Show I Ration Essential Essential for Good Pigs S J Starting the young pigs Jigs early on a n good ration Is one of ot the essentials for developing de good health an and vigor and In developing resistance to disease disease disease dis dis- ease according to John V. W. Schwab Purdue university Mr Ir Schwab points out that young oung pigs make more rapid and cheaper gains than do older hogs A mixed home feed used successfully successfully successfully success success- fully consists of 80 pounds of ot cracked ed corn 20 pounds coarsely ground wheat and 10 pounds of at A self self- fee feeder cr for feeding Is recommended and pigs should be continued on this ration until weighing about 50 to GO CO pounds Wheat may be replaced with mid mid- or hulled oats or screened i ground oats Screening of the oats Is necessary as os the little pigs cannot handle the oat hulls Skim milk may maybe maybe maybe be fed night and morning and replace the If it fed ted In any quantity Soy So beans have hn e not been found suitable suitable suit suit- able for small pigs Good commercial feeds can be used advantageously for supplementing home-grown home feeds foods |