Show proper roper feeding Is best in growing market hogs farmers will some day learn that it pays to feed hogs properly and market them wisely says W W shay swine extension sp specialist for tai alie north carolina state college of agriculture on february 10 states mr shay county agent 0 A sheffield of da eidson county nine pigs alga belonging to J E 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 as the best ration to meet the requirements quire ments of such pigs from the standpoint of both galna gains and profits at the expiration of five weeks says mr air shay the pigs were again weighed and feed in different proportions was mixed for another period of five weeks this was waa continued during four periods of five weeks each the feed being changed each time and all the time an amount of corn equal by weight to the slop mixture was war fed As a result mr shay reports that on july 1 the pigs were sold fr for 13 cents per pound at that time they weighed 1831 pounds and brought after paying for all the other feeds nt at actual cost these nine pigs paid per bushel for the 83 bushela of corn which they ate luring during this day period if mr young produced lite hla corn nt at it a cost coat of 75 cents per bushel the profit on that eaten by hla his pigs was |