Show MINERAL MIXTURE NEEDED BY SWINE 1 drain grain a and nd forage farag 0 rations R a eions M must be supplemented that the ordinary grain and forage rations used for feeding our hogs inist be supplemented with it 11 mineral mixture hureas Is a fact upon which all investigators ag agree agee ee A typical statement relating to this subject was recently made by A severson of the alie north dakota experiment station as follows the ordinary grain ration does docs not contain the variety nor a proper amount of niffie mineral ral matter required to rapidly develop a large frame for early maturing hogs one can expect a considerable sid erable percentage of weak undersized or unthrifty pigs when no mineral mixture Is used without nal mineral era matter sows bows are apt to go down in the hack back become weal in their pasterns pa sterns and ninny many times become so week they cannot get up when nursing a large litter of pigs the milk drains heavily on the skeleton of the sow to supply the proper amount of mineral to the milk the constant addition of mineral matter to the bows sows ration will avoid this ailment hogs are more apt to io suffer from mineral deficiency than other classes of live stock such stich products its as find skim shim milk are rich in mineral matter but under average farm conditions they are seldom if ever fed in large enough quantities to supply the amount needed those who lieve been carrying their pigs on a light gral grain ration with perhaps a rather skimpy pasture should not overlook the feeding of a liberal supply of minerals |