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Feeds for Pigs. 161 l ti
It will be noticed that in the three weeks feeding the daily
gains were greater and at less cost than in the ten preceeding
weeks. This is due largely in the writers opinion to the use ·
e of skim milk and tankage. VVheeler has shown (N. Y, State (
Station Bul. 149) that with chickens and ducks much greater \'
gains were made when a part of the ration was animal feed.  
Watson (N. Y. Cornell Bul. 89) found by feeding meat scraps  
with corn meal an increased gain of 70 per cent. and a saving r "
in feed of 6 per cent. over corn meal alone. It would appear V Life.;
from these and other experiments that rations composed partly  
of milk and of tankage, meat scraps, kitchen slops, &c., have  
A a more favorable influence in pork production than rations  
composed wholly of vegetable substances. The hog being an  
omnivorous animal we would naturally expect such results.  
The results with the cotton-seed meal indicate a very
favorable influence of this feed in finishing hogs for market.
Such results are obtained by feeding cotton-seed meal to beeves
and this practice is very extensively followed. The feeding l
of cotton—seed meal to calves and young pigs has usually Q
resulted in the death of the animals. From the results of  
recent experiments it would appear that limited amounts of
cotton seed meal may for short periods be profitably fed to
grown pigs. The limit of safety is not yet clearly defined.
The feeder is advised, from the present knowledge of the Qgki
subject, not to go beyond the limits shown to be safe by  
experiments made at the experiment stations. Further studies -
will result in more closely determining the amount of cotton  
seed meal which may be safely fed to matured pigs. ,  
Sirmianr.    
The results of these experiments like those of several »  
previously _made indicate that in feeding pigs corn should be T
combined with other feeds to get the best returns.
Experiments indicate that silage cannot be profitably
substituted for a part of the grain ration with pigs. In this
experiment it was fed in addition with some proiit, giving
quicker gains and keeping the animals in better condition.
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