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<Ihe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 27, 1020 
“Well Bom-Half Raised” 
Half the success in swine raising lies in producing big litters of 
strong, healthy pigs; the other half in raising the pigs to marketable 
condition. The success of both depends more on proper feeding than 
on anything else. 
For the production of profitable litters a sow must have protein, 
carbohydrates and other nutrients, including the right kind of mineral 
matter properly proportioned to develop the litter and maintain her 
physical condition. If supplied with the right feed sows will have 
more and stronger pigs, will not eat them at farrow and will be in 
condition to furnish milk to give them a good start. 
Growing Shoats require protein, carbohydrates, proper mineral 
matter and other elements in easily digestible form to insure healthy 
growth and strong body development. The feed must furnish these 
without being too fattening, for pigs will not grow best when too fat. 
Hogs to be fattened require a supply of fat forming nutrients in 
easily digestible form to quickly fit them for market. 
It is impossible for one feed to meet these different requirements. 
A different feed must be supplied for each. 
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Under the supervision of the best feed expert obtainable, a feed 
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TI-O-GA Brood Sow and Pig Feed to be fed to Brood Sows at all 
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TI-O-GA Growing Shoat Feed to be fed to shoats from 12 weeks 
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Swine Husbandry 
By Prof. F. C. Minkler . 
Feeding Brood Sows 
On page 258 I read formula for a ra¬ 
tion for brood sows. Is it fed as slop 
or dry, and would it be as well to use 
meal in place of shelled corn? Our sows 
vary in size now from 100 to 235 lbs. 
each. Would the lighter ones need as 
many pounds daily as the larger ones, as 
|,hey eat from the same hopper? 
Maine. J. S. P. 
The only concentrates that should he 
fed to a pig in dry form are those sup¬ 
plied by means of the self-feeder, or per¬ 
haps ear corn or shelled corn that is sup¬ 
plied by itself. If the pigs arc hand-fed, 
the grain should be mixed with water and 
fed in the form of a thick slop approach¬ 
ing the consistency of buttermilk. 
of course, it is appropriate to feed the 
sows in proportion to their weight, yet 
this rule is not always a safe one to fol¬ 
low. Often the older pigs are in a higher 
condition and do not require as much 
grain as some of 'the smaller ones that 
may have been denied a sufficient amount 
of grain to enable them to grow ns rap¬ 
idly or to put on as much flesh as the 
la rger or older ones, if you make it a 
rule that brood sows that are thin in 
flesh at mating time are given a sufficient 
amount of grain during their gestation 
period to enable them to gain t a pound a 
day during this period, you will find that 
' they will approach farrowing time in good 
thrift and vigor, and that they will yield 
plenty of milk for the young pigs. 
I would not feed brood sows intend d 
for breeding purposes from the self- 
feeder. They will put on too much flesh 
and will be extravagant with the grain. 
It is policy to introduce the self-feeder 
for brood sows nursing pigs after the 
youngsters are three or four weeks old, 
but under no circumstances would I per¬ 
mit. the sows to have access to the free 
choice system previous to farrowing. The 
ration referred to as appearing on page 
258 was intended to be mixed and fed in 
the form of a thick slop. 
Feed for Pigs 
I read with great interest your answers 
to inquiries on live stock. Is the follow¬ 
ing ration good for pigs seven weeks old? 
40 lbs. wheat middlings. 40 lbs. corn meal, 
50 lbs. ground oatss. 20 lbs. Alfalfa. I 
feed this three times a day. with vegetable 
peelings, except potato peelings. Could I 
give them a little digester tankage once a 
day? Will green grass and sprouted oats 
hurt them? G. K. M. 
New Jersey. 
I doubt very much whether pigs seven 
weeks old will eat as much Alfalfa as you 
are including in your ration and give you 
tl ■» most satisfactory results. Alfalfa 
does very well for mature animals, but 
it is rather bulky and coarse for animals 
as young as seven or eight weeks. I 
should prefer the following combination : 
40 lbs. of wheat middlings, 40 lbs. of corn- 
meal, 50 lbs. of ground oats, 12 lbs. of 
digester tankage. There would be no ob¬ 
jection to letting the pigs have access to 
Alfalfa racks, or the leaves could be 
whipped off the Alfalfa stalks and a 
small amount included in your grain mix¬ 
ture. The older animals, of course, should 
be wintered largely on Alfalfa hay and 
ear corn, and you need not feed either 
ground oats or wheat middlings. There 
is nothing to be gained by feeding young 
pigs at this age such materials as sprouted 
oats or green feed. It takes a pig weigh¬ 
ing from 75 to 100 lbs. to make the best 
use of such coarse materials, and I am 
sure that their feeding value would not 
nearly justify their cost duriug the Winter 
months. 
vm. 
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Self-feeders for Hogs 
I have about 25 hogs of various sizes 
and I want to install one of the self- 
feeders that you recommend. I have 
plenty of corn and 50 bu. of rye. Will 
you tell me what will he a good dry feed 
for them, using the rye and corn as part 
of the ration. I would also like to know 
the mineral mixture that you recommend. 
Maryland. J. B. l. 
I take it that the 25 pigs referred to 
are intended for market, and are nut to 
be used for breeding purposes. Under 
such conditions the installation of a self- 
feeder would be the best means of provid¬ 
ing them with an abundance of food, and 
this in correct (proportions. Put the 
shelled corn in one hopper, the ground rye 
in a second hopper, and the tankage in 
the third compartment. Let the pigs 
have free access to these materials at all 
times. You will find that the pigs will 
prefer the corn and tankage to the ground 
rye, and if you find after a trial that they 
have not taken a sufficient quantity of the 
rye, such as will enable you to use up the 
50 bushels that you have on hand, then 
you would be justified in mixing the corn 
and rye in equal proportions and placing 
this mixed feed in one of the hoppers of 
the feeder. A mineral mixture that 
would give you good results consists of 
equal parts of bonemeal, charcoal, salt, 
ground limestone, rock phosphate and fer¬ 
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