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watering pot sprinkle over the whole mass, and mix thoroughly again. Put this 

 mixture in boxes and place where hogs of all ages can eat it at pleasure." 



This mixture is spoken of very highly by many who have used it. 



Another very good mixture can be made up of one part salt, one part sulphur, 

 and about ten parts of wood ashes. This is placed in boxes where pigs have free 

 access to it. 



Prof. Dietrich recommends keeping salt, charcoal, air-slaked lime, bone meal, 

 and wood ashes in separate compartments of a trough, so that the pigs can take 

 what they desire of any one of the substances. Sods make a good corrective for 

 swine. A wagon-load or two of sods placed conveniently near the piggery so that 

 the feeder can throw one or two into each pen occasionally will be found very bene- 

 ficial during the winter. 



Hogs that are out-doors during the summer and have access to earth and 

 vegetable matter have little need of other correctives. 



Money Returns for Feed Consumed by Hogs.— Some interesting 

 results have been obtained by the Ontario Agricultural College relating to the 

 value it is possible to obtain for feed consumed by hogs, when the hogs are sold at 

 varying prices per pound live weight. The investigation includes hogs fed by the 

 College, as well as a large number fed by farmers throughout the Province. The 

 following summary shows the scope of the investigation: 



Number of hogs 297 



Weight when marketed 56,718 pounds. 



Average weight per hog 190*9 " 



Total meal consumed, which included barley, 



peas, oats, corn, middlings, and bran 165,911 " 



Total skim-milk consumed 113,500 " 



Total roots consumed 64,600 " 



Miscellaneous feeds, such as pasture, green 



feeds, etc., valued by experimenters at... $77 00 



The pigs are valued at $1.50 each at weaning time. This amount, together 

 with the value of the skim-milk at 20 cents per cwt., roots at 10 cents per bushel, 

 and the miscellaneous feeds valued at $77.00, is first deducted from the gross pro- 

 ceeds derived from the assumed sale of the hogs at each of the different prices per 

 pound, and the remainder represents the cash received for the meal consumed by 

 the hogs. The following table shows the prices obtained for feed, under each 

 valuation of the hogs when sold : 



Prices Realized for Feeds Consumed hy 297 Hog.'?. 



Assumed Selling Prices of Hogs, 

 Live Weight. 



1 f sold at 4% cents per pound 

 If sold at 5 cents per pound . 

 1 f sold at SJ cents per pound 

 If sold at 6 cents per pound. 

 If sold at 6J cents per pound 



Meal, including 



Mixed Grain, 



Middlings and 



Bran. 



Per ton. 

 $20 45 



23 

 27 

 30 

 34 



87 

 29 

 71 

 13 



Milk. 



Per cwt. 

 $0.20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 

 .20 



Roots. 



Per Bush. 

 $0.10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



