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arate pen and away from the mother and the larger pigs. 
Runs in which are grown green grasses, the clovers and 
other forage crops are indispensable if pork is to be made 
at profitable returns. Provided for in this manner, pigs 
will widen their ration in accordance with their needs. 
The ration, which at first was very narrow, will now 
widen until spread to one part of protein to five or six 
parts of carbohydrates and fat. When the finish of the 
fattening period is reached the ration will be near one of 
ENJOYING THE CHARCOAL BOX 
One reason why thrift is frequently wanting is due to an insufficient supply of 
protein and mineral elements in the hog ration. A charcoal box in which may be 
placed charcoal, soft coal, ground bone, salt and oil meal meets the situation. 
protein to eight or nine of the heat and fat-producing in- 
gredients. The great fattening food is corn; its nutritive 
ratio is one to nine plus. Thus the food changes in char- 
acter from milk to corn or other similar foods, and the 
ration is gradually widened to meet the increasing re- 
quirements for fat production. 
7. Mineral matter and charcoal.—I{ the ration consists 
largely of corn and the young hogs are on pasture they 
will fare better than young pigs in the dry feed lot. Pigs 
grow rapidly if fed well. If the food supply is deficient 
