FARMING TOPICS
Minerals for Plants The relatively minute quantities of minerals incorporated in all forms of life are absolutely essential for normal growth and development. Every tiny plant or animal cell requires some mineral material to enable it to function as a normal part of the whole. Minerals are needed in greatest amounts by the young organism at the period when growth, is most active. Restricted Feeding Is it an advantage to feed pigs an extra ration in order to “top" them off during the last period before marketing? In the past this has been the usual practice, but the present grading regulations may mean a definite alteration in this procedure. Experimental work at Ruakura has shown that restricted feeding may play a big part in an improvement as regards the thickness of back fat. Pigs fed on a ration restricted to three-quarters of a normal maximum ration have been found to give the desirable proportion of back fat and to obtain the full premiums under the grading regulations.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 15
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169FARMING TOPICS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 15
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