. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDING AND CARE OF SWINE 351 Self feeders.—Evvard of the Iowa Station5 has conducted numerous trials with self feeders for various classes of swine. His results show that this method of feeding is well adapted to the quick fattening of well-grown shotes, for fattening old sows, and for growing, fattening shotes where it is desired to feed them an unlimited grain Fig. 98.—Fattening P
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. FEEDING AND CARE OF SWINE 351 Self feeders.—Evvard of the Iowa Station5 has conducted numerous trials with self feeders for various classes of swine. His results show that this method of feeding is well adapted to the quick fattening of well-grown shotes, for fattening old sows, and for growing, fattening shotes where it is desired to feed them an unlimited grain Fig. 98.—Fattening Pigs with a Self Feeder Pigs self-fed on corn and tankage, with or without other supplements, make rapid and economical gains. (From Evvard, Iowa Station.) The self feeder should not be used when rapid gains are not wanted, for instance, where it is desired to force pigs to make the maximum use of pasturage by limiting the grain allowance. It should not be used for pregnant sows except early in pregnancy or unless some bulky feed, of which ground alfalfa is the best under corn-belt conditions, is mixed with the grain. By decreasing or increasing the proportion of corn the gilts or sows may be kept in the proper condition. The large and economical gains which may be secured with growing pigs self-fed in dry lots on corn and suitable supplements are shown in a trial in which 45-lb. pigs were allowed access to shelled corn and various supplements in separate self feeders for 162 days. Salt, char- coal, and ground limestone were supplied in addition. The pigs in Soc. Anim. Prod., Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932; Morrison, F. B. (Frank Barron), 1887-1958. Madison, Wis. , The Henry-Morrison company
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