Show Economical Ho Hog Ration Given by Ohio Station In a bulletin recently published by bythe bythe bythe the Ohio experiment station on SUpplements supplements supplements sup to corn for fattening swine some figures were given gh-en on the various amounts of feed required to produce pounds of gain The pigs used were pure weighing about 82 pounds each and were fed in dry lots by means of self One lot was fed corn and at the rate of 12 parts corn to one part FIgurIng Figuring Figuring Fig FIg- corn at 40 cents a bushel and at nt 3 a hundred it cost 2 1 for each ench pounds of or gain Another lot was fed one part corn to two parts skim milk mUk Figuring on the lye same price for corn the feeding value of the skim milk amounted to only or cents per cwt as compared with tank tank- age In feeding value This does not mean that Is alwa always s 's more econ economical economical eco eco- n than skim milk For young pigs skim milk Is superior to tanka e. e However if there Is not enough milk produced on the farm for feeding purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses it Is more economical to buy than skim milk |