Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-15
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80! : H. as....1 EDUCATION
-E1-yn= AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
-n@A= By ANDREWM SOLZE
AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
By AMDREWN. eoOzHE

fed in a thin slop is apt to choke the
animal.
Barley is an excellent feed for
producing bacon of high quality. 1t
is used extensively in Canada for
this purpose. AS barley is a very
hard grain, it should always be
rolled or ground and for best results
| it should be fed with some feed that
is rich in protein.
Peanuts. The peanut is a great fat
producer. 1t has the faculty of pro-
ducing soft. fabby meat and hence
| should be fed with caution and in
| limited amounts where highly. de-
sirable quality Of pork is desired.
Many hog raisers allow their hogs to
clean up the field behind the har-
| that otherwise would be wasted.
Peanut Meal-Each year shows an
| increase in the popularity of peanut
meal as a hog feed. Peanut meal
made from peanuts with the null on
| is bulky and lacks palatab1l1ty. rms
| if the meal is made from hulled nuts.
Too long and heavy feeding Will re-
suit in soft pork. Experiments to
date indicate that it Is not ADVISABLE
to feed a ration composed OF more
than 20 per cent. or one-fiifth, pea
nut meal The crude protein content
of peanut meal made from hulled
nuts is approximately AZ per cent.
While the protein percentage is nigh,
it should be remembered that about
to replace one pound of tankage or
meat meal. Peanut meal is low IN
ash, and should be supplemented
with some feed that will furnish
ample mineral matter to the ration.
Wheat Shorts or Middllngs--TIhllS
4o;,, -i0I, of
most widely used muscle-building
concentrates for pigs. After weaving
and until pigs weigh about 100
pounds, two pounds of shorts should
be alloMed for eaeh pounid ID Of 9 fap
ration. but 1t may be greatly i'm
proved and more economical gains
will be made If tankage is fed in
addition. Shorts of good grade have
about the same feeding value as corn,
but may be worth more than corn
as part Of the ration in producing
thriftiness and rapid development in
the pigs.
Wheat Bran.-This bulky feed is
not desirable in large amounts for
growing and fattening pigs. In linn
tied portions it is satisfactory for
brood sows. as it, stimulates milk
secretion. It's laxative effect upon the
digestive system makes it desirable
feed for the brood sow just prior
to and after narrowing.
Tankage or Meat Meal-With the
exception of skim milk and butter
milk, tankage has no quail as source
Of protein for producing growth,
thrift and economical gains in pigs.
made. principally from fresh meat
and fat trimmings and scrap bohes
which are thoroughly cooked by
steam under pressure. This high
temperature completely sterilizes the
product, and there is no danger of
hogs. Tankage carries such a high
percentage of protein that only a
small amount is required in the ra-
ton. From one-fourth to one-half
pound per pig per. day is usually
amount required will vary with the
age and weight of the pig. One
pound of tankage for every ten
pounds of corn is about the correct
proportion to use in feeding these
100 pounds A proportion as high
as one pound of tankage to five
pounds of corn is desirable for pigs
just after weaving. This comb1na-
ton for weanlings may be greatly
improved by reducing the tankage
rich concentrate, such as wheat
shorts, to sufficiently balance the ra-
ton. The proportion of tankage to
corn should be greater for young
pigs than for mature hogs. This
nna s. that as the pig advances in
tankage should be reduced.
Skim Milk and Buttermilk. These
dairy by-products are about equal in
feeding value and are excellent sup
PIGMENTS to grains as a feed for pigs
after weaving; They are high in.
n a 70 n iTrne hi
larger gains than tankage or wheat
shorts when fed as a supplement to
corn or other grains. Skim milk and
buttermilk are watery and bulky and
are relishsed to a great degree by
exercise care against allowing the
pig too much of these paIatable
products If given the opportunity
the greedy pig will gorge and dis
tend his digestive tract with these
will have a detrimental effect upon
the animal. For best results not
more than three, pounds (three
pints) of milk should be fed for
each pound Of corn or corn meal al
lowed. 1t is advisable to mix the
milk and corn meal and feed as a
slop.
products of flax seed in the manu-
facture of linseed oil. It is an ex-
pensive feed in the south and due
consideration should be given its
an excellent supplement to corn
when fed in amounts not sufficient
to make the ration unpalatable to
pigs. This disadvantage may be
remedied by reducing the amount of
adding skim milk, tankage. or shorts.
Many breeders and exhibitors use
oil meal to add glass to the hair and
to otherwise condition the pig for
the show ring. The laxative eff
feet of oil meal makes it beneficial
for brood sows just before and aft
er narrowing.
and often fatal effect when fed to
pigs; therefore, it is an undesirable
feed for hogs.
Sample Rations
The folIlowirg g rations may be USED
by weight and fed at least twice
daily in amounts as demanded by the
appetite of the animal. 1t should
be remembered that hogs require
much less grain if they are allowed
forage.
For Growing Pigs
Ration No. / Parts
Wheat shorts 49,; .:......
LY... .:.... oabouptni =. .......
Ration No. 2 Parts
Wheat shorts .................. 8
-"'A"se For Fattening Mogs
Ration No. 8 Parts
Sweet potatoes .............. As
Ration No. 5 Parts