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a purpose. Hogs should have sufficient water and, as growing 

 animals, they need protein. Too much protein, however, is 

 harmful. 



Milk is a protein feed but the pigs should not be given as 

 much of this as they will eat. For young pigs after weaning a 

 good ration can be made by taking half milk and half water 

 and putting enough of a mixture of ground grains into this to 

 make a thin slop. The grains used in such a case should be 

 corn, barley, rye, oats, etc. If no milk is available, some 

 peas or oil meal can be used to supply protein. But these 

 should be only from one-third to one-fifth of the grain mixture. 



Tankage is a packing-house product and is very rich in pro- 

 tein. A 40 per cent, protein tankage can be used about as peas. 

 But a 60 per cent, protein tankage must be used in smaller quan- 

 tities. Mature hogs do not need much protein so should be 

 fed more on the carbohydrate feeds. 



Hogs are very fond of grass and the legumes such as alfalfa, 

 clover, peas, vetches, etc. In winter they will also eat a good 

 deal of the legume hays. They should be given as much of this 

 roughage as they will eat. Wheat bran is a good roughage for 

 mature hogs that are being maintained and is also good as part 

 of a ration for growing pigs. Wheat middlings are good for 

 all purposes. 



Pigs up to about five months old will eat too much concen- 

 trate if they are given all they want. They should then either 

 be fed less or be given more roughages. In feeding some pigs 

 experimentally one time, the author was threatened with 

 prosecution by the humane society because it was said that the 

 pigs were being starved. These same pigs, however, weighed 

 300 pounds per head when they were eight months old. 



Brood sows should be fed according to the amount of work 

 they do. If they raise two litters a year or large litters they 

 need to be fed more freely than if they raise only one litter or 

 small litters. 



