, 1907-07-12
SWINE FOR
THIS STATE
RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN
FEEDING AT EXPERIMENT
STATION OF UNIVERSITY.
Bulletin Of Interest to the Husbandmen
Of the State, illustrated and With
Explanatory Text Advice as to the
Kind Of Swine and Manner Of
Feeding and Caring.

The Republican this morning receiv-
ed a copy Of bulletin No. IA, Wyoming
experiment station, University of Wyo-
ming, agricultural college department,
Ration Experiments With Swine"
prepared by G. E. Morton, which is
of considerable interest to the people
of the state, and copies will be sent
free upon request by addressing the
director of the station at Laramie. In
the introduction to the bulletin the
writer says:
Increasing Demand for Swine.
Three years ago there was little
demand for breeding swine in the
southern part of this state. During
the current year the experiment sta
ton has been unable to supply the
demand, although several head of pure
bred swine were raised for sale on the
experiment station farm. No fancy
prices are secured for breeding stock,
but the quick rise of the demand for
stock indicates a rapid future develop
ment of the hog industry in the state.
Use Of Small Grains.
THE experiments carried on by the
author have had two objects in view,
namely: to demonstrate whether in
this state small grains may sometimes
be used with profit to replace corn-belt
rations: and to discover whether al
falfa hay is a satisfactory ration for
swine. n if so, how, and in what
quantities it should be fed. Before
discussing the experiments, a brief
outline Of the best methods of growing
and feeding swine in the Rocky noun
tain region will undoubtedly prove of
value"
Nicely illustrated.
The bulletin contains several pict.
ures illustrating the text, including
half-tone reproductions of photographs
taken on purpose, showing the type of
Tamworth swine used in the feeding
experiments. pigs eating alfalfa, and a
box for feeding alfalfa hay to swine.
The following paragraph will be Of
interest:
Black or Red Hogs Preferable.
Wyoming breeders should use eth
er black or red hogs, because it has
been found in Colorado that white
hogs sunscald easily, and our condi-
tons are very similar to those in Col
orado. The Tamworth hog, a red hog
of the bacon type, is very well suited
to our conditions. They have been
raised at the station for quite a num-
Der of years and give good satisfaction.
They are very rangy in body, and long
in the legs and snout. They never fail
to give a poor impression to the man
who see them for the first time, but,
On the other hand, l have never heard
them condemned by anyone who has
been persuaded to try them. They are
very prolific. The sows are gentle and
are good mothers.
Good Quality Of Flesh.
THE flesh contains a much larger
proportion of can to fat than that of
lard hogs, and the fat is crisper than
In lard hogs. They are active and are
much better grazers than hogs Of the
heavy lard type. Their disadvantages
are that they are slower of growth
than hogs of the lard type, and do not
respond to grain or slop feeding with.
out pasture, as readily as do lard hogs.
The Du%roc-Jersey is a red breed of the
lard type. They are prolific, resist
diseases well, n grow rapidly. They
are very popular throughout Nebraska
and Kansas.
Well Known Black Breeds.
"The Berkshire and Poland China
are well known black breeds. and are
usually considered standard breeds
whose merits are known to everyone
in the hog business. Good individuals
of any one of these four breeds will
give satisfaction to their owners. Some
other breeds undoubtedly would do
we'll in this state, but breeding stock
Of the breeds named can be secured
more readily by Wyoming residents
than can other Breeds"