Show IMPORTANT FACTORS IN FATTENING PIGS grinding corn saves 6 per cent alfalfa meat meal will give economical results by T E LEIPER colorado agricultural college fort collins colo two points need to be considered nhon ihn fattening young pigs for the market namely how hov shall the corn be fed and what shall we teed feed with it to furnish the growing animal with muscle and boue bone building constituents after conducting experiments for ten consecutive winters henry found that grinding corn effected a saving of 6 per cent this means that with corn at 3 per hundred 21 cents can be saved on every hundred pounds fed by grinding it if barley can be secured cheaper than corn the colorado experiment peri ment station recommends one half the corn in the ration being replaced by the same number of pounds of rolled hurley barley A summary of 82 32 trials nt at various experiment stations answers the second point although the pigs averaged pounds when put on full feed the lots fed corn and another feed rich in protein and mineral such as is wheat linseed meal or alfalfa meal made over 40 per cent larger galas gains and required 27 per cent less teed feed tor for pounds gain than the lots fed corn alone has proved to be one of the most economical supplements with corn at t this station and should be fed one part p t to six parts of corn some feeders are wondering it if alfalfa meal will prove economical under the present condition of high priced feeds with alfalfa meal at vo 20 per ton and corn tit at 2 0 75 per hundred cost of feed per pounds gain Is 1295 1205 with at 80 per ton and corn at cost of teed feed per gain Is 1285 1295 the hog hoe feeder will find alfalfa meal nearly as economical as and when marketed through hogs will assure him a good profit |