CHAPTER XVIII 
THE FEEDING OF SWINE 
No farm animal equals the hog in turning food quickly into 
marketable meat; and none has yielded more profit to the aver- 
age American farmer. In health, no farm animal is more easily 
cared for than the hog; it requires little shelter and will eat 
any article of food placed at its disposal. From this it would 
seem that the hog is the most economical meat-producing animal. 
This is true during health. The effort should be, then, so to feed 
and manage the herd as to keep it in good thrift at all times. 
Wotrr-LEHMAN STANDARD, SHOWING THE AMOUNT oF FoOD REQUIRED 
PER 1000 Pounps Live WeicuT ror Bota GRowInG AND FaTTENING 
SwINnE 
ConpiTION oF ANIMAL 
DicestisLeE NUTRIENTS 
Growing Swine, Breeding wea ae 
Age, Mo. Weight Protein oe Fat 
2-3 50 44 7.6 28.0 1.0 4.0 
3-5 100 . 85 5.0 23.1 0.8 5.0 
5-6 120 32 3.7 21.3 0.4 6.0 
6-8 200 28 2.8 18.7 0.3 7.0 
8-12 250 25 2.1 15.3 0.2 7.5 
Growing Swine, Fattening 
2-3 50 44 7.6 28.0 1.0 4.0 
3-5 100 35 5.0 23.1 0.8 5.0 
5-6 150 33 4.3 22.3 0.6 5.5 
6-8 200 30 3.6 20.5 0.4 6.0 
8-12 300 26 3.0 18.3 0.3 6.4 
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