Show proper feeding Is best in growing market hogs farmers will some day learn that tt it pays to feed hogs properly and market them wisely pays IV W shay swine extension specialist lor for the north carolina state college of agriculture on february 10 states mr shay county agent C A sheffield eld of davidson county weighed dine pigs belonging to J E H young of lexington at that time the pigs weighed pounds red dog and corn meal were mixed in what has been proven by the north carolina experiment station its as the best beat ration to meet the requirements quire ments of such pigs from the standpoint of both gains find and profits at the expiration of five weeks says mr the pigs were again weighed and feed feea in different proportions was mixed tor for another period of live five weeks this was continued during four periods of live five weeks each the feed being changed each time and all the time an amount of corn equal by weight to ule the slop mixture was fed As a result mr W shay reports that on july 1 the pigs were sold for 13 cents per pound at that time they weighed 1831 pounds and brought after paying for all the other feeds at actual cost these nine pigs paid per bushel tor for the 83 kushela of corn which they ate luring during this day period it if mr young produced ills his corn at a cost of 75 cents per 1 iiii ushel hel the profit un on that eaten by blis hl 1 pigs was li 29 |