212 RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN SWINE FEEDING 
Bulletin No. 141 of the Cornell Station deals with ‘ Pow- 
dered Soap as a Cause of Death Among Swill-fed Hogs.” In 
connection with the many fatalitics resulting from feeding swill, 
the following statement occurs in the bulletin: ‘‘ In view of this 
danger, it scems better to abandon altogether the habit of giving 
dishwater to hogs. Although the fecding of garbage is generally 
condemned, the scraps of veectables aud table refuse could, per- 
haps.if properly collected, be used with safety. But certainly pure 
water tsa much more wholesome drink than dirty dishwater.” 
A thorough study of the question of garbage feeding shows 
that if reasonable care is taken loss from garbage feeding may 
not be atall serious. The following points are taken from Farm- 
ers’ Bulletin 1155 of the United States Department of Agricul- 
ture: (1) Experience shows that 50 Ibs. of garbage may be 
expected to produce 1 Ib. of pork. (2) The yuality of pork from 
garbage-fed hogs is satisfactory, and the carcasses cannot be dis- 
tinewished from those of grain-fed hogs. (3) The best evidence 
obtainable is in favor of feeding garbage raw, which gives hetter 
results than cooked. (+) Hogs should be immunized against 
cholera by the simultaneous treatment, and strict attention should 
he paid to the sanitary conditions of the buildings and feed lots. 
Citrus Fruit Rinds.—The Maryland Experiment Station 
made a rather cxteuded test with boiled citrus fruit rinds 
(orange, lemon and grape fruit), making the rinds coustitute 
about one-third of the ration. The conclusion is that cooked 
citrus rinds are not poisonous to hogs, but that they have very 
little feeding value. 
REVIEW. 
MGive the average equivalent of roots for 100 pounds meal. 
» Give the meal equivalent of potatoes. How are they fed? 
. Tell of the value of pumpkins for swine. 
4. How does the proportion of skim milk feed affect its meal equivalent ’ 
+. What is the meal equivalent of whey? 
6. How does buttermilk compare with skim milk for pigs? 
i. Mention some of the West substitutes for skim milk for pigs. 
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