. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . protein food, 272 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. as shorts, oil meal or tankage, with corn whenno pasture is supplied, and proportionately more ofsuch foods if he is young and undeveloped, al-though perhaps not to exceed 15 per cent of oilmeal. While it is not necessary to keep the herdboar in high condition throughout the entire year,as the breeding season approaches his grain rationshould be increased, in order to have him in goodthrift and fairly fleshy when used in the herd. Asmentioned in the chapter on breeding sheep, thenumber of offspring
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . protein food, 272 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. as shorts, oil meal or tankage, with corn whenno pasture is supplied, and proportionately more ofsuch foods if he is young and undeveloped, al-though perhaps not to exceed 15 per cent of oilmeal. While it is not necessary to keep the herdboar in high condition throughout the entire year,as the breeding season approaches his grain rationshould be increased, in order to have him in goodthrift and fairly fleshy when used in the herd. Asmentioned in the chapter on breeding sheep, thenumber of offspring is likely to be greater, if bothsire and dam are gaining rather than losing inflesh at the time of mating. It is also true thatthe propensity of the offspring to put on flesh isgreater, if the parents are in good condition duringthe breeding season. Flesh on one boar can bemade with less expense than on several sows. Heshould not, however, be fed excessively on corn,nor put in such high condition as will make himunsatisfactory as a breeding Duroc-Jersey Brooa Sow ancl Pgs. CHAPTER XXVI. FATTENING PIGS IN THE FALL. Summer Feeding Profitable.—Pigs farrowed inthe spring as early as the weather will permit aremost profitable under average conditions, becausethey can be finished for market in the fall. Svmi-mer and fall feeding is profitable for two reasons:(i) pigs have but a light coat of hair for protec-tion, which makes them very susceptible to coldweather; (2) pasture can be had in summer, whichlessens materially the cost of producing cattle and sheep have better natural protec-tion against cold than have pigs, but are less ableto stand hot summer weather, especially when pigsare provided with a shaded wallow. After severalyears of experimentation, the writer does not hesi-tate to say that there is no way in which porkcan be made at less expense than with grain onpasture, provided the grain and pasture are of theright kind. No matter how perfectly balanced ar
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