ARTICHOKES FOR THE PIGS
HIGH FEEDING VALUE. The high feeding values of artichokes are apparent in the following results secured for an experiment conducted at the Hawkesbury AsrP cultural College, some time ago. Fifty-nine store pigs were turned into an acre of artichokes. The average live weight of the pigs was 801 b., or a total of 47201 b. The pigs attacked the grazing in a vigorous fashion, and relished the diet. In addition, they received daily lewt. shredded maize’ stalks, 1 Jcwt. rape, 6cwt. pumpkins, ievyt. cabbage leaves and j 23 gallons of skim milk. Forty days later they had almost exhausted the crop, and were removed and weighed. Enough roots were leftundisturbed to grow the following season’s crop. The gross live weight of the 50 pigs was 70311 b.„ an averj age. increase of 391 b per pig in 40 days, and a total increase of 2311 b lof pork. , Give artichokes a trial this season- Select ’ a corner of the farm that is producing nothing at present, taking care, if possible, to choose a well-sheltered situation.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3280, 25 February 1926, Page 6
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179ARTICHOKES FOR THE PIGS Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3280, 25 February 1926, Page 6
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