August, iyi3 



THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



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Maize and Maize-Meal for 

 Pigs. 



For manv yt-ars tlu- Wisconsin 

 Kxperiment ' Station has i)e.Mi tcst- 

 iw^ the value of fcedinj^ mai.'.e in 

 comparison with niai/.e-nic il (as 

 the main portion of the ration) for 

 fatteninp^ pifjs. l)urin<;- this period 

 eiijhteen trials have been made 

 with 280 pigs l>elongnn}r to various 

 breeds. The amount of food re- 

 quired to produce 100 His. X)f gain 

 varied from ,^60 lbs. to 820 lbs. 

 The poorest gains were made when 

 mai/.e alone was led toi voung pigs, 

 averaging 84 lbs. in weight at the 

 lieginning of the trial. This em.- 

 pha sizes what is a common ex- 

 perience among pig-breeders : that 

 an exclusive diet of maize is not 

 desirable, and is especially to,; be 

 avoided with young pigs. The evil 

 effects of this kind of food were 

 shown in diminished appetite and 

 gains, and in the larp'e amount of 

 food required to produce 100 His. 

 of gain. The best gains for feed 

 consumed were made with yoimg 

 pigs where the grain, consisting 



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of equal parts hy weight of maize 

 and middlings was siq)pli'iucnti>d 

 by <v snuiU allowance of slsim-milk. 

 The pig-feeder is warranted ^ not 

 onlv in using a varietv of grain.s, 

 l)ut will liu<l it to his advantage 

 t« add skim-niilk whenever it can 

 be obtained. On the averagt> of 

 the ten years it aiipears that the 

 pigs fed with whole mai/e consumed 

 501 lbs. of grain per iooll)s. of gain, 

 while the pigs fed; with mai/.e-meal 

 ate only 471 lbs. of grain for the 

 same result. " Where there is 

 plenty of time for maturing the 

 pigs, and it is not necessary to 

 secure the maximum, daily gain, it 

 is doubtful," savs The .Tournal of 

 the Board of Agriculture (Eng- 

 land), " if it pays to grind maize 

 for pigs, hut the test shovk^s that 

 where quick maturity is an import- 

 ant item, better results are seci'ired 

 from the maize-meal- Pigs fed 

 with maize-meal eat more grain 

 and make somewhat laro-'er daily 

 gains. It can be used to good ad- 

 vantaffe in finishing pigs which 

 were fir.st fed on maize. Chang- 

 ing over to maize-meal near the 

 close of the feeding period also fur- 

 nishes a useful change in the char- 

 acter of the ration." 



♦ 



Captain Scott's Own Story. 



— " Life's " Offer of Two Fine 

 Scott Pictures. — 



" Life " magazine has scoredi a 

 distinct literary hit. It has se- 

 cured the exclusive rights for Aus- 

 tralasia to publish " Captain 

 Scottis Own Story "—the full text 

 and all the pictures as described 

 in recent cables. This big maga- 

 zine feature promises to be the 

 most thrilling account of Pblar 

 adventure ever written, and few 

 readers will care to miss it. It is 

 a tale which, for pathos and splen- 

 dour, is unequalled in literature — 

 the splendour of human endurance 

 at its highest point ; of a courage 

 that dantrer could not shake or 

 death chill ; of a great plan mag- 

 nificentlv carried out ; and of a 

 great triumph not darkened, but 

 heightened, by death. 



" Captain Scott's Own Story " 

 will probably run through five 

 issues of "Life." Thjs special fea- 

 ture will 'begin in " Life " for A,u- 

 gust — ion sale about July '24th — 

 with a finely illustrated introduc- 

 tory article by Dr. W. H. Fitchett, 

 entitled " The Great mite Battle- 

 fields of the World," in which he 

 will tell the story of Polar adven- 

 ture from the early days till the 



death of Siott. Tn siu-cceding 

 sues 'of " Life " the absorbing story, 

 of the expedition itself will be told 

 fron.' Cai)tain Scott's journals. 

 .\ny reader ina\' enjoy this great 

 tale of Polar adventure, as told 

 by Captain Scott himself, by ac- 

 cepting " Life's " s])ecial offer be- 

 low, and at the same time secure 

 two fine art pictures of Scott and 

 Oates free. 



— " Life's " Special Offer of Gift 

 Scott Pictures." — 



To induce readers who enjoy a 

 good magazine to act to-day and 

 order the special Scott issues of 

 " Life," the publisher announces 

 that he has had two fine pictures 

 made of Captain Scott and NLieuten- 

 ant Oates, and will send them ab- 

 solutely, free of cost to new sub- 

 scribers to " Life," either direct or 

 through a newsagent. Each of 

 these gift Scott pictures measures 

 15 by 20 inches, is printed on rich 

 doiuble-tone, on art paper, and is 

 worth hanging in any home. 



" Life's " gift picture of Captam 

 Scott will be sent free to any 

 reader who sends a postal note 

 for 3/- for • six months' subscrip- 

 tion to Life," beginning with the 

 first Scott issue, and both pic- 

 tures of Scott and Oates will be 

 sent to readers who forward 6/- 

 for a year's subscription. Orders 

 should be sent to T. Shaw Fit- 

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 or 6/- (cheque, 6/6) simply 'stating 

 " Please send free Scott pictures, 

 and begin subscription to •'-Life ' 

 with first Scott issue." The gift 

 picture or pictures will be sent at 

 once, and " Tvife " will be •Dosted to 

 the subscriber's home each month 

 as .soon as published. In addition 

 to the Scott feature, " Life " has 

 bought the Australasian rights of 

 the stories of .Tack London and 

 Rex Beach, and begins Jack Lon- 

 don's big serial story in Septem- 

 ber issue. 



The publisher states that, if 

 readers prefer, sxibscriptions may 

 be paid through the local news- 

 agent, and the gift pictures will be 

 sent to the subscriber by the pub- 

 lisher if the newsagent's receipt, 

 showing that subscrintion has been 

 paid for in advance, is sent to the 

 publisher. 



AOAUCIO ! somathing about 

 yanr mathoda of breeding, rearing 

 and managing Liive Stoek ? Let 

 na have it if it will only fill the 

 bMk a FMt ommd. 



