Parowan Times | 1926-08-25 | Page 7 | Hogs Make Better Gains When Using Self-Feeder

hogs make better gains when using self feeder dry feeding Is superior to slop feeding in getting hogs ready for markets market according to J SI 11 fargo of the animal husbandry department at the wisconsin college of agriculture hand feeding has proved to be less leeg efficient and economical than the self celt feeder declares fargo since self feeders cannot be used with wet teed feed dry feeds are the best for this pur pose he be points out to illustrate the value of dry feeding over wets wet he be gives data from six different experiment stations where IT 17 feeding trials with pigs were curried on results showed that nine pounds less corn were required fur for each one hundred pounds gain with dry feeding as contrasted to wet feed hand fed six tenths pounds more teed feed were eaten per hog bog each day under the system of dry feeding because as shown by fargo the pigs ate during the night and at frequent times during the day with the result that tile the dry fed hogs bogs showed a higher average dally gain