Show I II I I I f r WARM SLOP BEST FOR HOGS Helps to Break Down Feed Better and It Induces Better Circulation of Animals Animal's Blood Whether intended for breeding hogs bogs or for fattening hogs it is better at this time of the year to mix the slop up with hot Instead of cold water Fattening hogs handle large quantities quantities ties of feed teed and considerable energy Is given oft off in the he process of digestion which can be used for warming feed which Is eaten without much waste and yet even fattening hogs do better if their slop is warmed A great many of our best feeders says the Farm Stock and Home now make mak it a practice to feed slop or at least considerable water up until the very ery last of the feeding process and I the majority of at them warm the water the they use Warm water helps to break breakdown down own the feed better and it Induces induces induces in In- duces a better circulation of blood to the digestive tract than does cold coldwater water Breeding stock that gets less feed has no surplus energy to spend spendin in warming water and if it Is given cold slop Flop it must use energy that might be put to far better use to warm it In other words It is cheaper cheap cheap- or er to use natural fuel than to use the fuel tuel inside of the pigs pig's body by the br breaking down of food nutrients One of the great difficulties always encountered with breeding sows vs durIng during during dur dur- duri i ing the winter Is to get them to drink sufficient water They should drink drinka a great deal of it It not alone because they need it for body fune l SJ also that they will be It pt rl ti bisted d without eating so much d dry s e. e make them Water Water J 1 tk h hout rout out ut furnishing many nutrients E 9 V ordinary mary conditions as s soon ss-j ss waier e ws ins to get real cold hogs re refu ns t toti of it and so soIe Ie t arg of other f ebe b J t Y fled ed It If on the of oth I et t f la rammed med and Is Cie GJ with their feed the I It h 1 Q their systems without tn th slightest test objections and will be much bi b ft for it it The feed bill will also be smaller at atthe atthe atthe the same time Whether the slop IE ls warmed for fattening stock or not we would certainly advise that it be for the breeding stock Where the herd Is small it is often feasible to warm the thc water for slop In the house but In case of a large herd one of ot the various feed cookers on th the market would no doubt b best st be procured |