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Show POTATOES AS HOG FEED When Prices Are Low Surplus Po- tatoes May Be Used With Other Feeds Decmiso of tho surplus of whlto or Irish potatoes now on tho market and tho fonseauent low prices, many farmers have been socking Information Informa-tion as to tho possibility of feeding them to hogs. IMnny experiments have been conducted con-ducted In Oerraany nnd other foreign countries as well ns a few In tho United States to dctermlno tho vnluo of potatoo3 ns feed for swlno. In Ireland nnd Germany farmers feed largo quantities of potatoes annually. annual-ly. From experimental dntn lt has been concluded that 4 to 4 1-2 bushels bush-els of potatoes when cooked aro equal to about 1 bushel of corn for putting gains on hogs. Thorcfore, If corn Is worth 80 cents a bushel, potatoes when fed to hogs would be worth 18 to 20 cents a buBhel. Thero may, however, bo Instances where It would hj. moro adVnntageous for tho farmer farm-er to feed to hogs right on his own placo at least part of his crop rathor than to haul these potatoes to an already overloaded market. According to the concensus of opinion, opin-ion, potatoes nro fed to the hest ncl-vantngo ncl-vantngo when cooked or steamed and mixed with other feeds. Experiments Experi-ments In which raw potatoes wcro fed alono have been reported. In certnln Instances the raw potatoes .iro said to hnvo caused scours. How-over How-over raw potatoes In small quantities nnd In a dlot Incklng succulenco may he conducho to health In pigs. In cooking potatoes only enough water should be used to make a mealy mash nnd prevent burning. Tho resultant menl should then ho mixed with corn meal or other grain supplement. Tnnkago, skim milk or meat menl would probably ndd to tho profit of the mixture. Potatoes when prepared In tho manner described and under tho conditions mentioned can often bo fed to pigs with advantage. |