Show advocates wheat as substitute for corn colm expert advises advise s its use in rations Ra tiong of hogs provi proving ng an excellent substitute for corn in n the hog ration wheat may be fed with profit as long as its price stays near its present level and does not cost more than 10 to 12 cents more per bushel ab than corn states J W het specialist at ohio state university As i feed for hogs wheat Is worth about G 0 to 8 per cent more than the same weight of shelled corn and may be substituted entirely for corn in the ration according to het in fact some tests show that greater returns are obtained by feeding wheat alone with some good protein supplement than by mixing large amounts of corn la in the ration to get the most out of wheat believes that it Is best ground or crushed preferably the latter as grinding fine find does not improve the i digestibility nd only adds to the cost j soaking wheat improves it about 1 per cent but grinding adds about 10 16 per cent to its value As wheat contains more protein than does corn less protein Is necessary to balance it corn he says requires about 10 per cent to balance it and wheat requires about 8 per cent so by feeding wheat good results may be obtained although less and other high protein feeds are used |