The Owosso times., 1907-08-23

be very practical manner. They are
not huddled together in haphazard
way and compelled to struggle for feed
as they can, but are divided into small
1E1 ccording to size. and each of
these lots is confined in an enclosure,
in which there is an A-shaped, or
colony, house for the pigs to sleep in,
and to serve as shelter from storms and
hot sunshine in midsummer There is
grass in each enclosure, from which the
pigs get feed and exercise in gathering
it, which is of Importance during the
growing period. The value of the
grass as part of the pigs ration is being
appreciated more and more by practical
feeders as the years go past.
HOW THE PIGS ARE FED.
Where pigs are fed in such numbers,
it is matter of Importance to combine
the feeds in the ration in such manner
that there will lie the least loss. It has
been found that corn, or cornmeal alone,
is not perfect feed as there is too
much of the carbohydrate Cheat and
fat producing elements) in proportion
to the protein (the blood, bone. muscle
and vital organ producing elements).
In order to balance the ration, bypro-
ducts from the Touring mills are pur.
chased, to mingle with the cornmeal
made from the corn raised on the fa,pA
AS wheat bran does not have ar intrin.
sic value as pig feed equal to the cost
(S24 tom middlings are used exten.
sively to mix with the meal, and the
proportion of each depends somewhat
on the results which the feeder desires
to produce
One-haif lneal and one half middlings
make coed general feed. The mix.
ture is put in sight barrels, well soak.
ed with water, and then steam is turn.
ed on through pipes from an engine
constructed for the purpose. The feed
thus cooked becomes a soft mush and
is allowed to stand twelve hours before
mixing with the skim milk and feeding
to the pigs.
MANNER OF FEEDING.
harly lnthe-season, when the pigs
are small, they are feed three times
day. but as their stomach capacity in.
creases they are fed only twice dav.
One reason for only feeds day is the
fact that during the long, warm days
OF summer the pigs seem to prefer to
remain in the shade through the middle
OF the day, and are loath to come ont
at noon time in response to the feeders
call
lt Is Interesting to notice how regu.
lar in their habits animals can become.
provided the feeder is regular with
his rounds with the feed cart When
passing through the pens and different
Enclosures at any time after the morn
ing meal until feeding time at niAt
there is not noise like q prunt or
squeal heard. In fact, it was necessary
to hunt the pigs out of their hiding
places in the grass to view them. But
about $50 o'clock, when the feeder had
put the feed in the barrels on the three
wheel cart, hitched the horse on to il
and started to go the rounds of the
yards and pens the pigs We're all astir
and at the treughs waiting.
There are plank feeding floors in each
inclosure, on which the feed troughs
are placed This prevents the pigs
stepping from mud and filth into the
trough when they are fed. Each lot of
pigs is watched closely at feeding time,
and the animals are fed only as much
as they Will eat up clean, making the
capacity of the stomach the measure of
the amount of feed given. A frst class
pig feeder must be possessed of pa
thence, skill and good judgment, az
well as liking for the business.
BY weighing the feed and keeping an
account of the weight of the hogs sold.
it is not difficult matter to determine
the cost of hundred pounds of pork
The value of the grass is not estimated,
but with skim milk at 10 cents a hun
dred and meal and middlings at $9S a
ton, it is costing around So to make
hundred pounds of increase in weight.
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