212 RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN SWINE FEEDING 



Bulletin ^N"o. 141 of the Cornell Station deals with " Pow- 

 dered Soap as a Cause of Death Among Swill-fed Hogs. 7 ' In 

 connection with the many fatalities resulting from feeding swill, 

 the following statement occurs in the bulletin: " In view of this 

 danger, it, seems better to abandon altogether the habit of giving 

 dishwater to hogs. Although the feeding of garbage is generally 

 condemned, the scraps of vegetables and table refuse could, per- 

 haps, if properly collected, bo used with safety. But certainly pure 

 water is a much more wholesome drink than dirty dishwater." 



A thorough study of the question of garbage feeding shows 

 that if reasonable care is taken loss from garbage feeding may 

 not be at all serious. The following points are taken from Farm- 

 ers' Bulletin 1183 of the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture : (1) Experience shows that 50 Ibs. of garbage may be 

 expected to produce 1 Ib. of pork. (2) The quality of pork from 

 garbage-fed hogs is satisfactory, and the carcasses cannot be dis- 

 tinguished from those of grain-fed hogs. (3) The best evidence 

 obtainable is in favor of feeding garbage raw, which gives better 

 results than cooked. (4) Hogs should be immunized against 

 cholera by the simultaneous treatment, and strict attention should 

 be paid to the sanitary conditions of the buildings and feed lots. 



Citrus Fruit Rinds. The Maryland Experiment Station 

 made a rather extended test with boiled citrusi fruit rinds 

 (orange, lemon and grape fruit), making the rindsi constitute 

 about one-third of the ration. The conclusion is that cooked 

 citrus rinds are not poisonous to hogs, but that they have very 

 little feeding value. 



REVIEW. 



1. Give the average equivalent of roots for 100 pounds meal. 



"2. Give the meal equivalent of potatoes. How are they fed? 



.'*. Tell of the value of pumpkins for swine. 



4. How does the proportion of skim milk feed affect its meal equivalent? 



f>. What is the meal equivalent of whey? 



6. How does buttermilk compare with skim milk for pigs? 



7. Mention some of the best substitutes for skim milk for pigs. 



