Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-06-08


which we think we made mistake.
Recently we have been looking over
the reports of a number OF expert
ment stations, with view to adviS-
ing our readers as to the best meth
DDS of feeding hogs in this year OF
high priced corn. We are not at all
surprised that the results of expert
ments at three stations, where q
great variety OF feeds were used to
balance up corn, confirm In q rather
remarkable way our own experience.
For example. the Utah station
tried two general kinds Of feeding,
the maximum grain feed and mini
mum roughage, tn eminimum grain
and maximum roughage. They found
that full grain feed on pasture made
the greatest gain, but that the cost
was greatest A light grain ration
made the cheapest gain. but 1t WAS
also the slowest. Corn. being def.
cient in protein and mineral consti-
tuents, made small daily gains with
supplemental esh-fOrming feeds, and
they found that the cheapest daily
gain was made on ration of five
parts Of corn to one Of oil meal.
The Missouri Experiment. Station
tried dry corn alone, and soaked and
shelled corn In various proportions
mixed with various fiesh-forming
feeds Here, too, the greatest daily
gain and the cheapest gains were
made with corn and oil meal in the
proportion of five to one. For example.
a lot fed on corn and ell meal In
that proportion made a daily gain Of
LAB pounds at cost of $2.75 per
hundred pounds of gain.
Those fed 10 pounds of corn and one
of oil meal made daily gain Of l.16
pounds at a cost OF $2s5 per hundred
pounds. With two parts OF corn and
one of middlings the daily gain was
LA pounds, and the cost per hundred
S2.SS. With four pounds Of corn and
one of middlings the gain was los
and the cost S3.O3. With two parts
of corn and one part Of ground oats
the daily gain was O.58 and the cost
per hundred $4.2S. With four parts
of corn and one of bran the gain was
09l and the cost 1914. With corn
alone the gain was OTIS, and the cost
1858; with soaked corn O.63 pounds at
a cost of S31O per hundred; with
shelled corn O.4O at a cost OF 83.71.
The Purdue Experiment Station
used tankage to supply protein, and
found that with ten pounds Of corn
meal and one of tankage there was a
daily gain Of LIS pounds at a cost Of
1888 per hundred. With i've pounds
Of corn meal and one pound Of tank
age there was daily gain of 1.22
pounds at a cost of 1886 per hun
dred, while with corn alone the gain
was 0.67 pounds at cost Of S4.69 per
With five parts OF corn,
five of middlings, and one of tankage,
the gain was 1.13 pounds at cost Of
$4.O2 per hundred.
Tankage at present prices is prob
ably the cheapest feed the farmer
can use to balance up his corn IA tion,
clltuin over or alfalfa fields furnish
pasture. Farmers in Nebraska and
Kansas who have plenty Of alfalfa
pastures will have the least trouble
in providing a balanced ration for
hogs. They are liable, however, to
make the same mistake, in another
form, that the breeders do In the
corn growing sections. Alfalfa alone
is not a balanced ration, not furnish
ing enough of the carbohydrates or
Matchmaking and fattening elements.
Hence it must be balanced up with
corn, the difference in the situation
being that the farmer in the alfalfa
sections, particularly in the western
portions, must buy his corn or corbO-
hydrates instead of buying his flesh
formers or albumino lids. .- Wallaces'
Farmer.
Wood For Salo.
John Lee, who owns the Gus
- IA Il.