. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . ain. This seems en-tirely reasonable in view of the fact, that the larger 2g2 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. the hog, the more food is required for maintenance;by which is meant more food to keep the bodywarm, force the blood to circulate, and maintainother functional activities commensurate withlarger size, all of which requirements are madeat the expense of actual increase in weight fromfood consumed. The smaller the pig the less foodis required for a given gain. Yet it is not profitableto kill an animal too young, because of the initialcost at
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . ain. This seems en-tirely reasonable in view of the fact, that the larger 2g2 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. the hog, the more food is required for maintenance;by which is meant more food to keep the bodywarm, force the blood to circulate, and maintainother functional activities commensurate withlarger size, all of which requirements are madeat the expense of actual increase in weight fromfood consumed. The smaller the pig the less foodis required for a given gain. Yet it is not profitableto kill an animal too young, because of the initialcost at birth. Everything considered, it would seemthat the pig should be marketed at a weight some-where between 200 and 250 pounds for maximumprofits. The above table is of further interest in that itshows how large a daily ration pigs at differentweights should consume, arbd the gain per daywhich might reasonably be expected under averageconditions. Pigs thin in flesh would, of course, con-sume larger amounts than stated and would gainmore Pens Winter Pig-feeding Tests, Nebraslsa Experiment Station. CHAPTER XXVin. CORN SUBSTITUTES FOR SWINE. Throughout the corn belt of the United States,corn is almost entirely depended upon for pig feed-ing. While no feed has yet been found which hasproved superior to corn properly fed, yet there areoccasional years when certain other grains are cheapenough to be serviceable for the production of most farms, too, it is advisable to grow certainother grains in the crop rotation. In the semiariddistricts small grains are better able to stand thedry weather than corn, and such grains are there-fore oftentimes cheaper for feeding purposes. Barley, which is grown to a considerable extentin Northern latitudes and the extreme West, is oftwo kinds, the bald varieties and the common. Thelatter has a hull and is much less valuable for pigfeeding. Though classed as a starchy food, barleycontains a higher percentage of protein than co
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