THE FEEDING OF LIVE STOOK, 177 
nection with the corn some food rich in pro- 
tein and ash. The following table, from the 
eleventh annual report of the Wisconsin sta- 
tion, contains in concise shape much valuable 
information bearing on the question of amount 
of food required to produce 100 lbs. of pork. It 
is to be noted here that corn is the important 
grain factor in these rations: 
|. | Average | : 
| } 0D wy eee *, | Food required 
KIND OF FOOD. | Time year.| No. | ani- ia aa Jor 100 lbs. 
Ϊ trials |\mals. | ΜῈ 9 gain. 
NMOS: CORN λον, vec ween Winter 3 8 229 105. 784 lbs 
Cornmeale sss ok awass cee - Summer 5 12 71 108. 534 1bs 
WOTN-MEC8E 2. ὑπ )ὸν Saige Winter 3 8 177 Ibs. 517 105 
Bare ye mea). ες ΟΣ Winter 4 12 159 Ibs. 567 lbs 
OE OSU tace cote ase coe one. Summer 1 3 58 lbs. 525 Lbs 
Sweet skim-milk........... Summer | 2 | 4 | 66 lbs 1,877 lbs 
16. corn-meal, ’shorts(dry)| Fall 4 12 137 105. 531 lbs. 
lg corn-meal.%shorts(wet)| Fall 4 12 156 lbs. 431 105. 
Corn-meal and skim-milk..| Summer | 5 | 10 | 95 Ibs. τ: 
ΒΞ - 2.819 meal 
Corn-meal and skim-milk..| Summer 4 | 10 254 105. Ἷ 189 milk 
Ξ ] ΙΪ οε 1482 meal 
Corn-meal and skim-milk..| Summer 4 105% [95251 lbs: ) 216 milk 
By this table it will be seen that far less corn 
and shorts were required to make 100 Ibs. of 
gain than where corn was fed alone, and the 
showing is much better than that made by 
corn-meal alone. The first ration also has the 
advantage of being much the cheapest of the 
three. 
The practice obtains to a large extent of feed- 
ing steers corn on the ear and letting pigs fol- 
low after and feed on the grain which passes 
through the steers undigested. Where steers 
are thus fed this is unquestionably the most - 
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