Diseases of swine / [R.A. Craig and A.W. Bitting].

  • Craig, R. A. (Robert Alexander), 1872-1939.
Date:
1904
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Credit: Diseases of swine / [R.A. Craig and A.W. Bitting]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    —11— lesson is well observed already, but for a different reason than the one given here: the younger and feebler animals are pushed aside at feeding time by the older and stronger ones and suffer in consequence, yet this is, evidently, the case only where feeding falls short of the animals’ ability to eat, and when this point is reached all must get enough. It is then that the fact, pointed by the table, manifests itself and, while very close feeding may obviate, in a measure, both difficulties, it is plainly wiser to follow the suggestion made here than to take the risk resulting on the one hand from under-feeding and on the other, which in reality is much more serious, from overfeeding. The facts supporting the two points made are brought out so plainly by the two tables following as to need no further explanations. COST IN CENTS PER POUND OF GROWTH. Since the Station paid for the corn and wheat consum= ed during the trial the same prices, i cent a pound for chops, or per bushel 55 cents for wheat and 50 cents for corn, the cost in cents per pound of growth must closely follow the previous table; yet prices are always readily apprehended and, perhaps, better adapted for the practical purposes of this discussion so that a special table can not be without value: I