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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
.January 2G, 1918 
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Live Stock Feeding Problems 
Substitute for Distillers’ Grains 
r.ast yoiir T li.qd ,‘i b.qlatifod ration that 
consisted of 300 lbs. distillers’ Rrain, 200 
lbs. eottonsc’ed, 100 lbs. coi-n and cob 
ni(‘:il, 100 lbs. Ki'oiind oats and one per 
cent .salt. This year I can get the dif¬ 
ferent kinds of grain except the distillers’ 
grain, or brewers’ gr.-iin. What kind of 
griiin could I use to t.alcc the pl.ace of the 
di.stillers’ grain, and liave the same i)ro- 
tcin in it? I have corn and oats that I 
raised myself. Will you give as near as 
you can the analysis of the mixture? I 
would also like a balanced ration for a 
pig that will weigh (>“» lbs., to grow him 
as cheaply and jis soon as possible. I 
have (piite a lot ctf sf'iiarator milk. ITow 
miieh ought I to feed him? ir. x. B. 
Maine. 
You have practically got to use 4tK) lbs. 
of grain to rejilace the protein in .3C0 lbs. 
of dried distillers’ grains and give ration 
sufficient bulk ; 200 lbs. bran, 300 lbs. oil- 
mcal and 100 11)S. gluten feed will do it. 
’I’liis would make the grain ration analyze 
IS.l per cent digestible protein, 42.0 c;ir- 
Iioliydrates and 4.0 fat. 
l‘'or ftig, m.ake ration .oO ]iarts emm- 
meal. 40 parts middlings and 10 parts 
ground oats, and feed with skim-milk. 
The only good rule is to feed what pig 
will clean up in good .shape. n. F. J. 
Feeding Silage 
M'h.Mt is the lu’opei’ wa.v to feed silage? 
Should it be thrown out of the silo ami 
iillowed to dry out and freeze, or should it 
be fed fresh, juicy and sweet, direct from 
tlu' sih>? Is moldy and rotten silage from 
.•ii-onnd the edge ftf a silo fit to feed? 
Would it cause any .stomach troubles? 
X(‘W York. F. M. 
'Die sil.ige should Ix' ])itch<‘d out and 
fed dail.v. It should not he allowed to 
freeze. ’I'o m.ake best u.se of the silage 
the entire surface of the silo to a dei)th of 
about two inches at least should be fed 
off dai!,\-. Do not dig holes in the silage 
here .and there. Moldy or decai.ved silage, 
sm-h ,as is sometime.s found on the surface 
layer and around the sides of the silo, is 
not lit to feed. H. F. J. 
Value of Mill Feed and Tankage for 
Hogs 
AVhicli is tlie cheapest, considering 
everything, mill feed at $2.3.5, or ground 
oats at $3 per cwt. ? 3\'hat do yon think 
would make a better growing ration than 
tlic following: 100 lbs. mill feed. lOO ll)s. 
ground oats. .50 lbs. coiaimeal, 25 lbs. 
tank.age? We have an .’ib.altoir that 
makes tank.age to sell for .$2. .50. Do you 
think meat-meal or digester tankage 
would make a cheaper food? ’I’lie me.at- 
mcal costs nu' ,$0.3.5 and the digt’ster 
tank.age al>oul $.5,7.5. The jiigs have lli<- 
lam of the farm, ('an you give me aii.\ 
idea how much, liy weiglit, to feed .a pig 
tliree monllis old, weigiiing 70 lbs.? 
('harloltesvill<‘, Va. K. \. ii. 
It is diffi(ailt to identif.v wli.at is often 
called mill feed. Sometimes it is ,a low 
grade of middlings, again if consists of 
mill sweepings, especi.'illy if it is pur- 
chase<I for swine feeding, (Ji-ouud . oats, 
while ratiier bullt.\' for feeding swine, 
have l)een found (o Ix' most nsefnl in .a 
ration for fiaaling brocxl sows, provided 
the oats h.a\-e Ixam sifted and tlie coarse 
hulls taken out tlu'y c.an safidy form eou- 
sidorahle ixuTiou of a ration for young 
growing pigs. ’I'Ih'.v seem to develoj) a 
frame tliat is vigorous and satisfactory. 
Two or three months ago, wlu'ii oats were 
selling throiigliout the East at ()<! and 08 
cents per biisliel. they were clearly one of 
the most economical feeds for any class of 
live stock. On tlie other hand, oats are 
not suitable for fiX’ding fattening pigs, 
as they are rather bulky, too satisfying, 
and .scarcely concentrated eiioiigli for the 
most economial gains. Assuming that 
your corrcspondi’iit is feeding market pigs 
—that is. youngsters weighing about 100 
lbs., I would snggi’st the following mix¬ 
ture: 
300 lbs. shelled corn or cornmeal. 
100 lbs. hominy feed. 
.50 lbs. grcnuid rye, 
50 lbs. ground oats, 
‘25 lbs. digester tankage. 
I would steer clear of mill feed unless 
I knew very definitely its source and com¬ 
position. For brood sows that might be 
maintained on the farm I would restrict 
their diet to one made up of 100 lbs. of 
ear corn, and a slop mixture made of 
equal parts of oats and hominy feed. In 
addition I would let them have all the 
clover or Alfalfa hay they would eat, or 
if yon have some oat .-ind pe.i ha.v tliat 
they can pick over, it would l)e most de- 
si r.-ible. 
