The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-18
EXPERIMENTS IN FEEDING PIGS.
Results Gai.s, md Attested by Wen
.p~rr Authorities.

a report giving results of experiments
conducted On the Illinois =. Agricultural
College farm. in feeding pigs jusiihes the
following Conclusions:
l. 1t required 1880 pounds If skim
milk 70 produce | pound Of pors when
! fed with cornmeal in ra.io IL 10 fatten-
ing hogs. , Skim mils could not be ecc-
nomically fed TO fattening hogs unless II
was waste product which could not be
otherwise utilized 3 Y required on an
average A. pounds Of siielled. corn to pro
/ duce poun. Of pork during an average
period Of four weeks. or | hushel pro-
duced 49, pounds !. II required A.
pounds Of cornmeal to produce pound
Of pork. or / bushCl Of corn made INTO
meal and fed dry produced l2l POUNDS 81
pork. .. When fed dry. shelled corn -
more economical than cornmcal 10 ieeG
to fattening hogs. G. Il requires y
pounds or one fourth bushel Of GROUND
oats to produce pound Of pork
when fed with equal parts by weight u
c0rnmesl. :. One tushel Of corn u worm
nearly three bushels Of oats as food for
faitening hogs s Corn fed pigs gained
about 4! pounds per week. and ate about
81 pounds Of corn per 100 pounds Of live
weight Q The gain for the amount OF
/ food consumed decreased during tatten-
ing 10 Pork was produced during the
cold weather, with corn ~ q cents per
bushel. for less than 2 cents per pound.
H. An insufficient food supply for two
weeks caused very considerable loss m
I feeding thereafter. T.. Indian corn Is the
most economical pork producing material
| during the winter months IN regions
whore extensively grown.
IN reply 10 the often repeated query
GLOW much pork can be obtained from a
/ bu.hel of couy are plenty OF opinions
and ericescs. with loose assertions. but
/ comparatively vcry iCw results based
| upon actual Trustworthy and recorded tA-
/ perimcuts. From whatever source these
+ last named comes thcy ought TO bee wei
/ come. for the query has an Important
+ bearing upon the value of corn.
Coburn' in Swine Husbandry, cites thir-
teen authentic experiments, giving ~
r.cd results the general average oil
which suggests that one bushel Of corn
4 Tor nfty-siX pounds of corn, fed ON tho
car. returns. under ordinary circum-
stances, ten pounds of pork.
An analysis Of the experiments of Mr..
Larres. Of Rothamstead, England, shows
very clearly that a rapid decrease in the
rate Of consumption OF food 20 given
weigh, Of animal as it fattens aud, al.
! though less food is eaten. il takes more Of
it to produce one pound of increase, SC
that as the animal approaches the ma
turity Of fatue,s it may reach q point
where the volume Of pork viii hot pay
for the corn consumed. This point ought
to be watched for, ard tho pig at once
sent 10 market Experiments IN The
manufacture of pork, the country over
give results that show that the best re-
turn for the food consumed is unquesiion'
ably obtained by liberal feeding during
the early stages Of growth. Mr. Laires
las established in his experiments Tie
fact that "the larger the proportion 81
/ uitrogenous compounds in the food tho
greater the tendencv 20 increase In frame
and flesh. but that the maturing Of tn
animal-in a word. It's Acknowledgements
very much more On the amount, in tho
food. of certain digestiblenon -nitrogenous
/ constituents The above accords per
fectlv. ,r Coburn thinks, with all eX
perinents. The ui'rogenous foods repro
sent the plastis material or flesh formers
and the non u.trogcuous the heat and Ia
. givogs.