The Nevada County picayune., 1919-08-07
TONICNECESSARY
 IN FEEDING HOGS
Without IL. Cotton seed Meal Espec-
 tally k Danger, Says Dr. Dorman.

tally k Danger, Says Dr. Dorman.
 In d letter to the Gazette, pr Will liam E. pormon of Nashville calls attention to the fact thaf miS- take Was made in publishing the for mula for tonic. which he has used with great success in fatteHiHg hogs. The mistake consisted in using the word ponds" where "hushels' should have been employed.
 The formula should have read one hushel of charcoal. ne-half bushel of hardwood ashes, 1o bushels of salt, two bushels of capperas and two bush els of sulphur
 MT. Dormon who k one of the most successful breeders of Duroc-Jersey hogs in Arkansas, also wrote that in this connection it might he well to emphasize the fact thar cotton seed meal should never he fed t5 hogs un- less plenty of this tonic is kept where the hogs can get il whenever they want it.
 The feeding formula. with which Dr. Domon had such remarkable sue cess in fattening bunch of pigs, he described as follows
 "The feeding formula WAS 0ne-half the entire ration of the hogs. feed at night ill the form Of whole corn or corn chops The morning feed was half eottonseed meal, the other half either whea- bran or Whea- middlings. whichever could procure from fine Iced dealer. This gave me formula like this:
 Fifty per cent corn, 25=per cent wheat middlings OF wheat bran and 25 per cent cottonseed meal.
 TOinc Absolutely Necessary.
 Dr Dormon wrote as follows:
 It might he well to emphasize the fact that cottonseed meal should ney- CT be fed to hogs without the tonic II should not he fed in the proportion l gave f. longer than 60 days. If you desire to continue the feeding period, or feed for longer period. feed the cottonseed meal so that it will not he more than one-siXth of the daily ration
 Il have rested it out for as long as two years on one hog, one of my brood sows, with no ill effects. but l always keep this tonic where hogs can get it whenever they desire it. The copperas in the tonic is supposed to be an ante dote for the cottonseed meal. do not agree with this theory. 1 think when ever hog dies that has been fed on cottmSeed meal for a long period, II is due to digestive trouble. Cotton seed meal. you know. is one of fhe rich est feeds we have, II has an analysis of from II to II DOT cent protein, ami from 12 to II per cent fat producing elements. making it practically four times as strong aS corn m producing fat. and six times as strong in protein. think the hogs digestive organs have to he kept in the very best of condi- ton so he may get all he noHrishmarl af feed Then when yoa feed >a rich a feed as cottmseed meal, he K moro in need of he tonic than eyer hcfor
 T dsire this Information to he print ed. of it k not asking too much of you because some of Hhe experiment sta tions do not advise feeding cottonSeed meal, while others recommend feed ing it with caution, issuing warning against too much of it. My experience dates over period of eight or nine years with nou single death in my herd from feeding cottonseed meal, ol the other hand, with many tons of OK pensive feed saved. But l always feeG the tonic whether feeding cottonseeo meal or other feeds, because il is as necessary to the hogs digestive organs as the oil is to the automobile engine.