. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 652 SWINE SWINE When shelled corn alone forms the ration, the preferable practice is to place after the steers an equal number of pigs of about six months of age. They should be fed one-fourth to one-third of a pound of tankage per day, or its available proteid equivalent, in the form of a thin slop, to produce the maximum utilization of the excreted corn. During the first few months of feeding, no other concentrate need be added, but under such manage- ment, as the pigs approach ripeness they will prac- tically cease to make gai
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. 652 SWINE SWINE When shelled corn alone forms the ration, the preferable practice is to place after the steers an equal number of pigs of about six months of age. They should be fed one-fourth to one-third of a pound of tankage per day, or its available proteid equivalent, in the form of a thin slop, to produce the maximum utilization of the excreted corn. During the first few months of feeding, no other concentrate need be added, but under such manage- ment, as the pigs approach ripeness they will prac- tically cease to make gains, and they will not thoroughly glean the corn from the droppings. For the last four or five weeks, therefore, they should be taken from the steer lots and fed as much corn as they will take per day, while in their place younger pigs should be placed after the Fig. 657. Movable cot for use in fields. When the amount of food available for the swine is lessened by narrowing the ration, by grinding the corn or by the use of corn-and-cob meal, addi- tional corn should be supplied from the very be- ginning, varying from one and one-half to three pounds per head per day, according to the maturity of the pigs. As before, during the last weeks they should be removed entirely from the steer lot. It has been abundantly proved that for economic results from pigs following steers in dry lots, some nitrogenous concentrate should be fed, and that for the finishing period corn must be given in addition to that in the excreta. When hogs follow steers on pasture they will make slightly more economic gains when the only source of protein is the pas- turage. As in dry-lot feeding, the pigs should be closely yarded during the final weeks, receiving a ration of corn and tankage, meat meal or shorts, forming a nutritive ratio of 1:7. By far the greatest number of hogs are fitted for market during the summer and early fall months. During the summer the requirements for shelter, maintenance
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