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the appetite for more satisfactory consumption of other 

 feeding stiiifs. Anything which furnishes it naturally is 

 of special worth when unusually dry conditions prevail, 

 for at such a time it may afford the tonic needed to ward 

 oft' sickness to which hogs subsisted almost entirely on 

 dry or concentrated feeds are liable. 



BUIiKY FEEDS 



The hog requires but a limited quantity of bulky food, 

 and that mainly to aid in the easier or more thorough 

 digestion of concentrated foods of a fat-making nature, 

 usually furnished dry. This bulk should be of a pala- 

 table, succulent character, such for example as is typical 

 of sugar beets and pumpkins, which afford appetizing 

 variety along with an appreciable degree of nutrition. 

 The fact should not be lost sight of, however, that the 

 mistake of giving the hog too much bulk is more prob- 

 able than would be the case with larger animals. An 

 excess in this direction is liable to enlarge the stomach or 

 intestines at the expense of other desirable growth. 



USE OF ROOTS 



Roots are mainly desirable because of their stored suc- 

 culence, available in winter, when otherwise difficult to 

 obtain. Their utilization has not been so general in the 

 United States as abroad and in Canada, but of late years 

 they have increased in favor, and their place in feeding, 

 especially in the corn belt of America, is being better 

 recognized. Sugar beets particularly are in favor, prob- 



