Show MINERAL MIXTURE NEEDED BY SWINE k grain and forage rations must be su supplemented Th thattie atthe ordinary geln and forage rations used for feeding bogs must be supplemented witha alth a mineral mixture tur e to Is a fact upon which all investigators airee agree 1 A typical statement relating to this subject was a recently made by A Se severson verion of the north station ns follows felios the oid ordinary inary grain ratton ration does not contain the variety nor a proper proper amount of mineral matter required to rapidly deve develop jop a large frame fiame for early maturing hogs one can expect a con sid erable percentage ak weak undersized or or unthrifty pigs when no mineral I 1 mixture Is used bidd without VIt hout or era al matter bows sows are apt to go down in the bicci back become weak in their pa pasterns sterns and many times become so BO week we 1 ek they cannot get up when fiers nursing a large litter of pigs the milk drains heavily on the skeleton of the sow to sn supply aply the proper prope r amount of mineral to the milko milk 1 the constant addition of mineral matter to the 8 aws sows r ration a tion will avoid this dil ailment ment hogs lire more apt to suffer from mineral deficiency than other classes of live stock such products as and skim milk are rich in mineral inin bral ni matter atter but under average farm conditions they are seldom if ever fed in large enough b quantities to supply bip the amount needed those who have dinv e been carrying their pigs on i a light grain ration with perhaps a rather miller skimpy pasture should not overlook the feeding of a liberal supply of mine minerals ralls |