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Show asLiiiH PHOSPHATE FOR, HOGS, I H Why They Need Food Containing This A noted veterinary authority sny; H "It hogs show n tendency lo weak H ness on the logs, feed less corn and H more bran," Tho reason why bran Is H good for weak bones Is, Hint It con- H tains moro pbnsphatu than corn. Hut H It tho farmer has provided himself H with a fow bags of raw ground plion- H phato rock, ho will find It nn excellent H thing to Bprlnklo n Ilulo ot It m tho H floor of tho pen ovory day. Tim hogs fsl will root for it greedily. i&l Two years ago wo studied IM phos- liH phnto exV-lment mado with pig, nt ssfl tho Wisconsin experiment station It HH was most convincing of tho truth of biiIIIh tho statement wo havo mndc, declnrett B tho IIoard'H Dairyman. Three iienn ot 1 pigs, of three each, werd tako for lH tho experiment. Ono lot wns fed M H farmers ordinarily feed hogs; tho son- H nnd lot wns fed tho samo as tho llrnt, '1 excopt that a It t lo phosphate wns T added to their food daily. The effect H was astonishing In tho Incrrancil ) strength of the second lot Hut It wnn with tho third lot that tho full 'ruth was unfolded. H This lot was fed food from which nil H tho phosphate had been extracted by washing, but tho process loft all other elements such an tho nltrogen nnd pot- nsh, In full strength. Tho effect of this iH loss of phospbnto on these plppr was Sl very striking. Thoy were stunted In slzo though well covered with fat, nnd at tho stngo ot the experiment wo snw them, thoy could not stand on ' fl tholr legs a minute. Got ono of them upon his feet for n moment nnd ho jf would communcu to falter at onco, Hero was n lesson In tho principles of nutrition that was vory valuable to tho man who can tako It. Phosphorus Is ono of tho most important alumoiitn wo havo for tho support or the binln, jM nerve nnd bono In animal life, And fur seed growth lu plants. Wo hnvo nlwnys noticed that our -jH own hogs will nt onco commend lo root In nnd eat tho ground phoophntn when wo sprlnklo It on tho floor of tholr pens. A small handful each i!ny to each hog Is valnablo for tho animal and tho greater ofllclency ot tho ma- |