28o SWINE IN AMERICA 



cattle feeders. This leads to the conclusion that gains 

 of hogs and the ^•alue of the same reported here should 

 be looked upon as the minimum pork production to be 

 anticipated in cattle-fattening operations." Larger gains 

 were made by the hogs where corn only was fed to the 

 cattle than where it was supplemented Ijy linseed-oil 

 meal and gluten meal. 



The amount of waste when whole corn is fed to 

 steers may generally be figured at about 25 per cent. It 

 is better for practical results to have more shotes than 

 are needed to clean up the droppings, rather than a 

 smaller number, for they will thereby obtain more exer- 

 cise and be less liable to laziness with consequent injury 

 or disease. In case more hogs are turned in than are 

 necessary to take care of the dropping"S, they should Ije 

 given sufficient additional feed, preferably on a feeding 

 lloor in a lot apart from the cattle. The exercise ob- 

 tained by shotes which run with cattle is an important 

 consideration, and so small a number should not be 

 turned in with steers that they are not compelled to 

 work for their feed. 



"HOGGING OFF" CORN 



AVhen farm labor is high priced and difficult to secure, 

 the helpful hog can relieve the situation ])y harvesting 

 the corn for himself. The practice of turning swine 

 into a portion of the field to gather the corn they eat, 

 which is termed "hogging off" or "hogging down," 

 was formerly much condemned as a shiftless or lazy 

 procedure, but it has grown in favor and many find it 

 good farm economy when rightly managed, especially 



