. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . , although he is fullfed, lie is undernourished. The small stem andleafy character of the last cutting overcome thisdifficulty. It can be fed to good advantage in theproportion, three pounds of corn to oneof alfalfa,though with the rack the pigs get all they wish,which will amount to about 3 or 4 to i of corn. Hay Rack for Hogs.—Alfalfa hay is very com-monly scattered upon the ground for hogs, but thispractice occasions considerable waste of valuablematerial, especially when the ground is soft andmuddy. Better results may be secured by provid
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . , although he is fullfed, lie is undernourished. The small stem andleafy character of the last cutting overcome thisdifficulty. It can be fed to good advantage in theproportion, three pounds of corn to oneof alfalfa,though with the rack the pigs get all they wish,which will amount to about 3 or 4 to i of corn. Hay Rack for Hogs.—Alfalfa hay is very com-monly scattered upon the ground for hogs, but thispractice occasions considerable waste of valuablematerial, especially when the ground is soft andmuddy. Better results may be secured by provideing suitable racks. The illustration below shows aform of rack which has proved to be a success inevery respect. The rack was designed by H. Jr., a former student of the writer, forfeeding fourth-cutting alfalfa hay to hogs which arefollowing corn-fed cattle. Although the hogs haveall the corn they will take, there is seldom a timewhen some are not seen eating hay from this self-feeding rack, and they no doubt consume all thatis The Davis Self-Feeding Hay Kacl< for Pigs—F. H. Smith Est., Ad-dison, Michigan.
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