Show k MINERAL MIXTURE NEEDED BY SWING SWINE I 1 9 ain and nd forage rations must just i supplemented it tl it e ord i ary grain and fora forage e rail raft u ns use I 1 f r feed ng n our hogs mi st be supplemented with a in ner I 1 mis mix ture Is lb a fact upon wl I 1 i all line lne tl ti gators aree A topical statement ro re latu g t i tl is s il eject was wag recently male by A sever on 0 tl ti e north D dik ik ta experiment station as folio follo is s the ord riale ration does not contain tie variety nor a proper am of n iner I 1 mitter aird to rapidly devel p a large frame for e enly illy ig I 1 kgb one e cm in expect a e n s demable percer tie of ae weik ik un 1 r sled sized or i efty pigs wl en no inn in n eral mixture Is uw uel u el I 1 out mn inn era matter wi wb are ai at t to go d wn in it tie e I 1 lack ack I 1 lecome acome u weak enli in the her r pasterns ani tines become s week tl e ca cincot get up wl en nu s ing a laige I 1 ater of pig 1 e n ik drains I 1 eastily on if tie e n of tl I 1 sow to supply tie cioper am of mineral to tl e mil atie const nt addition of mil era eral mitt matt r to the sows bation will adoll tits ailment clogs aie more apt to from mineral deficiency tl ti an all other classes of ili ahe e stock sich products as 7 and skim niah are rich in matter atter hut but under aera average e firm ond cond ions they are seldom if eer eler fed in lai laige e enough quai titles to bi aply the amount needed thole wl 0 I 1 ave been carrying carri ing ti gieir air pigs on a light gra grain in ration ii with ith peri perl aps a rather skimpy pasture sl not overlook the feed ing of a liberal supply ot minerals swine grading proves valuable in marketing hog ilog grading data Is a reliable agency tor for slowing up many of the leal leals s NN which aich ai aie e prone to creep into the marh marketing etIng end of our swine in austry I 1 or example it has been pointed out tl ti at the percentage of heavy hogs las 1 is decreased since the inception of h g grading the per of elect bacon hogs bogs which was below 12 per cent for the whole of canada canida at the commencement of ho hog gr d ng I 1 as alen gradually to 17 per cei eel t tl TI Is imar ven ent has been mccon ed through closer attention to bi bleed eed ng i id d feeding because of the data revealed ree reNe aled to farmers through tl ti Is pol ca c and al 0 because the pol cy provided pro viled for payment on a qualey ty las bas s beef herds maintained during severe weather beef herds may be best maintanes durin the winter inter with a le umbay in the ration liberal use of alfalfa I 1 ay according to practical feeders helps insure a healthy calf crop fx 1 I erin dentally the fact has been proven that steels carried through the winter on alfalfa hay make male faster gains than non mon alfalfa fed steers the following year on pasture an experimental trial comparing prairie hav with al falfa show shon e el I 1 that the prairie hay gains were but one half aa large as the alfalfa gains march farrowed pigs marketed in winter januar february and early march farrowed pigs are probably 50 per ent tent marketed but die to corn being I 1 agh in price there are many pigs lack ing the finish ng touches corn and are rati raft er high I 1 rices but the redeeming feature if f the situation Is that bogs are also fair priced if ti tie e pigs are thrifty free from ni worms lice an ani I 1 mange and are fed a well balanced ration there Is no doubt but that they will make a good return on the feed consumed live stock notes x good breed ng and good feed ng go 90 hand in hand success depends upon combination of the two 0 intelligent treatment of animals re quires lust just as much if not more study than does the intelligent treatment of people 1 pigs do puch much better when on pasture re ti tan in the dry lot hog ilog raisers sl avide pasture for hogs dur in inge e lacky 1111 and early spring M as well nell as during the spring and a hummer summer A good draft horse Is a ready and will nill ng worker ano am Is irritable cor nor ne deroig nerv roig A self feeder Is an economical moth 0 I 1 of finishing the 1 s I r ng p g place shelled ailed corn in ne compartment and tai tat I 1 age in tl e ther pigs pis cannot be farrowed to good a advantage dv a niage every mont i in the year but tl ey can be f in more months tl an tl ti ey usually are and we me can market them alvinta ad advantageous vinta bous ly in every month ot of the year |