REPORT OF TEE AGRICULTURIST 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



RAISIXG YULWC! I'IGS. 



A problem that cunfronts tlit. farmer who wishe=; to g'o heavily into bacon produc- 

 tion ia tlio raising of young pigs to the age of 3 or 4 months without the help of skim- 

 luilk or whey. This difficulty is more particularly noticed in winter or autumn- To 

 f;nin some information as to the probably best meal mixtures for the purpose, two ex- 

 periments were tried in January, February and March, 1904. One was conducted 

 outside with pigs housed in small cabins, as mentioned above, and the other inside the 

 regular piggery. 



In determining the value of a meal mixture the itenxs to be considered are the 

 rate of gain and the cost of 100 pounds increase in weight. 



OUTSIDE FEEDING. 



An examination of the reports of the exjwriments carried on outside, submitted 

 below, shows that a mixture of shorts 4 parts and oil meal 1 part produced pork for 

 $5.02 per 100 pounds at the rate of G-lOths of a pound per day. Shorts and gluten meal 

 equal parts produced pork at a more rapid rate, viz. : 8-lOth pounds per day, but at a 

 slightly higher cost, viz., $G per 100 pounds. The difference may have been due to tho 

 difference in the age of the pigs. A mixture of shorts and oil meal equal parts gav3 

 very poor results since it cost $7.93 to produce 100 pounds live weight at the rate of 

 4T-100th pounds per pig per day. 



IXSIDE FEEDIXG. 



When similar feeds were fed inside much better results were noted. Both the 

 rate of gain per day being slightly increased and the cost of production lowered. The 

 mixture of shorts 4 parts and oil meal 1 part was again to the fore, as gains were made 

 at a cost of $2.80 per 100 pounds gain and at the rate of G-lOth pounds per pig ]x-r 

 day. 



S.ATIOXS FOR YOUXG PIGS OUTSIDE. 



