. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. 254 FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT a ration of 8 parts corn chops to 1 part cottonseed meal. (Fig. 58.) When tankage was used in place of cottonseed meal, better results were obtained, but the ration was more expensive. A ration composed of equal parts corn chops and shorts is also commended. If one were disposed to criticize the recommendations made in the circular, it would be in connection with the amounts of meal recommended in the supplemental feeds on pasture. One. Photograph from Dr. E. M. Ranck, Mississippi Agricultural College. Fig. 57.—A patch of field pe
. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. 254 FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT a ration of 8 parts corn chops to 1 part cottonseed meal. (Fig. 58.) When tankage was used in place of cottonseed meal, better results were obtained, but the ration was more expensive. A ration composed of equal parts corn chops and shorts is also commended. If one were disposed to criticize the recommendations made in the circular, it would be in connection with the amounts of meal recommended in the supplemental feeds on pasture. One. Photograph from Dr. E. M. Ranck, Mississippi Agricultural College. Fig. 57.—A patch of field pea3 can be seen through the bars of the gate. One can get an idea of the amount of pasture by comparing the height of the peas with that of the mature sow shown in the foreground. The sow appears to be in ideal breeding condition. per cent of meal, that is to say one pound of meal for each 100 pounds live weight of the hogs, looks like a rather light meal allowance for growing or fattening hogs. The reader is es- pecially referred to the discussion under " Amount of Grain on Pasture " in Chapter XXII. Results in Alabama.—Bulletin 143 of the Alabama Station gives results of three years' experimental work with swine. The following points are taken from the summary of results. When com was used alone as a ration for fattening hogs,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Day, George E. , 1863-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott company
Size: 2180px × 1146px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookpublisherphila, bookyear1922
