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that pigs live and grow under such treatment is no 

 proof that they would not do better under the wiser 

 way suggested. 



I think that much milk is lost simply in quenching 

 thirst ; thirst that could as well be appeased with 

 water. But when people have the milk to dispose of 

 as a by-product, and do not know how else to use it, 

 I suppose they will continue to pour it into the trough 

 in excess of the digestive powers of the pig. It is quite 

 important, however, that the owner of even a few pigs 

 should be made aware of the real digestive require- 

 ments of the animals 

 under his care. 



This information 

 is briefly tabulated in 

 the chapter on feed- 

 ing, and here I will 

 merely say that a 100- 

 ponnd hog requires 

 only 3.4 pounds of 

 organic matter (water 



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amount of organic matter would be contained in 

 twelve pounds of skim-milk and three pounds of 

 corn-meal. Such a ration would be suited to a pig 

 somewhat above 100 pounds in weight. 



Swill made of house scraps is probably as rich in 

 food elements, on the average, as a mixture of skim- 

 milk and corn-meal in the proportion just suggested. 



As to the merits of salt, charcoal, bone meal, 

 dried blood, offal meat, etc., for pig feeds, there are dif- 

 ferent opinions and practices. Swill-fed animals which 



