FIG FEEDING EXPERD.iSTT FINISHED
To see whether or not ]nt.e full pigs that
had been fed a ration deficient in v'-tai'ins
A and D, could be buiJt up «<• i tt non e frown
feeds supplemented by fish neal, bone meal
and linseed meal, ten pigs were, secured
■about the niddle of last ceptember. The
pics were all rough in appearance v: th
straight tails, humps in their backs and
with shoulders prominent. T .ey were poor
in flesh and had every indication of lack
of feed and of being untnrirt.v and small
for their ages.
The Experiment Station cooperating with
the Extension Service started the .project
on September 21. Each oi;- non .nattered
with an ear tag. Individual weights were
taken on the first of each month.
Fri*-. September £1 until the ground froze,
the pigs had the run of a grass pasture.
In addition they had a regular grain ration
hand fed. * * * *
Group ^1, consisting of o.pi.s auaut 4
montns oiu to start, ouisumed 2356 pounds
of concentrated rations or an average of
7.1 $ per day. They required 462.^ of feed
to show gain of ICOff- live and aver
aged 19^ ~fter 66 days of feeding.
From September 21 to Novoj.'bur i t..ey were
fed all they could eat of rations ground
together as follows:
75^ ground hulless barley
15}f. Ground oats
6fish meal
4if linseed meal
4,^ bonemeal
2ff salt
From November 1 to November 29, when they
were butchered, they were fed all they
could clean up of a mixture ground together
as follows:
80# hulless barley
10# fish meal
6# linseed meal
2# bone meal
2# salt
* * * *
Group #2, consisting of b pigs about 10
v/eeics old, averaged 29.1# to start, consun
ed 5464 pounds of concentrated rations or
an average of 7.1# per day. They required
614# to show gain of 100,/ live weight and
averaged 217# after 149 days of feeding.
From .September 21 to the middle of February
when they were butchered, they were fed all
they could eat of rations as follows;
fitijig-yHx.-j egr cmomi Lies rec gig ended
If your chickens arc shaking their hands
or are continually peeking nt each other,
there n eonsidorable chance that they are
infuoted with lied. If they are allowed
tc persist, it will moan lowered egg pro
duction and lowered vitality in your chick
ens. So you may be interested in the fact
that the use of nicotine sulphate as a fun:
gone is be in ; r^e amended by specialists.
You .-.an ouy 31fu k-Leaf-4C at the Trading
Post, 3 ozs. will be enough for about $0
fCot of roost, a simple way to put it tbn
is by the use of a small oil can and then
using a feather to spread it as you go.
Tunigution gives bast results in well
ventilated houses with dropping boards
under the perches. Houses that are open
and subject to draft cause the fumes to be
lost before the lice are killed, and houses
in which there is poor air cause the fumes
to moke the birds sick.
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Eggs are still going down. This week the
large eggs arc 33tf n dozen, the #3*s are
21Y ' nd the cracks are 18d dozen.
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The first lot of baby chicks will be out
of the incubator at the Hatchery this
Jun iay, March 27, . ccording to Max Sherrod.
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The Sheep Growers didn't come to any decis
ion about sur.ir.ar pasturing at their mooting
Tuesday ni.ait. ‘’ _
65j/ hulless barley
15ft cuts
10y fish meal
5y linseed neul
5^-' pen. vines
2,/ bone neal
2,/ salt
All nixed and ground together
* * * *
',/hile it is tram. that both groups of pigs
were suffering from lack of the Vitamins
A and D due to lack of sunshine, the first
group is about the average of pigs in this
country and showed about the average weight
increase for lOCy of feed, says Lr. IUi.C.
Andersen. However, by. figuring the initial
cost of the pigs, cost of. feed, tine in
caring for the pigs, butchering and prepar
ing for market and the market price, it can
bo -seen that with the high cost of feed
hero, it is hard to raisG%late farroed pigs1
for profit. The economic way is to -arrange
to have the pigs furrowed early in the
spring end feed then on good pasture most
of the sumcr and grain just before; marketi