. Elementary treatise on stock feeds and feeding. Feeds. FEED AND CARE OF SWINE 243 Corn Silage may be fed to brood sows' suckling pigs as this feed exerts the same influence on milk production as roots. On farms where this feed is available it may be utilized. Following the Cattle.—In those sections where corn is exten- sively grown and fed to cattle, it is common to have shotes weigh- ing 90-150 lbs. follow the cattle and glean the droppings. About. Fig. 21.—Chester white sow—after Plumb. 15 shotes are allowed to 10 steers. Sometimes the number of shotes is increased when a large amount of g
. Elementary treatise on stock feeds and feeding. Feeds. FEED AND CARE OF SWINE 243 Corn Silage may be fed to brood sows' suckling pigs as this feed exerts the same influence on milk production as roots. On farms where this feed is available it may be utilized. Following the Cattle.—In those sections where corn is exten- sively grown and fed to cattle, it is common to have shotes weigh- ing 90-150 lbs. follow the cattle and glean the droppings. About. Fig. 21.—Chester white sow—after Plumb. 15 shotes are allowed to 10 steers. Sometimes the number of shotes is increased when a large amount of grain is fed or scat- tered. Two feeding lots are often provided and the hogs are turned into the lot that the steers occupied the previous day. In the fall and early winter the shocked or snapped corn is scattered about the pasture and the steers eat all they wish. Considerable. 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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