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Hogs vs. Market
For Skim Milk
Is skim milk worth more when fed to hog’s than when sold?
Di. J. 'L. Maxtort, Extension Service ‘marketing specialist at V.P.I., says this is a question to be decided on each individual farm, but he gives these tips to khelp each farmer decide:
When fed to hogs in a dry lot of 100 pounds of skim milk will replace about seven pounds of tankage, and one-fifth bushel of corn. At present prices, 100 pounds of skim milk is worth about 68 cents when fed to hogs.
It takes about 3,100 pounds of grain and 2,200 pounds of skim milk to raise a pig to a 250-lb. hog. A dairy cow producing 250 pounds of butterfat will produce abort 6,000 pounds of skim milk. Of this about 1,000 pounds will be fed calves, leaving 5,000 lbs. for hog^—enough to feed 2% hogs.
About two pounds of skim milk are needed to balance each pound of grain fed in raising a hog in a dry lot to 250 pounds. If nogs are on good legume pastures, the skim milk or other protein supplement feeds may he cut in half.
Often, however, the hogs arid skim milk are not available at the same time. Most farmers buy some protein supplement a part of each year. Farmers w’ho have hogs farrowing twice each year will be able to use the skim mi$k more effectively than farmers whose sows farrow only once;a year.
Compare tire Value of skhn milk fed hogs to the price it will bi'ing w’hen sold. The sale mu^t the .the net price to the farmer-*— with delivery and other costs subtracted. What is the answer for your farm? ?
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