968 
Live Stock and Dairy 
PROFIT IN PORK. 
I AM interested in raising pigs. My 
estimate of the profit on eight pig's 
fed last year, from November 1 to 
July 15, was something over $100, the 
pigs being six weeks old November 1. 
As this seems too much to me, I ask you 
to estimate the amount of feed in pounds 
per day an average pig six weeks old will 
consume, beginning November 1, and end¬ 
ing July 15. I am now feeding bran, 
middlings, oil meal and tankage about as 
follows: November, one pound daily ; De¬ 
cember, two pounds daily; January, 
three pounds daily ; March, four pounds 
daily. I expect to continue this ration 
until May 1, when I shall substitute 
hominy meal for the middlings, and a 
little later germ oil meal for the linseed 
oil meal. We also feed small potatoes 
and clover chaff. Will you advise me 
what you think of my ration and the 
amount I am feeding; also estimate the 
number of pounds daily for the months 
of April, May, June and July, at which 
time they should weigh 300 pounds each. 
New York. G. c. b. 
I do not think that you over-estimate 
the profits from eight pigs at $100. There 
are so many factors to consider in deter¬ 
mining such net income, the results de¬ 
pending largely upon whether you have 
grown and fed your own waste products, 
or whether purchased food stuffs have 
been obtained at market prices. It would 
be difficult to determine accurately the 
number of pounds of feed inquired per 
THE KURAI> 
There is very little food value in po¬ 
tatoes, and they should preferably be 
cooked in order to decrease the amount 
of moisture before they are fed to swine. 
Clover chaff might take the place of a 
portion of the tankage, but it is rather 
bulky for fattening animals. It does 
very well for brood sows, growing pigs 
and breeding animals, but it is good judg¬ 
ment to supply a more concentrated ra¬ 
tion for shotes that are being fattened 
for market. G. C. B. should bear in 
mind that he should keep before his ani¬ 
mals a mineral mixture, and the follow¬ 
ing should be kept before the pigs at all 
time in an opjn trough. 
Charcoal . 5 lbs. 
Salt . 5 “ 
Bone Meal . 5 “ 
Ferrous Sulphate . 3 “ 
Sulphur . 2 “ 
Air-slaked Lime . 5 “ 
It is necessary to keep all the pigs in 
a herd growing daily, and at no time 
should a shote intended for market be 
marking time. At least a pound of gain 
per day should be secured, and even this 
increase does not satisfy our best feeders. 
F. C. M. 
DAIRYING OR BEEF MAKING. 
E ASTERN farmers will be interested 
in reading the following statement 
of the comparative claims of dairying 
and beef making in Kansas. The same 
REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE BOAR, BRED IN MAINE. 
day as is suggested, for hereto are a 
great many factors that should be con¬ 
sidered. Henry’s “Feeds and Feeding” 
gives the following standards for growing 
fattening swine: 
Per Day pee 1,000 Lbs. Live Weight. 
Animal. 
Digestible Nutrients. 
Age 
in 
mos. 
Av. live 
wt. per 
head 
lbs.: 
Dry 
mat¬ 
ter. 
Crude 
pro¬ 
tein. 
Carbo 
hy¬ 
drates. 
Fat. 
Sum of 
nutri¬ 
ents. 
Nutri¬ 
tive 
ra¬ 
tio, 1: 
2- 3 
' 50 
44 
7.6 
28.0 
1.0 
38.0 
4.0 
3- 5 
100 
35 
5.0 
23.1 
0.8 
30.0 
5.0 
5- 6 
150 
33 
4.3 
22.3 
0.0 
28.0 
5.5 
6- 8 
200 
30 
3.0 
20.5 
0.4 
25.X 
6.0 
9-12 
300 
20 
3.0 
18.3 
0.3 
22.0 
6.4 
You will note from the above that the 
proportion of feed per 100 pounds live 
weight is greater in a younger animal 
than in an older individual, it varying 
from 4.4 pounds for the younger animals 
per 100 pounds live weight to 2.6 pounds 
for the 300-pound 10-months-old pig. A 
safe rule is to permit animals after they 
weigh 100 pounds to eat all that they 
will clean up with relish if it is desired 
to fatten them most economically and in 
the shortest period of time. 
After the pigs have a well-grown frame 
and weigh, we will say, from 125 to 150 
pounds, I doubt very much whether it 
pays to feed anything but corn and di¬ 
gester tankage. Certainly bran is too 
expensive, and tankage is a more econom¬ 
ical source of protein than oil meal, and 
in my judgment corn or hominy will sup¬ 
ply heat, fat and energy more economical¬ 
ly than middlings at their present price. 
Therefore, I would suggest that when the 
animals are put in the fattening yard, or 
even if they are running out and have 
green forage available, that they be put 
strictly on a ration of ear corn and di¬ 
gester tankage, using from five to 10 
pounds of the tankage for each 100 
pounds of corn fed, and thus eliminate 
the bran and other ingredients suggested. 
It is well to have such a variety during 
the early stages of growth of the pigs, but 
it is not necessary to have such a variety 
during the time when the pig is putting 
on the last 150 pounds of his weight. 
thing would not be true of Eastern far 
mers. 
Where the work is done on a small 
scale, dairy cattle are more profitable 
than beef cattle, so said W. A. Cochel, 
head of the animal husbandry department 
at the Kansas State Agricultural College. I 
One man can do all the work necessary ; 
to care for about 100 beef cattle, accord- I 
ing to Professor Cochel, while 10 dairy I 
cattle will keep one man busy. Investi- J 
gations show that most of the dairying is 
done by men who are from 25 to 50 years 
old, and who have large families, while 
few beef breeders are less than 40. The 
same investigations show that most dairy¬ 
men are men with families, and that 
many beef producers are bachelors. A 
bachelor would be at a disadvantage in 
trying to run a dairy farm in competition 
with a man with a large family, because 
the work on the dairy farm is such as to 
furnish occupation for every member of 
the family. On the other hand, produc¬ 
tion of beef gives a man an opportunity 
personally to supervise a much larger in¬ 
vestment. 
Another interesting fact mentioned by 
Professor Cochel is that the dairyman is 
always looking forward to the time when 
he can retire from active work and enjoy 
the profits he has made, while the man 
who grows beef cattle is planning for the 
time when he can feed an extra carload 
or two. The dairyman is tied down to a 
routine of work that does not allow him 
to mix with his fellows in the way that 
the beef man can. 
Horse With Cold. 
W HAT can I give a horse that has 
been shipped here from the West, 
and has a cold, or a shipping fever, 
as some people term it? r. e. b. 
Pennsylvania. 
Take no chances in such a case, as 
glanders may be present. For that rea¬ 
son we should not feel justified in pre¬ 
scribing treatment and a graduate veter¬ 
inarian should be employed to make an 
examination and prescribe if glanders is 
not found px-esent. We can only pre¬ 
scribe when symptoms are described in 
detail. a. s. a. 
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July 25, 
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Why 
Feed 
Flies 
You can get more cow’s 
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more hog fat. if you keep off 
flies. 
Use 
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It is feed economy and animal satisfaction. 
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Ask your dealer for a dollar can of it. Do 
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We Will Refund Your Money If Not Satisfied 
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