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Pork Production 



The smaller the proportion of milk fed with the corn, 

 the greater was its value a pound. 



From 2 to 3 pounds of milk to 1 pound of corn are 

 required to make the ration balanced and most pro- 

 ductive of rapid gains for growing and fattening pigs. 

 However, when the supply of milk is abundant and cheap, 

 a larger proportion than 3 to 1 will often be profitable, 

 especially when grain is scarce and high in price. When 

 the supply of milk is limited, however, smaller proportions 

 will be necessary and will give, as a rule, the most eco- 

 nomical results, especially when grain is abundant and 

 relatively cheap. 



Buttermilk versus skim-milk. 



As indicated by the following table showing the average 

 composition of buttermilk and skim-milk, one would 

 expect them to be equally efficient as supplements to the 

 ordinary grains in pig feeding. 



TABLE XCI. COMPOSITION OF BUTTERMILK AND SKIM-MILK 1 



Buttermilk is, as a rule, more variable in composition 

 and feeding value than is skim-milk, due to the fact that 



1 Appendix, Henry and Morrison's " Feeds and Feeding." 



2 Determined by dividing the digestible carbohydrates plus 

 2 times the digestible fats, by the digestible proteins. 



