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Show MINERAL MIXTURE NEEDED EY SWINE Gram and Forage Rations Must Be Supplemented. That the ordinary grain and forage for-age rations used for feeding our hogs must be supplemented with a mineral mixture Is a fact upon which all Investigators agree. A typical statement relating to this subject was recently made by A. Severson of the North Dakota experiment ex-periment station, as follows: "The ordinary grain ration does not contain the variety nor a proper amount of mineral matter required to rapidly develop a large frame for early maturing hogs. One can expect a considerable percentage per-centage of weak, under-sized or unthrifty pigs when no mineral mixture is used. Without mineral matter sows are apt to go down in the back, become weak In their pasterns and many times become so weak they cannot get up when nursing a large litter of pigs. The milk drains heavily on the skeleton skele-ton of the sow to supply the proper prop-er amount of mineral to the milk. The constant addition of mineral matter to the sow's ration will avoid this ailment. Hogs are more apt to suffer from mineral deficiency deficien-cy than are other classes of live stock." Such products ns tankage and skim miik are rich in mineral matter, mat-ter, but under average farm conditions condi-tions they are seldom, If ever, fed In large enough quantities to supply sup-ply the amount needed. Those who have been carrying their pigs on a light grain ration with perhaps a rather skimpy pasture should not overlook the feeding of a liberal supply of minerals. Some concentrates concen-trates rich in protein must he fed In connection with the grain ration. How a man does admire a witty oman if she applies her wit to a an be dislikes I |