Show DAMAGED CORN IS GOOD SWINE FEED convert grain losses into profits best plan feed damaged wheat oats rye or boril corn to hogs and convert your grain losses losse sInto into pork profits advises prof it II B Ill ninan of the animal husbandry department at the new york state college of agriculture if tile the injured grain Is fed carefully bogs will receive as aa much nourishment from the damaged grain as from good grain professor klinman Ill ninan believes corn that has been frosted before the grain was mature Is a goud good feed for swine tile the dry matter in soft corn equals that flint la in mature corn pound for pound ground wheat of good quality Is of about the samo same value as aa corn for swine feeding says professor salvage wheat and shrunken wheat cost little land if the wheat Is not shrunken too badly it may equal sound wheat or barley in food value salvage wheat which has been damaged by alre varies in food value depending upon the extent of the injury by smoke and ch cli arrin arring g tile the ration should be carefully balanced when dain damaged aged wheat Is fig used the wheat should be ground and a protein supplement similar to that fed with corn should be used though in a slightly lower proportion although even good quality rye has a slightly lower feeding value than wheat corn or barley it may be fed to swine if carefully supplemented with a protein mixture and mixed with corn or barley to increase its palatability according to professor martian feed the rye coarsely ground or rolled lie he adviser advise and do not use rye which has been contaminated tamina ted with ergot if damaged oats are used they should not make up more than one third of the ration an and d less la Is advisable vi do not feed damaged oats to brood sows bows at darrowl furrowing farrowing far rowing ng time and during the suckling period warns professor hinman Ill ninan feed damaged oats in small proportions to stock which Is growing while fattening pigs will root much if Is lacking hooting Is simply an effort on the part of the pig to find something in the ground that his system requires which Is not supplied in his feed this may fie be overcome to a greab great extent by adding to their feed also let them have leave access to a mineral mixture of 20 pounds each of finely ground limestone and steamed bone meal and I 1 pound common salt rings may be put in at any aga after weaning A little corn may be fed at any time after weaning gradually increasing as they get older giving them shelb all they will clean up as aa the time approaches for marketing sheep protection when the cold winter rains come it Is much better if you can shelter the nock flock while the rain Is falling you too will have fewer running noses it if you yau can keep them dry nothing Is hard on sheep than for them to get thoroughly soaked with rain and then be ba chilled ly by freezing weather dry cold hurt them if they are healthy and in good flesh one may be sure SUM a little grain nil all winter la Is much better than to wait until nearly lambing lambin 9 time and then feed heavily because they are arc thin and weak |