110 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [J/xn. 



Practical Rations for Pig Feeding. 

 When skim-milk is used as a part of the daily diet in 

 feeding pigs for the market, the station feels justified, in 

 view of its feeding experiments, in recommending the fol- 

 lowing practical rations as being valuable in producing pork 



at a minimum cost : — 



I, 



* Creamery buttermilk can be substituted for sliim-milk as above with good results if it 

 can be had at a reasonable price, say 1.4 cents per gallon. 



When skim-milk is in limited supply, from four to six 



quarts per pig. 



II. 



III. 



Weight of Pigs 

 (Pounds). 



Nutritive 

 K:itio. 



20 to 80, 



80 to 120, 



125 to 190, 



2 ounces corn meal to each quart of milk 

 and 4 ounces gluten feed as a substitute 

 for each quart inilk. 



6 quarts skim-milk and a mixture of one"! 

 part by weight gluten feed and one part |- 

 by weight corn meal. J 



one" 



quarts skim-milk and a mixture of 

 part by weight gluten feed ana one 

 one-half parts by weight corn meal. 



r 1 



3.25 

 to 



4.00 



:4.00 

 to 

 4.40 



.:4.4 

 to 

 4.9 