The value of tank.age is based upon its 
lu’otein content. In ,a gre.at man.v in- 
stance.s food preparations containing me.at 
meal have of late been taken olT of the 
in.arket owing to tlie f.act tliar. the iiriee 
is prohibitive. T’sually loc.al al)attoirs 
use a great deal of residue matc'rial in 
making their tankage tliat is not diges- 
til)ie. The same iiniterial at a large con¬ 
cern would lx* used for fertilizer juir- 
poses, and consists of li.air, portions of 
the hide .and otlier coarse uiaterials tlnil 
are indigestilde in a feeding ration. Di¬ 
gester tankage containing 65 per cent 
protein at the prevailing price would no 
donlit he quite as econoniicxl as tin* ino- 
dnet that .vonr correspondent st.ates is 
av.ailalile jit $2..50 per hundred. How¬ 
ever. if the small abattoir spoken of util¬ 
izes the l)lood and does not include too 
mmdi of the coarser or waste snl)stances 
their product might serve a useful pur¬ 
pose. It might he advantageous# to try 
the two substances by comisarison in or¬ 
der to determine their rel.ative efficiency. 
I doubt very much if the higher grade (F 
nieat-iueal containing 8.5'per cent ju’otein 
■and selling at .$6..3.5 jier luindred is any 
more economical tliau the tank.age. 
('oncerning the amount of feed re¬ 
quired for a three-montlis-old pig weig' - 
ing 70 lbs., the best rule to aisply is on * 
that will permit him to have all the fc’ed 
that he will clean up twua* d.ail.i' in <as‘ 
he is intended f(»r market piiriioses. It 
seems to be tlie pig's business to eat and 
slee]), and the more lie can cat. digest 
and assimilate, the more direct .■ind eco¬ 
nomical will he his gains, .and tliere siire- 
l.v is nothing to he gained by stinting th ■ 
ration of fattening logs after they liave 
develoi)ed a frame and are ready for put¬ 
ting on Hesll. F. C. MIVKI R’!. 
N. ,1. Kxiieriment Station. 
Clover Hay for Hogs 
Hundreds of f.armers have gone on for 
years feeding hogs suceessfully without 
realizing that swine will eat ha.v and <lo 
well on it as p.art of the feed. For win¬ 
tering sv\ine. when gi-ain is liigh. as at 
present, clover ha.v is very useful. Silage 
is not very satisfactory for hogs, though 
sia.all i|uautities will be ejiieii under f.M- 
vor.-ible conditions. Tin* v.alue (>f {•loM-r 
liay is W(‘ll stated by I’rof. .1. .V. Simms 
of till’ Fonnecticut Agriciiltura, College: 
''''■• F.-isterii farmer lias long over¬ 
looked in a large measun* the value of 
good elo\'er h.a.V. Its effieieue.V for feed¬ 
ing ilair.x cows is beginning to be recog¬ 
nized. but most men are astonished at the 
suggestion that it is a v.-iluable fee<l for 
hogs as well. Tt is espei*i;ill.\- v.-ilualib* 
when being fed to liogs where tlu* con- 
c(*utrate ration is prineipally made up of 
eitlier corn or wheat middlings or a (“om- 
bination of the two. (’lover hiiy is \eiy 
rich in lime in adiiition to carrying other 
minerals wliicli are needed for bone f<ir- 
mjitioii and pro[ier fiinetioning of rhe in- 
tern.al oi-gans. Fiirtiier, as with other 
b'gnmc Iia.vs, it is rich in vitamines. re- 
ccntl.v discovered but little understood 
substance’s, which are necessary to life 
.•lud health. Doth corn and wheat mid¬ 
dlings being woefully low in lime <*outent 
and eontaining otlier miiier.’ils in insutfi- 
cient (|uantities. as well as having some of 
tlx* vitamines in too small proportions, 
are gr<*atl.v benefited as a ration when 
cl()V(*r li.a.v is added. It has be«*n foiiixl 
th.at 16(1 iiounds of good cio\cr hay ofte i 
roidac<*s 160 pounds of eoru or wheat mid- 
diings. which cost two or tliree times as 
much, and that tlic animal hecoim-s in bel¬ 
ter thrift because of tlie change, the add¬ 
ed bulk of the hay* causing contentment 
and the added lime and the vitamines fur¬ 
nishing the substances for i)r<)per maiu- 
tainance. 
In fe(*ding clover hay to hogs the best 
ha.v obtainable should be used, tlx* firs’ 
cutting usually being tlx* l)est. since it is 
com jia rati vel.v fre^* from co.arse woody 
stems, wliicli the Imgs will not eat. Kee;) 
this before them in sljitted racks so that 
it may be eaten at will, and feed just 
enougii grain in addition to keej) tlx* bogs 
in good condition. This will be 66-S6 
per cent of tlu* amoiint ne(*ded when no 
bay is being fed, ;iceoi:ding to the (iii.’ility 
of tlie Iiay used. 
It will also replace part of the ratmn 
of growing and fattening hogs when fed 
in tlu* sams way and will result in a con¬ 
siderable saving in cost. 
Alfalfa. Soy beans or other legume Imy 
may replace the clover hay without de¬ 
creasing the value of the ration. As is 
the case with clover hay, the liner liay 
used the better, as the hog will refuse tlu* 
coarser portious.' 
