Show L PT STOCK N ewa LJ SUCKLING PIGS NEED CAFETERIA provide self feeders for litter quite early little pigs need it a lot of feed to make hogs of themselves says bays john P will man of tho the new york state college of agriculture in recommending seli bell feeders for pigs after they are about three weeks old if the sow Is self fed the pigs amny eat grain when they wish if f there Is no self feeder for the sow eow then a creep should d be provided so the pigs may eat cat any time he be advises nearly all the sows bows with suc suckling liling pigs have been self fed at tile the college farm at cornell tor for the past two years it has proved more satisfactory than the hand feeding method especially with litters of six or more pigs the fed the sow Is same game 1 grain iraln mixture used for the th pigs the rhe mixture has 05 pounds of yellow li hominy onlin v 20 pounds of wheat 5 pounds of fish men meal 3 pounds of linseed meal and 7 pounds of chopped alfalfa hay cornmeal or ground barley may be substituted for the hominy and may be used in place of the fish meal the chopped alfalfa may be left out when the BOWS and litters are on pasture pigs that have been properly fed and handled during the suckling period are the most economical feeders he says and in addition the pigs that have grain during the suckling period are larger at weaning time and have less setback when weaned lu III to good feed and plenty of it it pigs should be free from worms and kept in clean dry pens pens should be scrubbed with water and lye a and ad then disinfected dis infected before farrowing furrowing far rowing time and the sows bows sides scrubbed with a stiff brush and soap and water before farrowing furrowing far rowing to eliminate possible infection from worms pigs should be hauled to pasture that has not been used by hogs for nt at least two years and kept there for three or four months satisfactory ration for horses and mules the question was recently raised about feeding alfalfa hay to horses professor of kansas feda fed a grolig group of artillery horses weighing nn an average of 1 1160 GO pounds and doing more hard work than the average farm horse on a dally daily ration of 10 pounds alfalfa hay 8 pounds shelled corn and 2 pounds oats for days these horses gained pounds per hend head during this period they showed no short shortness ness of wind softness or lack of endurance during tile the feeding trial A similar group of horses were fed 14 pounds timothy hay 4 pounds corn an and d j s pounds oats per head dally for days these horses lost an average of 77 pounds pet per head thus by compart comparison son 10 pounds alfalfa hay and 10 pounds grain per head dally proved a hotter better ration and more economical under the conditions of this trial than 14 pounds timothy tiny liny and 12 pounds groin grain bar corn and alfalfa tl hay a y mt make ake a very satisfactory ration for work ho horses end and mules pigs s finished quickly brought best prices farmers who want to get tile the spring pig crip crop off at good weights this fall should follow the lead of 11 II E wise platt county ill according to B T robbins university of illinois lost last fall wise sold his spring ill pigs 8 weighing pounds when less than six months of age ills secret of sue success was the use of the mclean county sanitation plan and using protein feeds in supplementing his grain clover pasture was provided for the pigs tile the baby pigs were put on a protein supplement in a creep where corn was available they made economical gains each bushel of corn plus five pounds of made 18 pounds of pork estimated dockage for wet fleece of lambs if the fleece of lambs Is wet when the lambs are weighed up at the market I the lambs will weigh more just how much has been the subject of an investigation by an animal husbandry student at ohio state university un der faculty direction lambs in confinement were wet artificially and weighed from the data gathered a dockage table for wet lambs has been worked out the dockage estimated for wet lambs Is 25 per cent tor for lambs dripping we wet 4 per cent damp lambs need not be considered since there Is only a slight blight change in weight ration for stallion purdue university recommends a grain ration consisting of three oats and one quarter wheat bran for stallions this should be bc fed in amounts sufficient to keep the stallion in moderate lesh flesh mixed clover and timothy hay bay Is satisfactory for rough age although timothy of good quality Is thought to be preferable during tile the breeding season one of the important things which a stallion must have if he Is to alv good service Is plenty of exercise 2 |