446 



DOMESTIC ANIMALS, DAIRYING, ETC. 



this kind of nutriment more cheaply than will any other food. 

 (Mo. B. 81.) 



Savings Effected Per Bushel by Grinding Corn for Fattening Pigs. 



Corn Whole or Ground. The table shows that when corn is 

 worth 25 cents per bushel, the saving from grinding is only 1.5 cents, 

 not enough to cover the cost unless cheap power is available. As corn 

 advances in price the saving per bushel increases three-tenths of a 

 cent with each five cents' advance. With corn at 75 cents per bushel, 

 the saving from grinding is 4.5 cents per bushel. Where there is 

 plenty of time for maturing the pigs, and it is not necessary to secure 

 the maximum daily gain, it is doubtful if it pays to grind corn for 

 pigs. The test shows that where quick maturity is an important 

 item, better results are secured from the corn meal. Pigs fed corn 

 meal, eat more grain and make somewhat larger daily gains. Corn 

 meal can doubtless be used to good advantage in finishing off a bunch 

 of hogs which were at first fed shelled corn. Changing over to corn 

 meal near the close of the feeding period also furnishes a change in 

 the character of the ration, which will be satisfactory to the animals. 

 (Wis. B. 145.) 



The dry climate and intense sunshine in Colorado make the 

 grain much harder and more flinty than those grown in the humid 

 region. It is, therefore, usually not profitable to feed dry, whole 

 grain. Rolling is preferable to grinding, and requires less power. 

 Rolled grain is left in the form of flakes, while in grinding hard 

 grains like Colorado barley, the ground particles of grain have sharp 

 edges that are objectionable. (Colo. B. 146.) 



The average of 19 experiments with 297 pigs at 6 experiment 

 stations where corn meal and whole corn were compared, show the 

 feed required for 100 pounds of gain was 524 pounds when whole 

 corn was fed, and 479 pounds when corn meal was fed, a difference 

 of 8% per cent in favor of grinding. (B. A. I. Cir. 63.) 



Corn and Cob Meal. Ground corn and cob has a slightly better 

 feeding value than corn on the ear. For practical purposes it is more 

 economical to feed corn on the ear rather than hauling to the mill 

 and grinding for feed. (N. H. B. 66.) Corn-and-cob meal contains 

 too much indigestible and unpalatable fiber and costs too much in 

 the preparation to be the best feed for any purpose, for swine. It is 

 the last food we would choose to use for hog feeding. (Mo. Bu. 65.) 



Soaking and Cooking. The general experience of swine feeders 

 in Colorado is that soaking grain from 24 to 48 hours has the same 

 beneficial effect as grinding, at less cost, but with more trouble. Care 

 must be taken in hot weather not to let the soaking grain sour, and 

 in cold weather to keep it from freezing until eaten. Cooking grain 



