The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-12
MIX as Food for Young Stock.
philadelphia Record.

In order to ascertain the value OF skinned
milk as food tor young stock experiments
were conducted at the Wisconsin Expert
ment Station in feeding pigs and calves with
sweet milk, skinned, and comparisons were
made with meal at the same time, with the
view OF endeavoring to Approximate the ex-
act value OF both substances for the purposes
intended. Two lots OF Poland-China pigs
1.-TWO pigs in each LOTT were fed, which were
eighty six days old at the time of beginning.
Milk alone was fed 10 the first lot in UNI
stinted quantity, while corn meal, soaked in
water and slightly soured was allowed the
second lot. After continuing the test for
twenty-five days an interval of one week was
given, at the end of which time the condi-
ton were reversed and the experiments con-
tinued twenty-five days more. a little clover
hay was also fed, but the animals were not
partial 10 it.
The first lot consumed les pounds OF
milk daring the first twenty-five days, and
also ~ pounds of clover. They gained 501S
pounds. The second lot ate 1919 pounds OF
meal and $50 pounds Of clover, the gain be-
ing 1919 pounds. The second period of
twenty-five days then began, during which
time the iirst lot which were fed upon milk,
were given 253 pounds of meal and gained
81 y pounds. while the second lot received
1,264 pounds of skinned milk and gained
T6 pounds. The result obtained was that
40 pounds OF corn meal or 900 pounds OF
milk produced 100 pounds of live weight
Another experiment was tried OF feeding
corn and milk together, four lots OF pigs.
with two IN lot, being used for the test,
during which trial. for a period of eighteen
days, the pigs were weighed every three
days, and the food given being proportion.
ate 70 their weight. The first lot required
$50 pounds of meal and $50 pounds OF
milk for every 100 pounds growth; and val
uing the corn meal at 81 per 100 pounds
with pork at cents per pound live weight,
the milk fed to them would be worth 81
cents per 100 pounds. The first lot consumed
Il pounds of milk and y pounds OF meal
for every 100 pounds live weight. The sec
Ond lot was given , = pounds of meal and
70 pounds of milk per every 100 pounds of
live weight being an excess of protein, while
the third lot received larger proportion of
meal, the ratio being 5& pounds OF meal and
9pouDds Of milk per 100 pounds live weight.
Using the same prices. for estimation. with
lot second, 100 pounds of pork were produced
from eco pounds OF milk and SO OF corn
meal, the milk being thus worth 40 cents per
100 pounds. while the third lot requiring
200 pounds OF meal and go pounds OF milk
for every 100 pounds OF growth, increased
the value of the milk to 80 cents per 100
pounds. The fourth lot, having received all
the slightly soured corn meal the pigs could
eat, required 600 pounds for every 100
pounds OF growth, which allows 81 per 100
pounds for the meal 50 fed
Further experiments demonstrated that the
most economical feeding was practieed when
large amounts OF meal were fed with the
milk. and the tests were made in dif7erent
ways. Calves were then used instead of pigs
and bejteT cali, nearly FIVE months cd, vas