CHAPTER XXV 

 FEEDING SWINE 



Feeding Standards for Swine. Standards for feeding swine 

 have been established by Wolff-Lehmann as given in the following 

 table : 



The Wolff-Lehmann Standards for Swine, per 1000 Pounds Live Weight 



* Given separately by Wolff-Lehmann. 



Feed Requirements of Swine. Next to the dairy cow, the 

 hog is the most economical producer of human food materials among 

 our farm animals, and it stands close to the cow in this respect. 

 Jordan has shown that 100 pounds digestible organic nutrients 

 in the ration produce the following amount of edible solids in 

 the form of the various animal products : 



Milk, 18 pounds. 



Pork, 15.6 pounds. 



Veal, 8.1 pounds. 



Poultry or eggs, 3.5 -pounds to 5.1 pounds. 



Beef, 2.75 pounds. 



Mutton, 2.60 pounds. 1 



While these are only average figures, and may not hold true in 

 individual cases, they show that the hog has a wonderful capacity 



1 " The Feeding of Animals," p. 405. 

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