Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1916 — EXCELLENT RESULTS WITH GRAIN RATION [ARTICLE]

EXCELLENT RESULTS WITH GRAIN RATION

Mixture of Cornmeal, Wheat Middlings and Tankage Recommended for Young Pigs. The Pennsylvania State college agricultural experiment station has obtained excellent results with young pigs by feeding a grain mixture of cornmeal, 4 parts; wheat middlings, 3 parts, and tankage, 1 part. The addition of skim milk increases the rate of gain.*,lf skim milk is fed with this grain mixture, the amount of cornmeal may be increased to six parts. Other mixtures recommended are cornmeal, 8 parts, and tankage one part, or skim milk three parts and cornmeal one part. If possible, pasture crops should be used for growing pigs. For quick growth two to four pounds of grain per 100 pounds of live weight daily in addition to pasture crops are required.