Show WEIR a As FA 11 MAL SN buttermilk GIVEN TO HOGS better results would oa be secured it not put into ration until plo pigs ars ar five weeks old to on an inquiry prof W if pew ot lot tho the iowa agricultural college given give the following suggestions on feed ing buttermilk to hogs buttermilk when free from water used for washing tho the butter makes e excellent xcell ent teed feed tor for hogs tho rho great trouble as wo flud find it coming from tile the creameries crea meries merles ts Is that it Is hard t to determine how much excess water li is contained in fr it at tho the present price for or feeds I 1 think you will be very satel afo lu in paying 20 cents centa per pounds for buttermilk that la Is free from excess of water in regard to the way it Is fed I 1 may say bay that for sows bows that ore are nursing young pigs it should bo be fod fed in very small quantities it at all and I 1 would suggest diluting it dotter better results would bo be hall had it if the butter milic Is not put into the ration until the pigs are at least four or fly weeks old it to Is particularly good tor for growing pigs as well as fattening hogs tho the ebow farrows fit at this college arc always fed and finished on corn and buttermilk A good ration tor for the BOW that nr nursing pigs of any an age when xo no trouble will be had bad from scouring would be as follows cornmeal Corn moal one on a part bran two parts with buttermilk three to four pounds tor for each catli pound of grain mixture cora born and buttermilk afford a 1 ter very good ration for fattening hogs bogs rot it might be ba of addan advantage tago to make a slop of shorts and butter and teed feed corn on the oar car besides beides |