| Show swine experts relate tests of hog feeding conditions warrant full feeding the pigs according to the opinion of swine experts in indiana illinois and south dakota john W schwab of purdue university indiana cites the feeding trials conducted at that station during the last four summers the average beginning weight of all pigs was 72 pounds in the lot where the pigs were fed corn alone the average avi rage gain per liend head was only 52 pounds these thirst pigs required an it average of 11 bushels of corn to produce pounds of geln and weighed an average of f only pounds tit at the end of a 90 day feeding period another lot was fed corn on clover pasture the pigs gained pounds per head and required C bushels of corn for pounds of gain two other lots in this trial were fed corn and clover pasture an and corn soybeans minerals and pasture pi sture the pigs in the lot gained ido pounds per head and in the soybean and mineral lot pounds per hrad head the final weights of these hogs were pounds and pounds W 0 carroll chief or of sulue husbandry at the university of illinois believes the hardest question to solve Is whether or not to feed a protein supplement in addition to pasture pas tuie lie ile finds that one fourth of a pound of a hend head dally daily has increased the dally daily gain from 88 83 of a pound to pounds a head tho the pigs started the test at 19 49 pounds and ran on rape pasture one hundred undred li pounds of saved pounds of corn with corn at 50 cents a bushel the was worth M 83 a ton A mixture of half tank age and half linseed Is very good at present prices if plenty of skim mill Is available no other protein supplement will be necessary on pasture |
