300 STOCK FEEDING 



Comparing the relative profits on cattle and hogs on the Chicago 

 market for the past twenty-four years, it has been found that 

 the hogs have brought a higher price per pound, and experiments 

 show that less food is required to make a pound of gain on hogs 

 than on cattle. From this it appears that hog feeding is more 

 profitable than cattle feeding. The reports of the other market 

 centers of the West, in Ft. -Worth, Kansas City, and St. Louis, 

 seem to bear out this statement. 



The number of hogs required to utilize the waste per steer, 

 according to the Reports of the Missouri Experiment Station, will 

 vary greatly with the character of the feed, the way in which it is 

 prepared, and with the size and age of the cattle. The range is 

 given as from two to three hogs per steer on snapped-ear corn, 

 one and one half on husked-ear corn, about one on shelled corn, 

 and from one third to one half a hog per steer on crushed or 

 ground corn. 



Another important feature in .stock feeding that should receive 

 more attention than is usually given it is the matter of providing 

 an abundant supply of pure water near the place of feeding. 

 The use of water troughs for this purpose will generally be found 

 advisable. The students should send to their State Experiment 

 Station for any bulletins that may be published on feeding 

 cattle, hogs, sheep, mules, or other stock. It will also be found 

 interesting to secure the bulletins from other States and to 

 make comparisons of the results and the various conclusions 

 reached. 



EXERCISES 



1. Ascertain the weight of each of the following: (a) a bushel of corn, 

 (6) a bushel of oats, (c) a bushel of wheat, (d) a bushel of rye. 



2. Refer to Table 2, Appendix, and calculate the amount of digestible 

 protein in a bushel of corn as compared with a bushel of oats. 



3. Compare the amount of digestible -carbohydrates in a bushel of oats 

 with a bushel of cowpeas. 



4. According to Table 1, Appendix, how much food is required for a 

 ration for a horse of one thousand pounds doing light work ? What is the 

 nutritive ratio? 



5. What is the amount of food that would be required for three milch 

 cows giving sixteen pounds of milk daily ? 



