Show mr LIV ET as SEPARATED IS VALUABLE FOR PIGS the c experiment has recently reported nn nit interesting experiment in growing pigs on corn and water wafer as 09 compared to corn and separated milk two pigs that got gained pounds each in five months those tm on corn and water gained only 06 05 at tho the end of five months the ho milk fed pigs were marketed and the two stunted pigs put in separate pens ply no 4 got shelled corn water and a good mineral mixture pig no 8 3 got corn and separated milk and though ho he only weighed 43 pounds at seven months old lie weighed brio pounds at a year old again n gain of pounds number 4 gained only 28 pounds weighing TO 70 pounds at one year then no 3 wn marketed nna no 4 got separated milk and corn for flye months at the end of tills this ilmo ile 40 lind find gained pounds weighing pounds showing that separated milk can bring out even a stunted pig to make good going gains tito tho gains with separated milk cost 07 cents per pound with skim milk nt at 35 cents per pounds gains without milk cost to 1 30 19 cents per pound although separated milk contains valuable mineral matter tills this was evidently not what was lacking in the corn the main deficiency was in protein und and in tho the growth promoting vl A both of which were supplied abundantly by the separated milk binny people try to fo feed pigs on corn alone while others who have dairy cows separate fethe the milk and throw the skimmed milk away both aro are making a serious mig mistake take if separated milk is not aval available lable one should use alfalfa pasture or some other protein supplement sup i t along with corn some will bill SAY bay t that they got get better results on corn alone than were obtained by the station this Is probably true where pigs ate are getting getling some grass or weeds to supply them with mineral matter and ines and with some of at tile the supplementary proteins the main thing to remember Is that that corn Is not a completo complete feed for growing animals separated milk should be considered as ag a supplementary feed not as a complete feed in itself where fed lit in moderate quantities two or three pounds of separated milk may take the place cofone of one pound of corn in large amounts count eight or teh fen pounds of milk equal to one pound of corn A good rule Is to count pounds of bep separated grated milk worth half the price of corn per bushel charles I 1 bray colorado agricultural college |