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bones of the corn-fed pigs was greatly diminished, resulting, in 

 general, in a weakly animal that would fall an easy prey to disease 

 and accidents. 



The lesson brought out by these and other experiments along 

 this line is that young animals must receive a feed or a com- 

 bination of feeds fairly rich in protein and mineral matter (N. E., 



FIG. 75. 



FIG. 76 



FIGS. 75 and 76. Cuts of pigs fed for "fat and 'for lean"; Fig. 75 shows'the disposition 

 of fat and lean in the necks of the pigs, and Fig. 76 the fat and the lean of the loin or small 

 of the back of the pigs. A, fed for lean; B, fed for fat. Note the large size of the individual 

 muscles of the protein-fed pigs over those fed carbohydrates. Corn should be supplemented 

 by clover, shorts, peas, skim milk, and similar feeds to bring the best results in feeding pigs. 

 (Wisconsin Station.) 



1 : 7 or less), that will develop a body with normal bone structure, 

 muscles, and internal organs. As corn is deficient in both these 

 constituents, pigs require supplementary feeds of nitrogenous char- 

 acter (skim milk, middlings, peas, tankage, dried blood, etc.) for 

 a normal growth, or, at least, an addition of wood ashes, ground 

 bone, or ground rock phosphate (floats), to build up a strong frame. 

 Where corn does not do well, other cereals may take its place 



