602 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



SWINE. 



CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA, ONT. 



REPORT OF THE DOMINION ANIMAL HUSBANDMAN.— 

 E. S. ARCHIBALD, B.A., B.S.A. 



SWINE. 



There are one hundred and fifty-one head of swine of all classes, which are either 

 being fed experimentally or kept for breeding purposes. The breeds kept are Berk- 

 shire, Yorkshire and Tamworth. 



The Yorkshires are 85 in number, including 31 breeding sows, 52 young pig3 and 

 2 stock boars. 



The Berkshires are 26 in number, including 11 breeding sows, 13 young pigs and 

 2 stock boars. 



The Tamworths are 40 in number, including 17 breeding sows, 20 young pigs 

 and 3 stock boars. 



The main piggery, erected in 1910, continues to give satisfaction in all respects. 

 The housing of brood sows during both winter and summer in the single board 

 cabins, has also continued to give excellent results. 



The increasing sales and demand for young breeding pigs is a healthy indication 

 of the increasing interest of farmers, both in the Experimental Farms and in their 

 own herds. 



The experimental feeding work, part of which may be found below, was conducted 

 and compiled by Mr. Gray and has been quite satisfactory. 



Pic: Feeding Experiments. 



1. — VALUE OF GREEN FRED IN REPLACING MEAL. 



The object of this experiment was to discover the value of green feed for market 

 hogs. 



Fourteen uniformly good hogs, about three months of age, were divided into 

 two lots of seven each. 



Both lots were fed in a pen sufficiently large to give all exercise necessary. 



The meal mixture was composed of equal parts of shorts and Schumacker feed. 



The green feed consisted of green clover. Green feed was cut and hauled to the 

 pen daily. 



The two lots were fed as follows : — 



Lot. I. — Meal mixture, 5 pounds of skim milk per pig per day, and all the gree 

 clover they would clean up. 



Lot II. — Meal mixture and 5 pounds of skim milk per pig per day. 

 In computing results, food stuffs were charged as follows: — 



Meal mixture $28.00 per ton. 



Green feed 3.00 per ton. 



Skim milk .15 per cwt. 



■ 



