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vided. In either case the ordinary commercial feeds 

 like cottonseed meal, the glutens, wheat bran, oil 

 meal or corn may be furnished singly or in com- 

 binations, depending on the cost or the ease of ob- 

 taining them. 



The Brood Sow. Corn has been 'connected for so 

 long a time with hog feeding that it still holds a high 

 place as a food for the brood sow. To a certain ex- 

 tent this practice is wrong, but though many lead- 



FEEDING Box FOR ALFALFA HAY 



Hogs relish alfalfa during all seasons of the year. In winter dry hay 

 may be placed in a box as here shown and much less wil! be wasted than 

 when thrown on the ground or placed in racks. 



ing hog men caution against the heavy use of corn, 

 they nevertheless do resort to it more or less. This 

 is partly because in the important hog sections corn 

 is always available and usually abundant as a hog 

 food, and because it is home raised and seldom re- 

 fused or rejected. 



Food of a more protein nature should be fed the 

 sow previous to the time of dropping her pigs and 



