Show feadin feeding sows bows balanced ration Is recommended iowa state college did some expert experimental work ork on feeding corn alone to brood sows bows compared with feeding corn and alfalfa hay the sows bows fed corn alone dropped pigs averaging 17 pounds each with 02 62 per cent of them strong the fed tho tha balanced ration pro produced ducep pigs weighing pounds each with 72 per cent of them strong it Is a well established recommendation that the brood sow should gain during pregnant pregnancy most farmers farra eia like a gain of 75 to 80 pounds during that time this does not mean that the sow should be extra fat but that she should be in strong condition at breeding time the sow should be in gaining condition tills this 1 la 1 more conducive to larger arger litters than if A she e Is going down I 1 i t d t x |