COST OF POKK MADE FEOM COKK 



THE grain that is usually and almost exclusively 

 employed in this country for fattening pigs, is Indian 

 corn. It is found to be more efficient and economical 

 than any other, and imparts to the pork an unrivalled 

 solidity and flavor. Other grains in smaller quanti- 

 ties are sometimes mixed with this, and if the propor- 

 tion is not too large may be employed to advantage. 



Corn that is fed to swine should invariably be 

 ground, and the meal steamed or boiled before feed- 

 ing. Its nutritive effect and fattening power are sur- 

 prisingly increased by this treatment, and the prac- 

 tice of the most successful feeders has proved its util- 

 ity so clearly as to place it beyond any doubt. 



It is found that corn is more effective when fed to 

 hogs than in the case of neat cattle, and produces a 

 larger amount of pork than of beef for each bushel 

 consumed. Successful farmers have not unfrequently 

 obtained a pound of pork by feeding from two to 

 three pounds of corn. The gain of flesh per day with 

 good feeding will reach from one to three pounds, and 

 has been known to reach three and a half pounds. It 



