Farming Notes.

Manawatu Herald, 31 January 1899, Page 3

Farming Notes.

Skim milk and grain in combination i make a much more economic ration ( for hogs than either milk alone or grain alone. This conclusion has been arrived at as the result of test at the Utah experiment station, where it was found that the hog, feed on the milk and grain rations made much more rapid gain than either those fed on milk alone or grain alone. The time required to make a ioo of gain was 79 days for the hog fed on milk and grain, 116 days for those fed on grain alone, and 149 days when the food was milk alone. When the skim milk and grain were fed in the proportion of three pounds or less of skim milk to one pound of grain, the return for the skim milk was greater than when a larger proportion was fed. When fed in the proportion of two pounds of skim milk to one pound of grain, 100 pounds of milk took the place of 31 pounds of grain, but when fed in proportion of four pounds of skim milk to one pound of grain only 24 pounds were displaced. Hogs fed on milk alone gained very slowly, and did not keep in good health. A little turpentine given in the slop will aid in securing better health for pigs. Sorghum is used for feeding pigs by some of the farmers in America. Mr Reakes, one of the veterinary surgeons attached to the Agricultural Department, says that he has not yet met with a case of true malignant cancer in either cattle or sheep in the colony. Corn is the most profitable crop for silage. It is a very sure crop. It grows very rapidly, and gives a large yield per acre. From twelve to thirty tons can be grown on an acre of land. It is the cheapest way to harvest corn and put it in a small barn space. It will, also, pay to convert clover into silage. This mixed with corn will make superb food for stock.