Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1909 — Feeding Rye to Pigs. [ARTICLE]

Feeding Rye to Pigs.

I will say that rye is a safe and suitable feed for pigs, with some exceptions, writes a Michigan hog grower in American Agriculturist. In my own practice I have fed rye to growing pigs and fattening hogs with very good results. I always grind it finely and mix with other feeds. The rye mixed with corn meal and bran, equal parts, makes an excellent grain feed to miT in with the swill for the growing pigs. It seems to be relished by them, as they will clean the trough as well as when wheat middlings are used In same proportions. I never feed rye meal to pregnant sows and would not advise any one to venture to try It with them. Rye meal for growing pigs is not quite as valuable as wheat middlings, but for fattening purposes it is worth a little more.