Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-05-14
Profitable Hog Feeding
BY VIM HIsLoP, Animal Husbandman

accepted that barley wheat alone will not
produce rapid under market conditions similar those
that present. economical gains with growing and
faening There may been time when the sole
any feeds would yield maximum profit but such
prevail An intelligent of feeds
sary fatening of swine is prove profitable
grow and fatten economically home feeds
they supplemented with feeds containing the nutr
grains lacking knowledge of the relative
efficiency these feeds will assist materially their selection for
The efficiency atons does change with fucuatng
conditions profits do greatly
widely varying market prices of the feeds which constitute them
Feeders will need apply local market conditions to these raon
that will best financial
possible make balanced ration with barley wheat
alone of these grains furnishes oneded
diet rich carbohydrates tarhes and sugar and fats but de-
hcnt protein and ash muscle building and bone tormng No
animal suffers severely from lack protein
hog This solely prominence
its ration Farmers in this state experiencing difficulty
maintaining scale and bone their hogs which doubtless
to their of too little else than the cereals in the hogs ration
The profitable feeding of wheat barley requires that the
feeder consider the protein and the mineral supplements The feed
ing Of wood ashes and concob ashes Of decided benefit
bat they sufficient supply all the mineral
quired The feeding of coal ashes has nothing recommend
Wheat mddlings insed oil meal soy BEANS BRAN
unsatisfactory growing
skim milk meal is fed pigs they will
ten times much lime from any single grain
brands of feeding tankag contain than twenty per
ah most of which is bone This bone furnishes phos
phorous available FORM and useful component
Preoptated calcium phosphate made from bones process
geatne manufacture quite readily dgested reshed
In washington floats and
Of the Ohio Experiment Station states that
PHOSPHORUS this form would leave little desired in the
way OF complete supplement to for hogs"
For practical feeding purposes the protein cereals
deficient quality and quantity for be
supplemented The essentials of ideal supplement may briefly
suEmarised
l. high protein content There should be pounds of
carbohydrates to a pound of protein possible.
Protein the best quality Milk protens several per cent
mere dgestbe than the potens of the foods vegetable
origin The low dgesbty of the protein tankage meat meal
due perhaps the of hair high degree of heat
TO which it is subjected
An abundance nutrients especially calcium and
pAosphorous
More fat than grown grains or about six to eight
per cent
s. Paatabilty
o. Laxaiveness is essential Wheat barley corn fed alone
are eonstpatlng. A loosening supplement necessary
a. High digestibily is imperative
Freedom from disease organisms such germs of
tuberculosis or cholera and poisonous principle
In cotton seed meal
D. Reasonable in price yet plentiful.
The practical protein and ash supplements are most COM
en used with wheat barley and for feeding
AKIN milk buemk mseed oil od process soy bean meal
WAat mddngs BRAN alfalfa hay hay seed meal
The question which confrons the grower Do they con-
tam what wantf For the reader Table
presented giving the water protein carbohydrates fat and
matter OF each feed In the last given the number of
pounds of carbohydrates present pound of protein The
balance given amount of barley wheat or corn
Table ISupplements to Farm Grown Crops
Food Components in One Hundred ounds