Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-24


pigs. Ten. gearing pigs we're selected
for this experiment and divided into two
lots. These pigs were fed twice daily
with general regularity at 8 a. N. and
/ %. m. All were weighed at the end Of
each ten days, and careful record made
) of all weighings. The pigs occupying
the. pens one to i've, inclusive, were fed
cooked shelled corn; thOsein pens six to
ten received raw shelled corn, as much
in both series being fed as was con-
sumed without waste. The figures for
\ cooked corn refer to the weight Of the
corn before cooking. The corn was
weighed before cooking and after, and
the proportion Of water absorbed IN the
II cooking process subtracted in the case Of
every feed Of every pig. The comPari-
sons therefore, wherever made are Of
cooked corn, weighed before 1t was cook
ed, with raw corn simply. In cooking,
no set rule was followed except that the
corn was so thoroughly acted upon by
the heat that each grain might asljy be
crushed between the thumb and finger.
] The cooking was done IN an ordinary
barrel, which was connected with a steam
boiler by a half inch steam pipe which
supplied the barrel with steam at boiler
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pounds to the square inch. Water d.
rectly from the well was given daily TO
each pig, as was required. Almost from
/ the first a considerable practical difficulty
was experienced In feeding the cooked
corn, but one which Of course would be
felt in feeding any form of soft feed;
during very cold weather, Of which much
was experienced, the soft, Inushy, cooked
l nc
placed In the trough, would freeze solid
ly, entGihng considers bic waste at times.
This difficulty was aggravated by the
well known fact that fulfilled pigs eat
slowly in times of severe cold. On this
account It was found occasionally neces-
sary to substitute a small feed Of raw
corn for the regular ration Of cooked
corn; but it is believed this was not done
often enough to affect the "tOtals and
averages obtained In this experiment.
The pigs fed on cooked corn ate 1904
pounds and gained $40 pounds, making
an average gain Of 100 pounds each.
Those fed on raw corn ate 3,S11 pounds
and gained COS pounds, being an ay-
erage Of 161 pounds. In commenting
on this experiment Prof. Shelton says:
! "Some of the difficulties encountered In
the prosecution OF this experiment have
already been referred to. The cold
weather which prevailed during the last
four weeks of trial furnished many an
nOying interruptions. During periods
OF severe cold during the close OF the
experiment, the pigs remained IN an al
most comatOse condition, coming to
their feed with evident reluctance, con
Stunning but little and making a proper
tionally light gain. While the cold
weather affected all the pigs alike, so far
as results to eZternals, the character OF
the cooked feed-its liability to freeze as
soon as placed In the trOugh-unade it
extremely difficult to keep accurate rec
ord Of the food consumed. Nevertheless
it is believed that the errOIs thus orig
mating were not sufficient to effect the
results obtained. expect In the near
future to repeat, under more favorable
circumstances, the experiment above de-
tailed. The figures given above need
but little comment. They show as con-
elusive as figures can show anything
that the cooked corn was less useful than
the raw grain, the difference in favor Of
the uncOoked corn, taking the item Of
pounds of feed required to make one
pound OF increase, amounting to exact
ly One-ftth. That this result is not an
accident seems abundantly proved by
the other items OF the summary; the
daily consumption of each pig using
cooked feed was almost exactly the same
as the amount Of raw corn used In the
pens where raw corn was the exclusive
food, but the average daily gain-and Of
course the total gain-and the gain per
hundred-weight Of pig were in the series
using the cooked feed greatly less than
/ with the pigs using the raw corn. Such
. an entire unanimity of results can only
be explained upon the theory that the
cooking was an injurious process so far
as its use as food for fattening animals is
concerned. With younger animals
whose gain would be made chiefly IN
growth, the cooked feed might give dit
ferent results from the foregoing; but a
considerable general experience does not
encourage this belief. Nothing has been
said here Of the cost of the cOoking,-al-
ways a very considerable item, both in
respect of labor and cost Of fuel.'
The result Of several other experiments
are given IN this report, some Of which
viii receive attention at another time.
That Prof. Shelton is doing excellent
work in his department can not be
! questioned The price Of all the pro
ducts Of the farm is now so low that It is
necessary to dispose Of them TO the best
advantage. Farmers living west Of the
Mississippi river have learned that it is
more profitable to feed grain to stock
than to send it to the distant city market
They now want to learn In what c0nd1-
ton 1t can be fed to animals to secure
the largest amount Of flesh and fat It
has long been believed by many farmers
+ that cOEn-cObs were Of great value to
cattle that were being prepared for the
butcher. Every year thousands Of mills
, for grinding the ears Of corn are sold
to western farmers. Very many farmers
also believe that there is great advan-
tage IN cooking corn for fatening hogs
If cooked corn produces less pork than
raw corn, it is time that farmers know It.
q Cooking apparatus and fuel are expen-
sive, and the time Of farmers Is Of some
value, even during the winter season.
! A Fashionable aIlssortuue-
He had been to the city and went
home brimfuI of news. 'iYou member
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/ yer erik Smiths, them as got rich on
{ Their gran'feyther's money" Yes, sh
. remembered them 81 seen 'em. They'r
, way up; live In a gran house on a stree
they call thavenoO. They ride In q
Z double kerHage and have no end Of
money" She said she s'posed as much
i.But, dumb sakesi Mandy, you
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