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while those receiving the tankage gained 1,230 pounds. Condi- 

 tions were otherwise identical. The amount of tankage used 

 was 259.5 pounds, costing, laid down, $4.88, from which an in- 

 creased hog gain of 422 pounds was secured. The profit from 

 this operation will be apparent when it is realized that this extra 

 hog gain cost but little more than I cent per pound. 



In view of the fact that a considerable part of the profit is 

 in the hog, it is important that considerable attention be given 

 to the making of the maximum hog gains in connection with 

 the steer feeding operation. 



For the best results it requires an active hog to follow cat- 

 tle. Of late years the feeder has not had the opportunity of 



THE CLASS OP HOGS PREFERRED FOR PICKING UP THE WASTE AFTER CATTLE. 



discriminating as he would like, but, other things being equal, 

 he prefers a well grown hog weighing from 100 to 150 pounds, 

 thin in flesh and of good bone. It is not advisable to put shoats 

 weighing less than 50 or 60 pounds after cattle it if can be 

 avoided, and under no circumstances should sows in pig or 

 with young pigs at their side be used for this purpose. 



Frequently someone, usually a beginner, writes to the Sta- 

 tion for information as to how to prepare the grain so as to be 

 able to feed cattle profitably without hogs to follow. In such 

 case, the writer usually reports that it is inexpedient to use 

 hogs, on account of a previous outbreak of cholera on the farm, 

 or because of the scarcity of hogs and the difficulty with which 



