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ment and not have them whining around for something they need and 

 don't have. It will be good from the financial side as well." 



DISCUSSION. 



"Do you increase the meat meal or decrease the corn during 

 farrowing time?" 



Prof. Eward: We keep the ration the same. You could in- 

 crease the meat meal a little during the last half of the time 

 because ninety per cent of the dry matter of the fetus is made in the 

 last half of gestation. We found that the gilts getting meat meal 

 farrowed stronger pigs but they also farrowed a little bit sooner. 

 The period of gestation was lessened about a day, with better 

 rations they farrowed a little sooner. 



''How did these rations affect the sows from the suckling stand- 

 point?" 



''In the gilt lot 1910-1911, the lot on ear corn kept on receiv- 

 ing ear corn after farrowing and these pigs at weaning time weighed 

 sixty-seven pounds. The second lot got one-thirtieth meat meal 

 and did quite well. Lot three did very well but the meat meal 

 was a little rich for the pigs so it is better to make up a ration 

 in which the meat meal is not allowed to get into the little pigs 

 directly. Lot four did very well but not so well as lot three. 

 Lots five, six and seven were all fed corn and alfalfa and they did 

 moderately well. Last year we took all of these lots and after 

 farrowing time gave them a ration composed of seventy parts corn, 

 ten parts meat meal or tankage, ten parts middlings, five parts 

 bran, two parts oil meal, one part salt, one part bone flour and one 

 part lime stone dust. This did very well. The corn is fed soaked 

 in season and in the winter time ground and fed as a slop." 



"Is it advisable to reduce the feed at weaning time?" 



Prof. Eward : We reduce the feed to practically nothing the day 

 we take the pigs away. Then after a day or two start feeding again. 



"How would you feed this meat meal to the pigs?" 



Prof. Eward: We give them the meat meal before they have 

 the corn. Make it in the form of a warai slop. It is very impor- 

 tant that they don't get an over-dose. Every pig should get what 

 is coming to him and no more. 



