Investigations with Swine. 



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bushel. Ear corn was fed on the ground in a clean place, and corn 

 meal in V-shaped troughs frequently moved. The corn was ground 

 each week that it might be fresh. When given wet the shelled corn 

 or meal was usually soaked for 12 hours before feeding, but some- 

 times for 24 hours, in fresh water so that it never soured. The 

 meat meal fed contained 60 per ct. protein. 



Feeding corn prepared in different ways to swine. 



The first column of the table describes the pigs and the form of 

 corn fed. The last column gives the returns from a bushel of corn 

 with live hogs valued at $5 per 100 lbs. 



The last column shows plainly that in most eases the farmer would 

 best feed dry ear corn to fattening hogs. When the pigs were 6 

 months of age or older and were fed in dry yards, soaked shelled 

 corn gave somewhat better returns than dry ear corn. In no case 

 did the returns justify grinding corn to meal. In general, as those 

 who conducted these trials point out, ' ' The scoop shovel is all that is 

 needed to prepare corn for feeding to swine." 



