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Show Questions of the Feed Lot Prottsor Herbert V. Uumiord llluroit Colltaa of Agriculluri Natural Feeds Good as Prepared Ones It A CRofND feed is hi ins offered f..r i a . A In ourlocal market which is highly m-c-omnn nded as a feed for young pigs. How ;im I to know whether or not It in wh.it it j la lni'-c.l to be? Any information which u.y -.in furnish cencerning the ftoellng of young" !g will In- gratefully received." With reference to (Ms question Pmfesxoi Wilba.ui Dietrich k;i.vs: "If you could gel the exact composition of the feed offered for sale, you could compare It with other li i)k It !? will to remember, howrvir, Hint i:nt:irrJ feeds, su. h us 1 lie grains and other simpl fcds that can be obtained and compounded' lit the feeder's Willi nro usually fully as tal-l.-f;' .-tory at art I inially prepared feed--. "Si'vi r il things must bo borne In mind In in iking up a ration for pigs. A yfiune pig Immediately after weaning cannot it'.- a very large quantity of roughage In the ration. ra-tion. The roughage can be Increased up to the lime the pig Iri about five month.'1, md. then It souj.l Im decreased again during the fattening p'tio.l. "Tin' amount of protein, also, in th ra-lioii, ra-lioii, for In si re.-ii I ly, tn I'ds to be varied, sis out lined In circular No. 103 of the Illinois experiment station. "The Kinds of feed used are of soeoinl.-irj Importance, provided ou supply the pip, with tho reiulred amount of the various nutrients In a digestible form. Incljdlmr ater. "Various Rralm, such as corn, rye, barley, oats, etc.. are listed as carbonaceous feed To furnish protein for your pigs you cat use clover unJ alfalfa pasture. In as far at the pi i able to uce the.e rouchane f-fd-c Tor the oun prow-Inn pig- It will lie nere.s-yary nere.s-yary for you to Ret a little mum protein than the pip can get out of these roughages; ton-setniciilly ton-setniciilly NMiiie nitrogenous concen'rat" ou(;ht to be ndded. such as .skimmed im!k soy bean meal, oil meal or tankage." Handling February Calves Tle.ise advise If you think It would pay to buy enws that calved last I'ebruary and let them all inn on pasture through the sum-in sum-in cr. taking the calves from the cows In December, De-cember, Kralnlnp them and selling then: about June, 1911, or selling calves at lj months old. Would It pay on ?15o land?" I do not think It would pay und-r ordinary nndltlons to buy cows and calves and haudl! them as ymi suggest, unless they are very Will bred cattle and can be bought below present market prices. In growing baby bee I the quality of the cattle la much more important im-portant than in fattening steers. It wmili il.-o be necessary to have good nheltrr foi the colvcs next winter and give (hem the best of care. Ki bruary calves .should g.-nera!l bt Weaned not later than October and f'd strong .II winter In order to make their thick enough to sell wdl In June. It Is impossible im-possible to advise you detinlb ly In a matte: of this kind without know Ing the quality anc pi h e of the tatllo and your facilities fo1 handling them. |