The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-12-11

profits from swine.
There are a number OF CONNER
cial and home grown feeds that may
be fed to swine in place of corn.
Profits are too often reduced rather
than increased by the use of some
of thes feeds. In order to determine
the relative efficiency of these feecs
and of corn the Ohio Experiment
Station has conducted experiments
In which a limited number of these
feeds were compared with corn-oats
hominy feeds. wheat. wheat middl-
ings and rye.
The pigs used in the experiment
were pure bred Duroc-Jerseys, from
closely related dams. and were Sc
lected so as to be as similar as pos
sible in age, weight. sex, breeding,
thrift and in regard to treatment
received previous to the beginning
of the experiment. All lots receiv-
ed their daily feed in two equal parts,
at regular Notwithstanding and
evening. All rations were mixed
dry, all parts being by weight. Just
before feeding. sufficient water was
added to the feed to form thick
slop. warm water being used in cold
weather. All lots were fed all they
would clean up without waste. Wa
ter was freely supplied.
In the comparison test of corn and
oats--corn parts. tankage l part
the pigs which received oats and
tankage made about as much growth
in the way of general development
of bone and muscles as did the pigs
which received corn and tankage,
which would indicate that one ra-
ton was not particularly superior to
the other in meeting requirments
Tor growth of pigs of this size, but
that the pigs which received oats
and tankage had comparatively little
material left for the production of
fat after maintenance and growth
had been provided for. While there
was no measure taken of the lean
meat in the carcasses of these pigs.
there was apparently no great differ
ence between the carcasses in this re-
spect. On the other hand the much
larger amount of fat in the carcass
of the corn and tankage fed pig
shows one respect in which these
rations differ.
Summarizing the experiments it
may be stated that various feeds
may be used as substitutes for earn.
Which ones to use, and when to use
them, will depend very largely upon
the supply of feeds and market prices
for them. Oats have proved less
valuable per unit of weight, than
shelled corn. The results OF the
one experiment conducted to secure
data relative to miXturse of corn
and tankage; corn. oats and tank
age: and of oats and tankage; in
dicate that a combination OF corn.
oats and tankage is more efficient
than is a ration made Up of oats and
rankage. but not so efficient as
ration made up of corn and tankage.
The larger the production of corn in
the corn, oats, and tankage combina-
lion, the greater is the efficiency
Hominy feed and tankage yielded
better results than did
,orn and tankage. The results of in
yestigations indicate that hominy has
/ feding value for swine about 10 |
o Is per cent greater than that of |
IN equal weight of ground corn.
Wheat and tankage did not prove
more efficient than did corn and
Marketable wheat should |
lot be used as feed for swine, I'M
ess its market value is as low per
'Ound as that of corn.
For pigs weighing 10 pounds,
atoms of corn and tankage. wheat
nd tankage, and middlings and
proved almost equal in eff
iency; all three producing slightly
lore rapid but less economical gains
han one of middlings alone. when
II four rations were charged at the
anne pIice per pound.
The relative yield and feeding
alue of rye. as compared with that
t corn, generally limit the economic
substitution OF rye for corn to the
ogging down of rye under circum-
ances that render it incOuveuient I
} harvest and thresh the rye.
Green feeds have an important ,
ace in pork production both as :
Institute and supplement- for corn. ]
complete substitution Of green !
EDS FOR corn would not be expected =
produce rapid gains on account