The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-07
Hog-Feeding.
'ationaI stockmaD and Farmer.

National stockmaD and Farmer
The following is q summary of expert.
ments made by the Illinois Experiment
Station ut Champaign during the years
1855, 1889 and 1890:
In eight trials in which corn only was
fed, aside from salt and coal slack. pigs
varying In average weight IRON Cd 10 ~
pounds and kept in pens or small lots with.
out grass. gained at the rate of from 1O45
to IA. % pounds per bushel. 56 pounds
shelled corn, the average gam being 1885
pounds. The rate of gain for food eaten
and the food eaten i'll proportion TO weight
decreased after four TO six weeks feed
ing with corn only. The corn eaten per day
varied from 3.41 pounds eaten by pigs aver
aging $3.50 pounds to 1911 pounds eaten by
pigs weighing 81 pounds. The corn eaten
per day per 100 pounds. live weight, varied
from 1.95 pounds eaten by pigs fed eighty
four days and averaging POI pounds In
weight to $40 pounds eaten by pigs averag-
ing 65.5S pounds. In one case, IN the fourth
week of pen feeding, two pigs gained 3.21
pounds each per day-at the rate OF 1851
pounds per bushei OF corn. This was the
greatest gain per day. and also tho greatest
rate of gain In any trial. There seemed to
be no constant relation betw cen the weight
of the pigs or the seasons of the year and
the food eaten or the gains made.
In four trials pigs led all they wonld eat
OF shelled corn with bluegrass pasture ate
4.21G.5 pounds OF corn and gained sos
pounds, which was at the rate OF l2O4
pounds gain per bushel of corn. Pigs under
like conditions, except that they were fed
but half as much corn. ate 2.19O pounds of
corn and gained $50 pounds, which was at
the rate of Il. g3 pounds per bushel. Pigs in
dry lots fed shelled corn ate 4.207 pounds of
corn and gained 1905 pounds, which was at
the rate of 1852 pounds per hushel.
After periods varying from six to nine
weeks the pigs which had been fed half
ration OF corn on pasture were gwen full
feed of corn the Others being fed as before.
In three trials lasting four or five weeks
each the pigs which had had full feed of
corn throughout ate /, 796 pounds of corn
and gained 3a9 pounds. which was at the
rate of 101l pounds per bushel. Those
which had been fed half feed of corn in
the first part of the trial ate 2,0s5.5 pounds
of corn in the second part and gained 1925
pounds. which was at the rate of 1875
pounds per bushel. Those fed corn only ate
1.6245 pounds OF corn and gained 224 pounds.
which was at the rate OF 7.44 pounds per
bushel.
In two trials pigs fed soaked corn ate
more and gained more than pigs fed dry
corn. In one trial they gained more and in
one less in proportion to food eaten than
those fed dry corn. The differences were
not great in either case.
Two pigs in two-acre pasture in which
three yearling steers were fed corn gained
in twenty -four weeks 1875 pounds. In Sec
ond trial two pigs with like conditions
gained 23l pounds in thirtyO one weeks. In
neither case was the gain large. In each
case the pigs at the close OF the trial were
in good condition for full feeding and made
large gains when SO fed.
y trial of apple pomace as food for pigs
resulted Enthusiastically. The pomace
kept well: chemical analysis of it showed
Ing purposes; but the pigs ate very little OF
the pOmace.