The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
and for the live weight than did two

and for the live weight than did two
similar lots having about 81 per cent
OF their grain ground and moistened.
2. A pen Of Leghorns which had for
the year 81 per cent Of their food
ground and moistened grain produced
eggs at . greater profit than did an
exactly similar pen fed whole grain.
.. or two like pens Of Cochins the
one fed whole grain produced eggs at
much less cost than did the pen
having ground grain, which result IL
attributed partly to the exercise as
sured in feeding whole grain.
4. With the kinds Of whole grain Or
dtnarily available 1t is not possible to
feed q largely grain ration having AZ
narrow a nntrltive ratio; that Is, con-
tanning as large a proportion Of tho
heterogeneous food constituents as II
perhaps necessary for best results
from laying hens.
S. BY using some Of the highly nitro
genous by-products with ground grain
it is possible to feed a somewhat mar.
row ration without feeding an Excess
stve amount Of meat.
6. With hens fed similar rations,
when the hens Of smaller breeds give
only the same egg yield as the hens Of
larger breeds, the eggs r more cheap
~ produced by the smaller hens, but
taking into consideration the cost Of
raising and the ultimate poultry value
of the hens the profits will be equally
or more favorable for the larger hens.
Feed for Pigs.
Cows and hogs go well together.
Following after the cattle and con-
summing the skim milk produces an an
imal well adapted for breeding pur-
poses. The tendency Of corn-fed hogs
is toward a fineness of bone and
weakness Of the muscular system.
Milk and clover counterfeit this bad
effect. Ely using the proper foods.
two filters a year can be had from
each SOW. Wean the pigs when six to
eight weeks old, and feed middlings
or corn meal or skim milk. Many
farmers do not think 1t profitable to
raise two filters q year, but If the pigs
are fed milk in winter it is good prao-
tice. or course, a dry, warn stable 10
necessary to get best results.
While milk is the best single food
for hogs, l prefer to use 1t with other
feed. Why favorable results are OBJ
tanned, l cannot say, unless 1t be that
ordinary hOg-feed is too concentrated,
and milk, acting as q diluent, increas.
es its value. l have always fed my
milk after it has clabbered. although
other good feeders use it sweet. In
summer it will curdle in thirty-eight
to forty hours. Clabbered milk, IL fed
alone too literally, forms Jumps. This
may be prevented by stirring thor
oughly before feeding, or pouring from
n vessel to another. The safest and
most profitable method Is to mix the
milk with an equal quantity of mid
dlings or cor meal. This will do
away with the danger from Jumps.
II the pigs are not being crowded for
fattening, add some cut clover hay.
Hogs. to he raised profitably, must
be ready for butchering at eight or ten
months. II the pigs have a good pas
ture after being weaned, and are kept
IN good condition by giving skim milk
and mill feed, a weight Of 25O to 300
pounds can easily be obtained at the
above mentioned age. With young an
fmals a bushel of corn will ordinarily
HIOuuCe III Increase OL eight 10 Twelve
pounds Of pork. Even better results
will be obtained If skim milk is fed at
the beginning Of the %fattenins period,
and tile meat will have a more deli
cate flavor. Among the Weather
classes there are many who are will
ing to pay an extra cent a pound for
pork produced under the proper con-
ditions and put up in an attractive
manner. 1t pays to cater to this de-
mand.-A. Selle, Wisconsin, in Orange