. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. PREPARATION OF FEED 215 grains as they require it. (Fig. 47.) The gTinder was com- pared with a self-feed ho]iper. In tlie first test Avliok; corn was used m the hopper, and in the second ground corn. The pigs were from four to live months ohJ whew the experiment hegan. In the first test Iiopper-fed pigs made an average dailj gain per pig of pounds, and gxinder-fed ]ngs ') pounds. The feed consumed per 100 pounds gain was as follows: Hojipi r jiiff^.—Vm-n. -ZM; pcmiids; 's, (iS : milk, :!,3!) pounds. (Iriiuhr pigs.—Corn, ii-i
. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. PREPARATION OF FEED 215 grains as they require it. (Fig. 47.) The gTinder was com- pared with a self-feed ho]iper. In tlie first test Avliok; corn was used m the hopper, and in the second ground corn. The pigs were from four to live months ohJ whew the experiment hegan. In the first test Iiopper-fed pigs made an average dailj gain per pig of pounds, and gxinder-fed ]ngs ') pounds. The feed consumed per 100 pounds gain was as follows: Hojipi r jiiff^.—Vm-n. -ZM; pcmiids; 's, (iS : milk, :!,3!) pounds. (Iriiuhr pigs.—Corn, ii-i: poiinds; middlings, 70 pounds: milk, :!S,-, Fig. 47.—Hog motor grinder and feeder. With thia machine hogs grind their own feed. In tlie second test hopper-fed pigs aA'eraged a daily gain per pig of pounds, and the grinder-fed pigs, pounds. The feed consumed per 100 pounds gain in second test was: Hopper pigs.—Corn, 287 pounds; middlings, 71 pounds. Grinder pigs.—Corn, ' pounds: middlings, 80 poimJs. The author of the liulletin states: " The motor grinder and feeder gave good results in two tests. However, when used in comparison with hopper feeding of both shelled corn and corn meal, the margin of profit was in favor of the hopper-fed ; Hopper Feeding vs. Trough Feeding.—Bulletin also reports two tests in which the self-feed hopper (Fig. 48) was compared with trough feeding. In the first test were 10 five- months-old pigs, and in the second, 10 three and one-half 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 Day, George E. , 1863-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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