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FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



The ration, which at first was very narrow, will 

 now widen until spread to one part of protein to five 

 or six parts of carbohydrates and fat. When the 

 finish of the fattening period has been reached the 

 ration will be near one of protein to eight or nine of 

 the heat and fat-producing ingredients. 



The great fattening food is corn : its nutritive 

 ratio is one to nine plus. Thus the food changes in 



VERY SANITARY AND VERY COSTLY 



A hog barn of this order is the exception and not the rule. It is sanitary 

 throughout, admits of easy feeding, and is easily cleaned. 



character from milk to corn or other similar foods, 

 and the ration is gradually widened to meet the in- 

 creasing requirements for fat production. 



Mineral Matter and Charcoal. If the ration con- 

 sists largely of corn, young hogs on pasture are not 

 denied the necessary mineral elements to the extent 

 that young pigs in the dry feed lot are. Pigs grow 



