The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-23
SMALL GRAINS
AND ALFALFA
FOR HOGS

AUCTION OIL pOIh are luuuStTltS tudt
today are claiming increasing atten-
ton throughout the northwest. Ex-
periments with grains which may
take the place of corn for feeding
purposes are of the greatest interest
to farmers in this region, because the
small grains are often grown in abun,
dance and form the basis Of all ra-
tons. A great amount Of wheat, bar
ley and rye Is fed in the form of
mill products, and is of course ground
In common practice, also, these
grains are ground more generally
than corn, as they are usually much
harder. The greater liability of these
small grains to pass through the ami
NAL undigested shows the correct
ness of such practice.
Best Results With Wheat
Chief among the small grains is
wheat, and it appears to be the food
best adapted for long continued hog
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wheat or any other grain, however,
depends upon market prices and &C.
onomic conditions. 1t could hardly
be regarded as economical to use
wheat as stock feed at the high pric-
es now prevailing. A bushel OF
wheat properly fed to reasonably we'll
bred hogs should produce approxim-
ately thirteen pounds Of gain In
weight. The results Of number OF
feeding tests show that there Is
comparatively little difference in
feeding value between wheat and
corn for swine.
In comparing various rations in
which corn, wheat and rye were fed
or in combination with each other 1t
was found that dry ground wheat
gave the greatest returns and re
quired the least amount Of grain to
make one hundred pounds Of gain.
Wheat should be ground and mixed
with some supplement, such as tank
age, peas or soy bean meal. The
results obtained from number OF
tests. have proved this to be good
practice.
Barley Produces Best Pork
In Great Britain and northern Eur
ope barley takes the place Of corn
for pork production, leading all grain
In producing pork Of fine quality,
both as to hardness and flavor. Con-
siderable study in the United States
has been made of the value OF bar
ley as pig feed, and the results have
shown that 1t compares very favor
ably with corn, but has feeding val
ne somewhat below that OF wheat.
What this grain may lack in feeding
value, however, it more than supplies
in its effect on the carcass. AS a
high grade pig feed 1t far surpasses
any other grain, and this fact makes
possible the production of pork OF
the first quality in regions where
barley Is produced abundantly
Ground or rolled barley is best fed
in combination with wheat middlings
skim milk, roots, alfalfa, etc.
Value Of Rye
Rye meal ranks little below corn
and about equal to barley meal as
feed for swine. Rye produces sat
isfactory pork especially when 1t is
fed with other grains. 1t is an ex
tremely heavy, concentrated feed and
will usually give best results when
fed not to exceed one third OF ra'
ton. In many sections rye Is much
esteemed as pasture, especially
where the soils are rather light, and
in such instances "hogging on
proves profitable.
Alfalfa Pasture and Hay
Since economical pork production
depends largely upon the consump
ton of great deal of theaply grown
feed, the pasture should be managed
SO that the forage produced will be
clean, tender, and palatable. Many
successful hog raisers prefer to use
such crops as alfalfa and clover for
both pasture and hay at the same
time. The number of hogs generally
turned into a field is so limited that