. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . rself or the pigs, if the latter arefed as early as possible. With two litters per yearit is advisable to wean the young at the end of sevenweeks, breeding the sow the first heat following, theperiod of sixteen weeks. Fall pigs after being weaned may be fed liber-ally with grain, giving corn and a percentage of pro-tein foods double that recommended for young pigs FATTENING PIGS IN THE FALL. 279 on pasture, at least until they are old enough to eatclover and alfalfa hay. One of these could then besubstituted for a part of the
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . rself or the pigs, if the latter arefed as early as possible. With two litters per yearit is advisable to wean the young at the end of sevenweeks, breeding the sow the first heat following, theperiod of sixteen weeks. Fall pigs after being weaned may be fed liber-ally with grain, giving corn and a percentage of pro-tein foods double that recommended for young pigs FATTENING PIGS IN THE FALL. 279 on pasture, at least until they are old enough to eatclover and alfalfa hay. One of these could then besubstituted for a part of the protein concentrates. Aliberal system of grain feeding all winter and earlyspring would put them in condition for a late springor early summer market, but less crowding on grainduring the winter, with corn on pasture until aboutJuly I, would in all probability be more pasture may be provided for early spring, butit is to be remembered that such pasture does notprovide protein, as do rape and the legumes—alfalfa,clover and Poland-Chinas in the Feed-lot. CHAPTER XXVIl. FATTENING PIGS IN WINTER. As indicated by the pasture experiment describedin the previous chapter, when corn is relatively highin price, pork may be produced more economicallyby feeding less corn than would constitute a fullfeed on pasture—a daily allowance of not less thantwo per cent, nor more than three per cent of thelive weight of the pig in pounds. Under such cir-cumstances considerable growth would be securedduring the summer, and the fattening accomplishedin winter with new and perhaps cheaper all farmers, too, have some late spring pigswhich can not be finished by fall, no matter howliberally fed, and must, therefore, be fattened inwinter. Shelter,—In the economical production of pork inwinter it is absolutely necessary to provide comfort-able quarters. Pigs will not make satisfactory gainsif left to shiver for lack of shelter. Expensive struc-tures are not necess
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