Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-01-22
AqrlouHnral.
Economy of Feeding Farm Stock
Steamed Food.


The scarcity of grain in the year 1854 and
1885 has led to the investigation OF more
economical methods of feeding farm stock.
Thousands of farmers who had formerly
been in The habit of feeding hogs, cattle and
horses upon dry corn in the eaf. have found
a saving of at least twenty per cent- 10
grinding or cleaning the corn led TO then
s,ock But recently. still greater improve
meot has been adopted by system OF more
,borouoh preparation % the food by steam
inc or boiliug. which renders If more per-
fectIy adapted to the natural demand of the
animal economy, thus securing the perfect
digestion of all the grain consumed.
On the 18th Of July last, NJ. Samuel II
C,sv. of Bourbon county, ky put up six
thrifty hogs, averaging in weight about $50
mounds each. These he fed twelve days on
cooked meal-taking 80 punnds OF meal' ad-
ding water. and boiling ituntii the meal had
ab.orbed sufficient wsterlo increase the bulk
to four hundred and fifty pounds Of nnash -
This was fed 10 tie six hogs twelve days.
The psir of each nog was from tweEty fve
~ 6f,y mounds. Tbs was by the way of
incarnation for the experiment. The hogs
were then separated into three lots, and pla-
ced in lose pens, and fed as follows The
first Ioi, Nos. and 2. were tec on boEed
corn. and consumed, in this time, nearly
seven bushels when dry. Under this treat
ment the two gained l03 pounds Nos 3
and were fed The same length Of time on
boiled meal, as detailed above. The meal
when dry, was less Than FIVE bushe g; No 3
gained thirty pou Ids, and a gained fifty
pounds.
Numbers s and were fed on dry corn for
the same period. and consumed sever BUSH
els and one peck. No. 5 gained 10 pounds
and No, 6 gained 80 pounds. Taking the
average gain of the hogs in the separate
mems under the various forms of feeding, and
estimating the value of the corn at 2S cents
ger bushel, it brings tine cost OF the meat
gained per pound, as follows Nos. and
Q, fed on boiled corn, at cent and mills
per pound; Nos. 8 and 4. led on cooked meal,
at l cent and mills per pound; and Nos 3
and 6, ted on dry cost, cents and mills
per pound.
At the end of thirty days the hogs were
changed and fed as follows. Nos. 8 and g.,
that had been fed On dry corn, were chang
ed and fed on cooked meal for twenty-six
days; they consumed in that time six BUSH
els and gained together IA pounds. Nos. 3
and 4, that had been fed on cooked meal,
were now fed the same length OF time twen-
ty-six days) on dry corn and consumed SIR
and lfbusheIs. Nc. 2 gained 81 pounds,
and No. gained 10 pounds. Nos. and 2
were continued on boiled corn, with about
the same result as on the first trial. Esti-
mating the corn as above, the cost OF the
gain of Nos. and 6, led on boiled meal,
was one and hagcea,ls per pound. The gain
of Nos. 8 and 4, fed on dry corn, cost four
cents and one mill per pound.
Taking the extremes in the experiment, it
will be seen that No. 5, when fed on dry
corn, consumed 2o2l pounds. and gained but
ten pounds in thirty days, which brings the
cost of the pork gained 1T ten cents and ore
mill per pound. The same ANIMAL when
pat on boiled meal, in the second trial of
twenty-six days. consumed but III pounds
and gained 40 pounds, which reduces the
cost to one cent and four mills per pound. -
No. 4, when fed on cooked meal, reduced
the cost to one cent and three mills per pound,
and when changed to dry corn increased the
cost to nins cents and one mill per pound
Recent trials in feeding dairy cows on
steamed food, show equal advantage in the
increase of milk and condition of cows over
the ordinary method of feoding.-Fallfy Far
mer.