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be disinfected once in a while with a weak solution of carbolic 

 acid, zenoleum or other disinfectant. A dipping tank is ad- 

 visable on every farm to wash off those pigs that become infected 

 with lice and so prevent the spread of disease. Many farmers 

 think that pigs ought to do well when the food becomes mixed 

 with manure and filth, as is the case in filthy pens, but for 

 the greatest profits filth should be avoided and cleanliness is 

 necessary. In clean pens pigs fatten more rapidly and are 

 generally free from disease. When kept in a feed lot dry 

 situations should be selected and bedding provided to make them 

 comfortable. 



Rations for Fattening Swine 



Per 1,000 pounds, live weight^ 

 9 pounds cowpeas 8 pounds cowpeas 



10 pounds corn meal 12 pounds middlings 



30 pounds sweet potatoes 21 pounds corn 



12 pounds rice meal 20 pounds corn 



22 pounds corn 40 pounds middlings 



37 pounds skim milk (gravity) 



Rations from Various Sources— Experiment Stations 

 Ground peas "l 2 parts corn meal 



Ground barley >■ equal parts i part shorts 



Ground rye j 



Corn meal Shorts 



Bran Chopped wheat 



Gluten meal Oats 



Skim milk or buttermilk Bran 



2 parts corn meal Corn meal i part chopped wheat 



2 parts shorts Gluten meal i part shorts 



2 parts oil meal Skim milk i part ground oats 



4 parts whole wheat Wheat meal Corn meal 2 parts corn meal 



I part bran Buttermilk Wheat meal i part ground oats 



I pound corn meal 2 parts Kaffir corn meal 



3 pounds skim milk or buttermilk i part soy bean 

 Suggestion : Why is it that the gains made by the young pig 

 during the first months of life, are more profitable than later 

 gains ? Have the student make suitable rations for hogs for the 

 different periods of fattening. What differences should be made 

 in feeding, breeding and fattening stock? Why? 



^ Bui. 115, I,ouisiana Experiment Stition. 



