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The Number of Hogs Required to Utilize the Waste. 



This will, as has already been pointed out, vary greatly with 

 the character of the feed, size of the cattle and the age and con- 

 dition of the hogs, season of the year, etc. This number 

 was variously estimated by our reporters from one-fourth of a 

 hog per steer, following calves and yearlings on ground grain, 

 to two and a half hogs per head after 3 year olds. In some cas- 

 es, or when hogs command a higher price than cattle and are 

 much more profitable, the feeder lays stress on the hog end of 

 his operation, and may run four or five hogs per steer, or even 

 more. 



An approximate average number of hogs per steer would be 

 like the following, on the basis of two year old cattle and 100 

 or 150 pound hogs: 



Snapped ear corn, 2 to 3 hogs per steer; 



Ear corn, ij hogs per steer; 



Shelled corn, i to ij hogs per steer; 



Crush or ground corn, 1-3 to \ a hog per steer. 

 The actual average, taking all conditions of feed and ages 

 of cattle, was \\ hogs per steer, or 300 hogs to every 200 

 steers. 



Hogs Sell Higher Than Steers. 



It is an almost universal practice to run rather more hogs 

 after cattle than will be just required to clean up the waste. 

 This is because, first, as a rule, hogs are more profitable than 

 cattle, and the feeders try to make as many hogs as they can 

 conveniently. Second, it is difficult to adjust this matter so that 

 the hogs will be nourished to a proper degree to make profitable 

 gains without having an excessive number and feeding them in 

 addition to the cattle. It is important to feed hogs well that 

 are following cattle otherwise they will unduly disturb the cat- 

 tle. 



This disturbance is particularly unfortunate toward the lat- 

 ter end of the feeding period, when the cattle are fat, and 

 naturally lie down a considerable portion of the time. 



If, on the other hand, too few hogs are kept behind the 

 cattle there is a waste of feed, and in summer favorable condi- 



