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load or two of sods placed conveniently near the piggery so that 
the feeder can throw one or two into each pen occasionally will 
be found very beneficial during the winter. 
Hogs that are out-doors during the summer and have access 
to earth and vegetable matter have little need of other 
correctives. 
Money Returns for Feed Consumed by Hogs.—Some in- 
teresting figures have been published by the Ontario Agricul- 
tural College relating to the value it is possible to obtain for 
feed consumed by hogs, when the hogs are sold at varying 
prices per pound live weight. The investigation includes hogs 
fed by the College, as well as a large number fed by farmers 
throughout the province. The following summary shows the 
scope of the investigation: 
Number of hogs: 2.2.02 sence vact we ee pee Hees eens Fe 297 
Weight when marketed ............. 00 eee eee eens 56,718 pounds 
Average weight per hog .......... 0.600 e eee 190.9 pounds 
Total meal consumed, which included barley, peas, oats, 
corn, middlings, and bran ...........-.0eeeeeeees 165.911 pounds 
Total skim-milk consumed ........ 6-000 e cece e eee eee 112,500 pounds 
Total roots consumed ........ 6... cece eee eee 64,600 pounds 
Miscellaneous feeds, such as pasture, green feeds, etc., 
valued by experimenters at ...........--.000 sees $77.00 
The pigs are valued at $1.50 each at weaning time. This 
amount, together with the value of the skim-milk at 20 cents 
per cwt., roots at 10 cents per bushel, and the miscellaneous 
feeds valued at $77.00, is first deducted from the gross proceeds 
derived from the assumed sale of the hogs at each of the 
different prices per pound, and the remainder represents the 
cash received for the meal consumed hy the hogs. The follow- 
ing table shows the prices obtained for feed, under each 
valuation of the hogs when sold: 
