320 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



The table shows that when corn is worth 25 cents per bushel 

 the saving from grinding is only 1.5 cents, not enough to cover 

 the cost unless cheap power is available. As corn advances in 

 price the saving per bushel increases three-tenths of a cent with 

 each five cents' advance. With corn at 75 cents per bushel, 

 the saving from grinding is 4.5 cents per bushel. 



Where there is plenty of time for maturing the pigs, and it 

 is not necessary to secure the maximum daily gain, it is doubtful 

 if it pays to grind corn for pigs. 



The test shows that where quick maturity is an important 

 item, better results are secured from the corn meal. Pigs fed 

 corn meal, eat more grain and make somewhat larger daily 

 gains. 



Corn meal can doubtless be used to good advantage in finish- 

 ing off a bunch of hogs which were at first fed shelled corn. 

 Changing over to corn meal near the close of the feeding period 

 also furnishes a change in the character of the ration, which 

 will be satisfactory to the animals. 



There are conditions and circumstances where it is not ad- 

 visable to grind the corn even though the corn be high priced. 

 On the other hand, when fitting hogs for show, sale, or in high 

 pressure feeding for market, the feeder will consider it advis- 

 able to grind the corn, even though it is expensive to do so. 

 The feeder, knowing these results, will use them to suit his 

 own conditions. 



