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milo, etc. I would recommend for feeding growing pigs on whey a 

 mixture of ground barley, shorts and linseed meal in the proportions 

 of 2:1:1 by weight, or of barley and shorts only, equal weights, giving 

 two per cent of the grain feeds per weight of pigs and making a thin 

 slop with the whey. As the pigs grow older the proportion of grain 

 is increased. Fattening hogs are fed relatively less whey, say three 

 pounds per pound of grain fed, which may be made up of similar feeds 

 as those mentioned, except that linseed meal is left out and more of 

 starchy grains, like barley and grain sorghums, be included. F. W. W. 



Prevent Greed in Hogs. 



What is the best way to feed hogs so that each one can get its 

 share, when you have to feed a large number together? 



We only know the old way of bars on the troughs so only one 

 head can get in at a place. 



Hogs for Feeding. 



I want to fatten hogs for the market. I have fifty acres. When 

 is the best time to get the hogs and what age? What crops could I 

 grow for them, including pasturage? 



Any time one has the necessary feed on hand to fatten hogs 

 would be the proper time to buy them. Ordinarily, a hog from six to 

 ten months old would be ready to fatten. Any grain that would yield 

 the largest amount would be the best to plant. Corn is one of the 

 best fattening feeds, and if the land is suitable for the successful 

 growing of corn, we know of nothing better. Alfalfa, where the soil 

 and climate are suitable, is no doubt the best pasture. But alfalfa is 

 not a hog fattener. It takes grain or some other feed that contains a 

 large percentage of what is known as carbohydrates to produce fat. 

 Sugar is a great fattener, and possibly some by-product of the sugar 

 factory would be excellent. One must study the conditions under 

 which he is operating and work out these things for himself to a great 

 extent. Chas. Goodman, Williams. 



Barley and Shorts for Pigs. 



Which do you consider better for fattening hogs, crushed or whole 

 barley with skimmed milk? I am feeding some small pigs. They chew 

 the crushed barley and spit it out, but do not the whole barley. Also,, 

 which do you consider the cheaper feed, whole barley at $23 per ton, 

 or shorts at $26 per ton, with skimmed milk? 



Barley alone is not very palatable for young pigs and they eat it 

 much better when mixed with some other feed. This accounts for 

 the trouble in getting the pigs to eat the crushed barley and sometimes 

 there is as much trouble with the whole barley. We find that a little 

 more of the crushed barley is digested by hogs than the whole barley, 

 undoubtedly enough to pay for crushing. It seems more desirable, 

 however, to soak the barley, either crushed or whole, than to feed it 



