The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-30

Wspplbtk the following facts from
the Second Biennial Report of the Sec

vete undertakes % aSCegtaiu NJ h1ther
sWesterf~ p1suanf ,lsenihl In pien
fields, 10 cold weather i sapre pIs 6ta-
BE than feeding N, shS Rr yA4s or
pens. ZEN pigs, all "BeEt ~ vere
ted, oach ,tn = difetept mannee1 and the
result carafqlly noted. sDlrh ths sum-
mef ptecedink md up r.; 4hsa me the
cxIoSimisi ~ s6et 2as ~ tke PSss were
'ke0t5 in q large psstare. tielq Sal4fstlyy
pfSiie9 etass, 5bpS con1eil4gA small
'hs6Stn6l t6a al olnhard- kFesa ahd tlhlfa
eceiyink an ear Of corn per pig|each
day. The pigs were q rem arkably uni
form lot, and Of very excellent quality.
Half the pigs were arranged in the base
ment of q warm stone barn, and the
Others in an open yard on the south side
of 3 close board fence, Ave feet high,
but without other protection, except.
straw anests,'' which were Hlrlished
both sstsa Is needed, A single ps occu-i
pied each pen, an arrangement necessary
to the proper superintendent OF food
and distribution Of the results OF the ex-
In pens /, 2, 5, 6, Z and 10 sshelled
corn exclusively was fed in, pelsS, 4, 8
and 9 q ration of bran, in ADDITION to
the corn, was fed, the amounts varying
but little from two pounds per day. In
all the pens all the corn tina. We ami
mails would eat swss fed, great
care being taken that none Fas left,
over in the troughg and wasted or, on
the other handy that the animals
were insufRciently supplied: ha pigs
were fed twice daily, at eight &: m. and
at four p. M, the feed being weighed
out accurately to each pig at every feed
ing. If at the time of feeding the pre-
lMousfeed hAdEnot been consumed, the
surplus was removed, aud Il proportions
ate reduction IN de u the, amount OF the
next feed. sAll4he pgs feceNh what
| evsr water stheyk reqpirel. Ale bran
was fed dry IF mixed Whitewater, to
suit the tastes of the different pigs. At
first this was eaten with apparent relish,
Init 'asythe, pigs tncfeased in ripeness
they seemed to care less for the bran,
finally refusing itslalttikather, > when,
about the eighth and ninth week, the bran
\ ration was DISCONTINUED Records of
the daily temperature were also kept.
/; :Tle fiyef pgY kept in warm pens
gained $50 per cent. Of original weight
from Nov. l to Jan. 18th following {;
those in the open yard gained 1922 per
cent. In the first case the average num-
bersof ,j6mds Of corn per pound of I'M
crease was ,5.05 to 5.31; or AIS to 4.94,
with two Thirds to three. fOurths pound OF
BRAN Wi4sheWgsin the ysrf jteok
lh5.2l ~ 6.Q2 ldhr1s IF con,sQt y to
tb. l7spo,hdsof totl yith Art9fSutths
to seven-eighths pound of bran, to make
a pound ai. gain. Eor the pigs fed ex'
c1asively on Corn, it took an average Of
5. IL pounds of corn to make a pound Of
increase when Kept in warm pens; !fbr
those in the yard it took 5.4S pounds.
The total loss from feeding in the
, open yards was quite marked through:
tout, and, ,the variations iin inddiyiAua
! cases were Considerable. twas notice
able that the quiet4st anihials, the best
feeders of those fed "outside," endured
the severe weather the best, aud gave
the largest returns for the food con
spmed. These, -. during the severe
7 wdAthef& Rhich prevailed during tn.
sixth, ninth and tenth weeks, passed
:. much 81 the time III v condition CLOSELY
resembling hibssnaIion ,they came IL
n MAR .snn1 dn,AnS SoEoraf vaa thfr s%4itl
great apparent reluctance, and rarely
!. ottener Than once each day, during tn
remainder of the time lying very still
the, Yital functions apparently moving a
Y the siowest pace. hs
The very uniform increase in tn
amount of food required to produce ON
pound of Increase. during, eaeh subse
quent week bt the expe3nsn& hfter tn
first aHa second weeks HID Ebsedpassed
. "a fact fully brought out by the expert
. ments of. Mr.. Miles and others,) wa
plainly shown. The diminished amour
, kpf tod consumed feS eafh one hundre
4 boAhds llReAef hts1unihg each subse
: quent week of the experiment, after tn
animals had become !measureabl
"ripe," was also noticeable
i The Importance of q ration of bran Q
. other coarse food in connection wit
I corn, Tor fastening pigs, AZ ftaqusntl
urged by writer's, on theoretical grounds
|, 1t was chiefly to test this question ths
y bran was used in two of the pens of eac
:. ofitheJ 1.-TWO iseriek ~ The YvpluaI Of tn
). bran fed in this experiment may b
!. shown in q brief summary and compa
=, isoA of the results obtained! !lh pens
= 2, 5, 81 and 10, in which corn exclu
. lively was fed, 901 1-2 lbs. Of increas
= cost 4, 1855 lbs. of corn, and in pens
= 4, 8 and 9, in which corn and bran wei
:, fed, $40 lbs. of increase cost 1915 ID
1 a OF, corn and 434lbs. of bran. That j
vs. 8.47 us: II e6rK had in this experime'
! feeding value equal to that of ISL
- lbs. of bran-a fact which seems
4 show that corn alone can be more pro
\ EilaAysxed fbr fatt>ning hogs than
: mixed feed consisting Of corn and bra
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