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only grain to fattening pigs. A mixture of emmer and corn, how- 

 ever, gave nearly as good results as corn alone in a trial at the Ne- 

 braska Station, 5 both lots getting alfalfa hay in addition to the grain. 



The grain sorghums are of great importance for pork production 

 thruout the western plains states. In trials at the Kansas Station 6 

 pigs fed ground milo or kafir with wheat shorts and tankage made 

 nearly as large gains as others fed corn, shorts and tankage, and re- 

 quired only 2 to 5 per ct. more feed for 100 lbs. gain. Feterita and 

 kaoliang ranked somewhat below kafir or milo, and sorgho grain was 

 still less valuable, being rather unpalatable. 



Seed from hog or broom-corn millet is satisfactory for pigs when 

 ground and mixed with other feeds. At the South Dakota Station ' 

 pigs fed millet meal required 20 per ct. more feed for 100 lbs. gain 

 than others fed barley meal. 



As we have seen in the previous chapter, it pays to grind all the 

 smaller cereals for pigs, tho sometimes it is advisable to scatter whole 

 oats thinly on the ground or a feeding floor to force brood sows to 

 exercise. Barley, wheat, rye, and the grain sorghums are all low in 

 protein and, like corn, should be fed with protein-rieh feeds, such as 

 skim milk, tankage, wheat middlings, linseed meal, and soybeans. 



Hominy feed. — Trials at the Indiana 8 and Ohio 9 Stations show 

 that hominy feed is more valuable than corn for fattening pigs. Pigs 

 fed hominy feed with either tankage or wheat shorts required 14 

 per ct. less feed per 100 lbs. gain than others fed corn meal and the 

 same supplements. 



Garbage. — Kitchen waste may be fed to swine, but care must be 

 taken that dishwater containing lye or washing soda, broken dishes, 

 etc., which are apt to cause death, be kept apart from the materials 

 having food value. As there is likewise danger of poisons resulting 

 from the decay of the garbage, the material should be thoroly cooked 

 in all doubtful cases. 



II. Protein-rich Concentrates 



Skim milk and buttermilk. — Rich in digestible protein and high 

 in mineral matter, especially calcium and phosphorus, skim milk and 

 buttermilk are ideal supplements to the cereals. Indeed, where skim 

 milk or buttermilk is used as a supplement to corn or other cereals 



6 Burnett and Snyder, Nebr. Bui. 99. 



e Waters, Kinzer, Wright, and King, Kan. Bui. 192;- Cochel, Kansas Indus- 

 trialist, May 1, 1915. 



i Wilson and Skinner, S. D. Bui. 83. 

 s Skinner and King, Ind. Bui. 158. 

 9 Eastwood, Ohio Bui. 268. 



