Mithllincjs or Shorts. Middlings should contain a good proportion of white floury 

 material, as the brown outer flakes of the wheat-grain (bran) contain much fibre. 



Bran. Bran is too fibrous for young or fattening pigs, but is good feed for 

 breeding stock and sows in milk. 



Corn. Corn is starchy and fattening, and should be fed with other grains or 

 with skim-milk at the rate of one of corn to three of the other foods. 



Linseed-oil Meal. This highly nitrogenous food is valuable for sows in milk or 

 for young pigs, but if used for fattening it should not constitute over one-fifth the 

 grain ration, as it is apt to produce an oily fat. Oil-meal has a very beneficial effect 

 on the digestive organs. 



Wheat. This grain alone makes a good ration for swine of any age, but, as 

 with the other foods, it is better mixed with other grains, as it is somewhat consti- 

 pating in its effect. Frozen wheat is also good, and is more nitrogenous than plump 

 grain. 



Peas. Peas are a very rich food. Pea-meal mixed with ground oats, barley, 

 corn, bran, or shorts produces an excellent quality of pork. It is one of the best feeds 

 for hogs of all ages. 



Ensilage. Ensilage containing clover or alfalfa is very good for swine. They 

 will eat pure corn ensilage also, but it is rather fibrous for them. 



Clover or Alfalfa Hay. Well-cured, early-cut hay should be fed regularly to hogs 

 in winter. The tea made by soaking in boiling water, fed warm, is valuable as a 

 substitute for skim-milk for young pigs. Clover-leaves gathered from the barn-floor 

 should be used in this way. 



Skim-milk or Buttermilk. These dairy by-products are equally valuable for all 

 classes of hogs, but especially for young weanling pigs. They should not be fed 

 alone, but mixed with meal. They are best in the proportion of one of meal to three 

 parts by weight of milk. 



YEARLING &UROC Sow 



Duroc Jersey Sow. 



PASTURE AND GRAIN CROPS FOR HOGS. 



Alternate Pasturing. One of the best and most economical ways of managing 

 pasture is to have about equal areas pastured alternately for about a week or ten 

 clays at a time. With clover or alfalfa, the growth is allowed to become 3 or 4 inches 

 high before the hogs are turned in. Such crops as rape, kale, or vetch should grow 

 to a height of 10 inches or so. Rapid growth during a period of rest, and clean, 

 fresh, tender pasture is secured by this method. More hogs can also be carried on 

 a given area. Generally speaking, ten to twelve hogs are enough on an acre of 



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