The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-09


6uction Of pork are industries that |
today are claiming increasing atten- |
tieu throughout the Northwest EIx- |
rerjments with grains which may
fake the place of corn for feeding
purposes are of the greatest interest
tn farmers in this region, because the
small grains are often grown in abun-
dance and form the basis of all ra-
uous great amount of what, bar
lev and rye is fed in the form of mill
PRODUCTS, and is of course ground.
III 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
mail undigested shows the correctness
If such practice.
Best Results With Wheat.
hief among the small grains is
wheat, and it appears to be the food
best adapted for long-continued hog
feedng. The advisability of feeding
wheat or any other grain, however,
depends upon market prices and
economic conditions. 1t could hard
g. ne regarded as economical to use
wheat as stock feed at the high
prices now prevailing. A bushel of
wheat properly fed to reasonably
well-bred hogs should produce ap-
proyimately 13 pounds of gain in
weight. The results of a number of
feeding tests show that there is COM
paratively little difference in feed
ing value between wheat and corn for
swine.
Iu comparing various rations in
which corn, wheat and rye were fed
alone or in combination with each
other. ii was found that dry, ground
wheat gave the greatest returns and
required the least amount of grain to
make 90 pounds of grain. Wheat
should he ground and mixed with
some supplement. such as tankage
peas Or soY-bean meal. The results
obtained from q number of tests have
proved this to be a good practice.
BARLEY Produces Best Pork.
NJ Great Britain and northern Eu-
Eoue barley takes the place of corr
for pork production leading al
grains in producing pork Of fine quail
ity both as to hardness and flavor
Considerable study in the United
states has been made of the value o
barley as pig feed, and the results
nave shown that it compares very ia
yorahly with corn, but has a feedins
value somewhat below that Of wheat
What this grain may lack in feedin;
value, however. it more than supple
IN its effect on the carcass. As
high-erade pig feed it far surpasse
any other grain, and this fact make
possible the production of pork O
tne first quality in regions where bar
3ey is produced abundantly. GrOun
or rolled barley is best fed in comb
nation with wheat middlings, skir
milk. roots, alfalfa, etc.
Value OF Rye.
ttIc meal ranks little below cor
and about equal 10 barley meal as
feed for swine. Rye produces salts
1actoy pork, especially when ii is fe
with other grains. 1t is an extremel
heavy, concentrated feed and will uE
ually give best results when fed III
70 exceed one-third Of q ration.
many sections rye is much esteeme
es pasture, especially where the sol
gre rather light, aad in such instance
9ogging off, proves profitable.
Alfalfa Pasture and Hay.
since economical pork productiC
aepends largely upon the consumptiC
OF great deal of cheaply grown fee
the pasture should be managed so tn
the forage produced will De clea
Gender, and palatable. Many success
1ui hog raiSers prefer to use SUE
crops as alfalfa and clover for bo
pasture and hay at the same tim
me number Of hogs generally turn
tnto field is SO limited that the usu
crops Of hay are made.
The newer irrigated sections ha
thousands of acres in alfalfa Whi
may be utilized to great advantage
pasturing with hogs. Alfalfa, VIII
adapted to the same territory as cl
yer, has a much wider range Of us
tulness, for it succeeds with less raj
,al and on lighter soils than clov
Where the land is to be used contin
"usly for hog pasture for numt
Of years, alfalfa easily stands fl
of al fol 70 will
70 20 pigs during the summer, a
with grain in addition will make We
profitable gains and high quality
pork
Alfalfa hay is often used for feedi
90 hogs in the dry lot. 1t may be
whole, chopped, or ground. I
results of five years work at the
oraska Station indicate that for +
tening hogs the way to feed alta
nay most satisfactorily is with'