The Feeding of Swine 293 
For 100 pounds live weight, the younger the animal the more food 
required, and in addition it should contain more protein than for 
the older animal. To gain an idea of the efficiency of various 
grain mixtures, the following data are taken from Bulletin 65 of 
the Missouri Experiment Station : — 
FEED anD Gains in WEIGHT, 90 Days 
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Ration Woe | Warned |i cee | ee 
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Corn meal 5 parts, linseed-oil meal 1 
part 2 -| 116 260 5.6 15. 
Corn meal 10 parts, lnseed-oil meal 1 : 
part} . . -| 131 209 | 7.6 1.5 
Corn meal 10 parts, linseed-oil meal 1 2 
part. . -| 118 209 5.3 1.5 
Corn meal 2 parts, wheat middlings 1 
part F .| 114 226 5.3 1.2 
Corn meal 4 parts, wheat middlings 1 
part bs Ys .| 117 213 5.0 1.1 
Corn meal 2 parts, ground oats 1 mark -| 120 173 3.7 0.6 
Corn meal 4 parts, ground oats 1 part .| 111 166 3.8 0.6 
Corn meal 4 parts, wheat bran 1 part .; 111 188 4.4 0.9 
Corn and cobmeal ...... .| 112 135 3.0 0.3 
Corn meal . . bab ote : 115 183 4.2 0.8 
Soaked shelled corn . . . 115 172 3.6 0.6 
Shelled corn, bone meal? . . . . 114 153 3.0 0.5 
Shelled corn. . . ....-.. . ~~.) 115 152 3.0 0.4 
1Sixty days. 26.2 pounds bone meal per head in ninety days. 
QUESTIONS 
1. Which is the more economical meat producer, beef cattle, mutton 
sheep, or‘swine? Why? When slaughtered, which dresses the highest 
per cent of edible meat? Explain. 
2. Why is it more profitable to prepare food for swine than for any 
other class of farm animals? What are the common methods of prepara- 
tion? Which is the more economical? Why? 
