EXERCISE 75. RATIONS FOR FATTENING PIGS 



(Reference, Productive Feeding, Chapter XXV) 



1. Describe the method of raising pigs on your farm or on some farm 

 with which you are acquainted, with special reference to the system of feeding 

 practiced. If. unable to do so, describe the method adopted by the Hog 

 Department at your college or school. 



2. Give ratio of skim milk to grain that will give the best results in pig 

 feeding. What proportion is fed in case skim milk is scarce, and what propor- 

 tion when an abundant supply is available? What can one afford to pay for 

 skin" milk when corn (grain) is worth $32 a ton? 



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