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PROFITABLE STOCK RAISING 



known as thumps, for which there is no remedy, 

 and which ahnost invariably ends fatally. Further- 

 more, in the lack of exercise, the pig will not de- 

 velop bone and constitution, and will tend toward 

 the small blocky type of little constitution and in- 

 ferior breeding qualities. 



FEEDS FOR GROWING PIGS 



There is no feed more adapted to the needs of 

 growing pigs than skim milk. This makes hog 

 raising a valuable adjunct to the dairy industry. 



A BRICK FEEDING FLOOR 



As the pig grows older, it can be. fed increasing 

 amounts of grain with this milk by mixing the two 

 into slop. Bran, shorts and other mill feeds, or ground 

 oats and barley, with a little cornmeal, make ex- 

 cellent grains for use in connection with skim milk. 

 It has long been known that plenty of pasture 

 during as much of the year as is possible is abso- 

 lutely essential to the most economical hog grow- 

 ing. Conditions during recent years have served to 

 emphasize this need- The prevailing high prices 

 of grain have had a tendency to induce hog 



