Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-05-30


OF Minnesota
The market prospect for the 1918
pig crop is the most promising faced
by the swine industry in years. For
the first time hog prices are to bear
a direct ratio to the cost of corn on
which that hog crop has been grown
and fattened But the market il one
thing and getting the hogs ready to
sell is another. SO far as is now
known feed is the only substance cap
able OF changing pig into finished
butcher hog. The securing of suitab BILE
hog feeds is rapidly becoming a diff
cult problem in many parts OF Min
nesota. Such feeds are CONVENE D y
considered In three groups. viz. l.,
Pastures; 2, Farm feeds, and 8, Com
mercial feeds.
Fortunately hog pastures are as
cheap and as plentiful as in former
years. At present grain prices Their
intelligent use means a net saving OF
two to four cents on each pound Of
pork produced. The first care then
Is to provide ample pasture. But how.
ever excellent the forage. concen-
trates must be used with It II the pigs
are to yield satisfactory returns The
puzzle Is to supply the concentrates.
These will he eit' or farm grown feeds
or commercial feedstuffs (byproducts.)
New Feed Products Perpie King Prob
lem.
It IL perplexing proposition that
confronts the hog farmer Wheat
feeds. his reliance for years, are prac-
tically of the market He can pur-
chase only by-products from the mill.
Ing OF corn, barley and rye. The avail.
able materials are new to him and
worst C. all there is little or no stand.
ardization OF product A purchase to-
day may be very different from the
same feed bought week ago Corn
feed meal or hom.ny feed, barley feed
barley screenings and rye middlings
are available. OF these. high grade
hominy feed IL most satisfactory for
hogs. This quality sells around sat. 90
per ton>at the mills and costs the
farmer around $4,000 In most cases
sound corn at $175 per bushel Is a
better value than hominy at $4,000 per
ton. Practically all barley feed con-
,tins the ground barley huils and
runs very high In fibre. as much as
fifteen to eighteen per cent. This
hulleiness combined with the fact that
hogs relish barley much less than
corn eliminates barley feed except
possibly certain proportion miyed
with corn or hominy feed Rye mid
dlings have feeding value about
equal to ccrn-on-cco meal They are
best used with some other grains.
OIL Neal Equals Barley As Feed.
In addition there are oil meal and
tankage. Pound for pound oil meal
IL about equal to barley in feeding
value. thoueh the one Is protein
feed and the other starchy one Put
when pro.e'n feeds are cheaper II Is
good rracflre 70 use them IA largely
as the health ard gains permit. OIL
meal may be settled 10 pigs OF any
&c that are intended for market.
though bettel results are secured
whore corn IN hominy feed is used
with u. Al SEQ GO ner ton oil meal IS
ga cheap as INV concentrate avc'lah'e
70 many fares Tankage is solely q
h'~h protein feed During the present
summcr market hogs viii best nay
for its use only where corn or horninv
feed Ia literally used STRAIGHT milk
or hu''e~m''k Is worth s'stv ce~ts
-~~ hundred pounds In comparison
WITH tankage at ore hundred dollars
re~ ION. both feeds delivered at the
pen.
Al preaent the available farm
feeds are practically limited to.
milk. corn and oats. Saceotash
cannot be ground. The wheat
must be senerated and sold. ieav.
ing the oats for feed.
Corn at 81 Is per hushel costs $3.50
per ton, while 80 cent oats are equiv
a,ent to $685. per ton. For market
hcys corn Is worth the difference. At
these prices corn and oats are as eco
nomical as any satisfactory CONNER
cial food with which We are now fam
illar.
Buy Commercial Feeds In Car Lots.
Where farm feeds may be had they
are preferable The average farmer IL
at a disadvantage in buying CONNER
cial feeds Where possible individu.
ais should pool orders to cover at
least carload and buy direct frcs,
the mill. Beware OF iobbers whose 70
liability II not known.
Where = strong cooperative organi
nation exists use Il. Farmers Elevator
Companies can rendar excellent serv.
Ice too. The safest plan 10 to buy on
sample (noe less than two pounds.,
Secure Z guaranteed statement Of
chemical analysis. II the feed does
NOT prove Satisfactory this gives on>
norA chancn ~ checking up On g ~