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Show BEST RATION FOR THE PJGS Economical to Make Use of All A rail ablo Skim Milk Furnlshe Necessary Protein. In making up n ration for pig?, It is codnomy to mako tho best uso tbo skim milk available. Experiments havo proved conclusively that whoro sufllclent skim milk Is nvailablo to furnish tho protein conteift of tho ration to bnlnnco up corn, It Is not nccossary for good economy to feed nny kind of high protein concentrates to growing pigs. Tho propor proportion In which to food skim milk and corn for the best results, Is from ono to thrco pounds of tho skim milk to ono pound of corn meal, using tho larger proportion of milk when tho pigs aro young, and gradually increasing tho amount of corn meal in proportion to milk uso& For young pigs, tho ration will Lo vory mntorially benefited by tho addition ad-dition of c llboral portion of middlings, v ('HHBVnBWJHflHHHBflflflBYHHBfl -tfBBBB24B9BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Well Finished Bunch of Hog. which is a well-balanced feed for pigs. It Is a difficult mattor to estlmato tho amount of feed which will bo required by 80 pigs up to August 1, as very much depends upon the capacity of tho pigs to mako rapid gains. On good rape or alfalfa pasture, however, no moro than 350 to 400 pounds of grain, or its equivalent, should bo required for 100 pounds of gain. Tho value of skim milk can bo reduced to a grain basis by figuring 350 pounds of skim milk to equal 100 pounds of grain when fed with corn In tho proportion above advised. Figuring upon this basis, It will not bo difficult to estimate approximately tho amount of feed which will bo required re-quired for tho tlmo mentioned. |