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feeding corn, but if skim-milk is fed, corn feeding may com- 

 mence earlier than when no skim-milk is available. Generally 

 speaking, when pigs are about three months old a little corn or 

 other grain may be introduced into their ration. Two parts of 

 middlings and one part of corn meal or ground barley, mixed 

 with skim-milk to form a slop, make an excellent ration for 

 growing pigs. As the pigs grow older the proportion of grain 



FIG. 52. Group of Yorkshire bacon pigs. 



to middlings may be increased, but at no time should they be 

 fed exclusively or almost exclusively upon corn, because corn is 

 a poor bone- and muscle-former. The importance of feeding 

 supplementary feeds with corn has been pretty fully discussed 

 under the work of experiment stations. The need of such feeds 

 is most important during the early life. A few roots will be 

 found most helpful in keeping young pigs healthy during the 

 winter, and green feed of almost any kind will answer the 



