550 



Feeds and Feeding. 



shelled corn they would consume without waste, with the resulta 

 stated below: 



Sheltering pigs in basement of barn as opposed to keeping in the open 

 yard — Kansas Agricultural College. 



Pigs kept in bam 



Pigs kept in open yard. 



Total feed 

 consumed. 



2,878 lbs. 

 2,844 lbs. 



Total gain. 



604 lbs. 

 479 lbs. 



Feed for 



100 lbs. 



gain. 



476 lbs. 

 593 lbs. 



We learn from the above that the pigs kept in the open yard 

 required 117 pounds, or 25 per cent., more corn for 100 pounds 

 of gain than those given shelter. 



840. Food of support. — Sanborn's investigations^ in this line 

 are the only ones reported for this country. In these trials pigs 

 were fed middlings, the aim being to supply just sufficient food 

 to keep the animal at even weight — neither gaining nor losing. 

 The difficulties of such an undertaking are apparent to the 

 thoughtful stockman. The findings are as follows: 



Maintenance allowance or food of support for the pig — Missouri 

 Agricultural College. 



In these trials the pigs always made a slight gain, but it was 

 80 small that we may ignore it, the error being on the right side. 

 We learn that pigs weighing 48 pounds require 2.1 pounds of 

 middlings for the maintenance or support of one hundred pounds 

 of live weight, and that pigs weighing from 172 to 175 pounds 

 required from 1.7 to 2 per cent of their live weight in middlings 



» Bui. 28, Mo. Agr. Ck)L 



