milk milk- ted fed piGs piG's were marketed and the two stunted pigs put In separate peru pens pen PI Pig No 4 4 got Kot shelled corn water and a good mineral mixture Pig Pis PI No 8 got corn and separated milk and though he only weighed 13 43 pound at seven months old weighed bed 30 pounds at a year old a gain of ot SOT pounds pound No 4 gained only 28 pounds weighing 76 70 pounds at one year Then No 3 S t was wal wa marketed and ond No 4 got separated milk and corn for five months At the th end of ot this time he had gained Pounds lounds n weighing 30 pounds show show- show showing ing lag that separated milk can bring oat even a stunted pig pic to make good gains The gains calm with separated milk COlt coat 7 cents per pound with skim milk at 85 35 cents centa per pounds Gains without milk mUk cost to 39 cent cents centa per pound Although separated milk contains valuable mineral minerai matter this was evi vl dently not what was vas lacking locking In the corn The main deficiency de clency waA wa we In pro pro- protein pro pro-i tein and In the promoting growth-promoting vita vita mines mines both of or which were supplied abundantly by the separated milk Many people try to feed fee pigs on corn clone alone while others other who have dairy cows separate the milk and throw the skim milk away awny Doth Both are mak make making ing lag a serious mistake It If separated milk Is not available one should use ose alfalfa pasture or some other protein supplement along with corn Some will say that they thel get better results on corn alone than were ob- ob ob obtained by the Michigan station This Thle is 18 probably true where pigs are get get- getting getting getting ting some grass crass or weeds weeda to supply them with mineral minerai matter and vita vita mines mines and with some of ot the supple supplementary proteins The main thing to remember Is that corn Is not a com corn complete fe feed d for growing animals Separated milk should be consid consid- considered considered ered as a supplementary feed not as asa asa asa a complete feed teed In Itself Where ted fed fedin fedIn In moderate quantities 2 or 3 S pounds ot of separated milk may take the place ot of 1 pound of ot corn In large amounts amount count 8 S or 10 pounds of ot milk equal to 1 pound of ot corn A good rule Is Is to count rounds pound of ot separated milk worth holt halt the price ot of o corn per bush bush- bushel Chas el-Chas el Chas I Bray Colorado Agricultural Agricultural tural college |