The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-09-29
Agriculture.


make much more economic ration "a
hogs thar either milk slope OF graz
alone The uilk snd grain fed lots :
qaired 2 5s ponnds Of digesiitle msttei
TIE milk fed lots 2,s5 pouDdr, ard n
gram fed lots > ~ pounds to make Gu
pon1d Of gsin 10 live weight
Wbso led 10 combination With graf
skim milk has G3 per cent srestet ieedin,
vslue than II hss when fed slone, 10,
pounds OF skim milk taking the place o.
23,2 pounds Of srsia 10 tbs former cas-,
aud li2 pounds 10 the latter
The Logs led 90 the milk aud grain IA
'iou made much more rapid gains than
either those fed on milk alone or grain
alone. The time required to make l0C
pounds OF saiu was 10 days Tor the hogs
fed on n ilk aud grain. llG days for those
fed on grain alone, and li7 days when the
food was milk alone.
When the chin milk and grain were fed
% the proper ion OF three pounds or lees
Of skim milk to one pound Of grain, the
return for the skim was greater than when
a larger proportion was fed. When fed
in the proportion OF two pounds OF tkm
milk TO one pound OF grain, 100 pounds OF
skim milk took the place OF 81 pounds o.
grain, but when fed in proportion Of four
M md nj 10 -
grain, only "A pounds were displaced,
Hogs fed on milk alone gained very slow
ly and did not keep in good health; 10
some Gases they were tfl their feed so
frequently that . change OF feed had to be
made. The milk and grain fed hogs, how
ever. without exception. kept In good
health.
Young hogs fed on grain alone did not
10 we'll, aud appeared to make poor use
u the food they ate. The hogs on ihi, rs
ion required 2 % pounds OF digsstible
natter to make one pound Of gain at 40
versge weight Of 70 pounds, and only
.s3 pounds when they weighed 1877
'ounds. When the food was changed to
mix and grain q marked improvement
'ss sfiected 10 their growth and thrift 8
ess.
Those hogs fed on milk alone or grain
lone when on pasture did much better
ian hogs similarly fed in small pens.
he milk fed lot, on pasture, gained 05
ound more per day, aud require As
ounds less dry matter to one pound OF :
Iin than did the lot fed 10 pens, snd the
ain fed lot on pasture, gained 3
,nnd more per day and required .S8
,und less dry matter to each pound OF
in. On the other hand, however, the
gs fed milk snd sssin IN combustion :,
better In the pens, gaining .05 pound "
pre- per day than did those on pasture, =,
d required practically the same amount Re
food TO make pound OF gain. n
The appetite OF tbs hogs and the pslsts ri,
ity OF the food seemed TO have very Br
,efcisl tfloct upon The rapidi,y and Bli
Monty OF the gain. The milk and ia
in fed hogs Ate 81 ro1nd m:re digesti Fir
ma,tar no, dav than ,hoso toa m Me
e. POI w, '"'" '"0'o 'eu W Gal
in alone, and l 46 pounds more than Fir
&c fed on milk alone They gained Al No. No.
Ind per day more than the hogs fed Ste
in alone. and SO pound more than P PS1
q those fed milk alone. They also re Rui
red 81 pound less disestible matter
each pond Of gain than did the hogs ~
grain alone, aud q pound less than pc
hogs fed milk alone. Dc
Dung hogs are in every way the most Pst
ionic producers Of pork, The hogs We 1
milk and grain required 81 per cent :.
8 TO grow pound Of live weight when
weighed from 200 to 255 pounds than
did when they weighed 3S to 100
Ids. and for those hogs fed en- grsin
Q the difference In favor OF tue small
eight wse Sc per cent. ~
Ives may be raised very pro6,sbly on ID
milk when it is properly fed.
ON the standpoint Of gain in live
BIT and quality Of meat, whole milk 10
est food for calves. bat ii makes too IN
,sive ration to DO probably fed. / ]
u fst has been worth 16 ceuts per
d. The gain 10 live weight OF these
Of 4 cents per pound returns bat
'ents per pound for the butter fst
3 cents per p nnd.
calves whose rA,ions we're compos
sely OF skim milk, while they gained La
III pound less per day. yet required
cslly the same amount Of dry mat
each pound Of gain - did those fed
ole milk; they made iasi as good
the food.
calves fed to whole milk alone SIDE
greater proportion OF dressed meat
weight than did those fed on skim
md also gave more 10. on the car
10 calves up TO three aud one ball
OF age required less dry matter TO
ound OF ssin than did The boss.
Ibe calves we're five sud 81, months
vevef. more dry mst,er was re
but ct least bail Of It vas bay.
0 fed to calves. fuliy Is large Hos "A'
nrns were obtsissd for the skim r
when led 10 hogs. With The
live weight at 4 cents per pound,
Zee returned ~ cents . bnudred
for the saim milk. aud the hoss
10. IL the gsiu 10 live weigh sss
cents per pound. tue calves sonld n
csnts hundred pounds more for III
! tbaD would the hogs ~.