Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-28
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Ear Versus Ground Corn.


At the West Virginia stations hogs fed
four weeks on ground corn gained about
- per cent more than similar hogs fed
on whole corn. 1t Is explained that the
hoSs had been previously getting ground
corn and the change to whole corn was
not relished Inc results of twelve ex-
periments at eight different stations
along this line show an average of 5o5
pounds of whole corn for 100 pounds gain.
That Is, it requires about O per cent less
ground corn to make q pound of gain
than whole corn. 1t Is generally CON
cludcd from these experiments that I'M
less farmer is located near mill it
the extra cost of grinding more than
counterbalancing the extra feed value of
the corn.
Light Hogs Feed Best.
In commenting on the feeding ages of
swine for economical results the Michi-
gan Farmer calls attention to the fact
that Danish feeding experiments show
that it requires 4,a17 pounds of food to
produce one pouna0 of increased weight
| on hogs ranging in size from IS to 115
pounds. Hogs from lis to 100 pounds
make one pound of gain from 467 pounds
of food: 80 to 1873 pound hogs required
about 80 per cent more food to produce
one pound of gain; 1875 to 235 pound
hogs required 5.43 pounds of food, while
required 6.24 pounds of food for every
pound of gain. 1t will be noticed that
| A. required about 80 per cent more food
to produce a pound of gain in hogs
weighing from 235 pounds than was re-
Quired to produce the same increase in
hogs under 115 pounds, hence the
greater profit to the feeder in marketing
the lighter hogs, provided ley are not
so light as to materially cut down their
! price.
Trough for the Hogs.
Take board one inch thick and
eighteen or twenty inches wide: bevel
the edges to an angle of so degrees, and
/ be six inches wide, allowing one inch
| to project below lower edge of board
that forms bottom of trough" writes G.
/ II. Moore. place board twelve inches
! wide in the center, raising the board two
I inches from the bottom and every eight
/ inches put in petition, mailing secure
to board in center and side pieces of the
/ trough, This makes trough that the
/ hogs cannot get into and every hog must
eat in his own department. On top Of
board in the center you can build hop
per where shelled corn can be put, leav-
! ing tie space. below large enough for
the corn to pass through to the trough
/ below. If n cover is placed on this hop
per it will keep all kinds of stock from
| eating the feed in the hopper; also storm
and dirt. This trough has many adyan-
tuges over any other / have seen or
! known, and l will mention few of
these. Being made OIL inch lumber, 1t is
light and convenient, and sixteen-foot
| trough weighs only about 40 OF 80
pounds. and forty eight hogs can all
feed at the same time at this kind of
trough. AS the hog cannot get his feet
into this trough, little or no mud or
/ filth is carried into &c feed, and the
i partitions keep the hog in his own depart
Ement. This is the ideal hog trough
| for the farmer, as 1T is money saver
and certainly an agreeable surprise to the
hog"
/. Pigs Tusks Cause canker.
New born pigs, especially those from
sows that have been fed ration contain
ing much shorts, oats or faxseed
meal, are apt to have sharp tusks that
lacerate the teats of the mother. This
is very commonly the cause of what ap-
pears to be an Ill disposition on the part
of the sow. Professor CARLYLE of the
Wisconsin Agricultural college, says that
these teeth are also a common cause of
canker of the mouth In young pigs.
They lacerate the lips and cheek of the
pig having them and the faces of the
other pigs of the litter during the In
: fantile sQuabbles, and fights of the
youngsters. A new litter of pigs should
lhave their mouths examined at once and
any such tusks should be removed. If
this has been done and canker mouth ap-
nears, it is recommended to clip off these
, teeth and dip the heads of the affected
: pigs several times in a solution of one to
: two ounces of permanganate of potash
in a gallon of warm water, then rub the
sores well with some healing ointment
such as iodoform one drachm, fannie
acid one drachm, and lard or lanolin one
ounce mixed together. Where the disease
; is prevalent is is also recommended to
souse the heads of unaffected pigs once
or twice week as preventive. Care
should also be taken to- keep all utensils
such as troughs and pals, perfectly clean
and sweet. The bed should also be kept
clean and dry. A damp, filthy bed is a
common source of mortality among young
| pigs, =.