| Show SELF F FEEDING OF SOWS AND PIGS tho the practice of self feeding sows bows and pigs during the suckling period can be safely and profitably followed by hog growers according to M W oklahoma college of agriculture ture mr air muldrow cites the results of experiments conducted by of the bureau of ati animal linal industry to determine the possibilities of using the self feeder tor for sows bows and their pigs sir air russet writes close observation of the sows bows and pigs dur ing these tests indicated that both sows bows and pigs using the self feeder looked better and were more thrifty than sows bows anti and pig hand fed A noticeable fact about tile tho sows bows in tile self fed lots was that tit it there he r 0 never was uny any crowding at the fe feeders d scarcely ever were there moro than two or three sows bows eating at tile same time even when a dozen or wore mure sows bows were being fed front froin one feeder there was a striking dIf difference Terence la in the quantities of feeds lit in the various lots during tile three years the BOWS and pigs in the hand fed lots consumed B u much gr greater ent quantity of mid dUngs thun than those in self fed lots the outstanding fact tile the results of the experiment Is that the feed cost per pounds of gain w was ua mater materially maternally lally less in the self fed lots than in the hand fed lots in the self fed lots it a total of pounds of feed for or pounds ot of gain whereas in tile the hand fed lo 10 lots t s pounds were required require de at the beginning of the test it was expected that the SUMS and pigs when placed on self feeders would show better results so for far us its weight and condition were concerned but it was not sus pecked that the result could be accomplished with less feed taking into consideration ua as demonstrated oust rated by these facts that sows bows ant and pigs on self feeders may be curried carried through tile the suckling period with less feed per IX pounds of gain and tire are in n better condition at weaning ahne and that it Is possible koput to put tile the pigs on tile tho market at an earlier age together with saving of labor and feed it seems conclusive that tile the practice of self feeding sows cows and pigs during the suckling period Is one that call an be safely ant and profitably followed by hog producers lucera |
