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to advantage in the feeding of pigs; wheat, barley, rye, kafir corn, 

 field peas, cowpeas, soybeans, etc., are all valuable swine feeds when 

 it is practicable to feed them,, either in combination with Indian 

 corn or with each other. Barley occupies a similar place to the 

 farmers of California (and of northern Europe) as corn does in 

 the corn-growing States, and has the advantage over corn in being 

 higher both in protein and ash. It will give best results with pigs 

 if rolled or ground before feeding. Oats are not a satisfactory 

 swine feed on account of their high fiber content, except for breeding 

 stock and shoats that are not being fattened. In the case of these 

 animals they may be fed whole, scattered on the ground or on a 

 feeding floor, so as to give the animals exercise at the same time 

 (Fig. 77). 



FIG. 77. Meal time for the swine herd. Intelligent feeding and careful management 

 make well-bred hogs a source of profit on most farms. Note construction of individual 

 hog houses. (Wisconsin Station.) 



Dairy products form a most important group of swine feeds 

 in dairy sections, and are used extensively as feeds supplementary 

 to Indian corn. The results obtained in feeding skim milk and 

 corn to pigs depend, to a large extent, on the proportions in which 

 the two feeds are given. Skim milk alone will produce very un- 

 satisfactory results in feeding pigs, 9 and more than five or six 

 pounds of skim milk per pound of corn is also likely to give poor 

 returns. The ratio of skim milk to grain to be fed will depend 

 upon the relative price of the two feeds and on the age of the 

 animals; fed to pigs shortly after weaning, larger proportions of 

 milk will give better results than with older animals. The results 



"Utah Bulletin 57; Conn. (Storrs) Bulletin 39. 



