Skim Milk 



Skim milk, being rich in protein and ash, is valuable as a muscle and 

 bone builder, but to secure the best results, it should be mixed with corn 

 or other starchy grains in the right proportion to make a balanced ration. 

 A good plan is to mix a little corn meal with the milk. 



Beach fed 25-pound pigs on skim milk alone; also in combination with 

 grain, during an 86-day trial with the following results: 



FEEDING SEPARATOR SKIM MILK ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH GRAIN 



This trial shows a loss from feeding even young pigs entirely on skim 

 milk, for when so fed, they required over 2,700 pounds of milk for 100 

 pounds of gain. By feeding meal with the milk, far more rapid and 

 economical gains were made. Skim milk, rich in protein and mineral 

 matter, should always be combined with starchy carbohydrates such as 

 corn, barley, Kaffir, milo, etc., in which case it becomes one of the most 

 useful of all available feeds for the pig. 



Each animal is given as much of the mixture as he will eat. 



Henry found that the use of these two feeds, in the proportions of one 

 pound of corn meal to three pounds of skim milk, resulted in the pro- 

 duction of a pound of pork on a smaller number of pounds of digestible 

 nutrients than grains alone or corn meal and skim milk in any other 

 proportions. 



Extensive experiments convinced Henry that 462 pounds of skim milk 

 effected a saving of 100 pounds of corn meal. 



