. Elementary treatise on stock feeds and feeding. Feeds. SECTION XXXIII. FEED AND CARE OF SWINE. Swine like horses have but one stomach, therefore they are not adapted to consuming as large quantities of roughage as the ruminants, cattle and sheep. Grain is very desirable for pigs and from equal weights of such feed pigs will gain more than. Fig. 20.—Grand champion Poland-China sow—after Dietrich. the ruminants. Swine generally are made to utilize the wastes from the kitchen and the dairy and because of the many wastes that would ordinarily be thrown away, the raising of pork is usually very p
. Elementary treatise on stock feeds and feeding. Feeds. SECTION XXXIII. FEED AND CARE OF SWINE. Swine like horses have but one stomach, therefore they are not adapted to consuming as large quantities of roughage as the ruminants, cattle and sheep. Grain is very desirable for pigs and from equal weights of such feed pigs will gain more than. Fig. 20.—Grand champion Poland-China sow—after Dietrich. the ruminants. Swine generally are made to utilize the wastes from the kitchen and the dairy and because of the many wastes that would ordinarily be thrown away, the raising of pork is usually very profitable. Requirements.—The requirements for pork production include plenty of bone making material (ash) and a fair supply of pro- tein. It was formerly customary to feed very wide rations and market the animals very fat at the age of about 15 months, weighing 300 to 400 lbs. Such hogs are suitable for the pack- ing houses. Local demand at present often calls for pigs of. 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 Halligan, James Edward, 1879-. Easton, Pa. , The Chemical Publishing Co. ; London, Williams & Norgate
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