Show LIVE arm Js a SEPARATED MILK IN RATION FOR SWINE the michigan experiment stat staffort fort has recently reported an interesting experiment in growing plea pigs on corn and water as compared to corn and separated milk niilo two pigs that got muk milk gained pounds each in months those on corn and water gained only 95 pounds at the end of live five months the milk fed pigs piga were marketed and the two stunted pigs pies put in separate pens pena pig no 4 got shelled corn water and a good mineral mixture pig no 3 got corn and separated milk and though he only weighed 43 pounds at seven months old we weighed hed pounds at a ne ar old a gain of 0 pounds no 4 gained only I 1 28 8 pounds weighing ig 78 pounds at one year then no 3 was nai marketed rod and no 4 got separated milk and corn for five months at the end of tills this time he had gained pounds weighing pounds showing that separated milk can bring out even a stunted pig to make good gains the gains with separated milk cost 67 cents per pound with skim milk at 35 cents per buo pounds gains without milk cost to 39 cents per pound although separated milk contains valuable mineral matter this was evidently not what was lacking in the corn the main deficiency was in pro tein and in the growth promoting vita mines I 1 both of 0 which were supplied abend abundantly an aly by the separated milk many people try to feed pigs on corn alone while others who have dairy cows separate the milk and throw the skin skim milk away both are making a serious mistake if separated milk is not available one should use alfalfa pasture or some other protein supplement along with corn some win say that they get better results on corn alone than were obtained by the michigan station this la Is probably true where pigs are getting some grass or weeds to supply thern them with mineral matter and vita A mines and with some of the supplementary prot proteins protean eln the main thing to remember Is that corn Is not a complete feed for or growing animals separated milk should be considered as a supplementary feed not a ai 1 a complete feed in itself where fed in moderate quantities 2 or 3 pounds of separated milk may take the id place a amorae of 1 pound of corn in large count S or 10 pounds of milk equal t to 0 1 pound of corn A good rule is to count pounds of separated milk worth half the price of corn per bushel chas 1 I bray colorado A agricultural kicul college |