68 HIGGLE SWINE BOOK. 



with pigs weighing upwards of 300 pounds. Prof. 

 Henry's tables emphasize the profit of feeding young 

 stock. 



BALANCES. 



Hogs are very fond of sugar beets. 



No kind of food is good in excess. 



It is waste to overfeed skim-milk to the pigs. 



Clover works nicely into a balanced ration for hogs. 



Study the difference between a growing ration and a fatting 

 ration. 



The hog, like man, is omnivorous ; but a balanced ration is 

 nevertheless needful. 



Pigs consume two pounds of water with every pound of 

 corn if they can get the water. 



Strictly corn-fed hogs are apt to be dwarfed, weak and too 

 fat. They are unbalanced hogs. 



Vegetables and fruits are always acceptable, especially in 

 connection with a grain or milk diet. 



It requires proteins or albuminoids to make milk with pigs, 

 the same as with cows. Study the tables. 



When older pigs run with younger ones, they will rob the 

 little fellows. Put pigs nearly of an age in the pasture or yard 

 together. 



It is folly to feed milk to a thirsty hog if thirst is the only 

 want to be satisfied. Water is cheaper, and wasted milk is 

 wasted money. 



