Feeding Pigs.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 150, 26 April 1909, Page 4

Feeding Pigs.

It often happens, writes an authority on pig feeding, that the troughs arc never empty. It may be thought that when the pigs are in good appetite they should always find food in the troughs. The idea is, however, wrong, and leads to waste, because the animals have regular feeding timcs.and in the intervals, if they go to the troughs, they simply play with the food. At is better to place in be troughs at the principal feeding hour a sufficient supply of suitable food, and then the pigs will be satisfied, and not inclined to go continually to the troughs. The food roust be in accordance with the condition and purpose for which the animals are kept, and when they have finished their meals, the remains left in the troughs should be removed. The man whose duty it is to look after the pigs can soon observe about how much they ran eat and at what hours the food should be given, so that they get a sufficiency, and little food remains over. The waste left in the troughs from one feeding time to the next, loses in flavour and condition, and is apt to spoil the fresh food added. Pig feeders are sometimes heard to complain of lack of appetite in their stock, and it may often be attributed to the fact that the troughs are never empty, and consequently not kept in a clean condition. Gcod, fresh food should not be mixed with food that has become stale. Cleanliness of the troughs should bo attended to, especially in hot weather, when the remains of previous meal.«, unless removed, are apt to turn sour and to give rise to, indigestion and other complaints.