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Grinding feed (IA Gary)

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Patchfarmer

12-12-2006 16:29:18




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Was reading in a old farm manual. It was saying that you could grind corn on the cob for cattle but not for hogs. It never said why and was just curious if this was just a oversight. IA GAry just curious what you use to grind yours with?




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Mn Dave

12-13-2006 05:38:19




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Patchfarmer, 12-12-2006 16:29:18  
My father-in-law used to grind ear corn for sow feed with a fine screen for many years and it worked fine. You would think that the sows would hold their weight down with the cob mixed in, but they still got big and fat. He ground shelled corn for the fats though.



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paul

12-12-2006 21:26:32




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Patchfarmer, 12-12-2006 16:29:18  
Hogs don't gain much from eating the cob; better efficency if you grind kernals only. But ground ear corn works fine. Need to grind it finer than for cattle.

--->Paul



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JMS/MN

12-12-2006 20:04:13




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Patchfarmer, 12-12-2006 16:29:18  
Bovines, with four stomachs, do better on bulky feed-roughage, like ground ear corn. Hogs are single stomach, need concentrated energy- ie..... ..corn meal. Cows- big mouths, big feed particles. Hogs- small mouths, small feed particles.



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kyhayman

12-12-2006 18:00:49




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Patchfarmer, 12-12-2006 16:29:18  
Guy I bought my place from fed ground ear corn to his hogs for 25 years. Had to, there wasnt a combine in the whole county at that time. He was one of three people who had hogs, they were three of the most successful farmers in the county at the time. No one else wanted to smell the pigs I guess.



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IaGary

12-12-2006 17:45:56




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Patchfarmer, 12-12-2006 16:29:18  
Just did some research in some old books dad had from GI school.

It mentions feeding ground ear corn to hogs. Never says its not okay.

It also stated the ear corn was favorful for sows as it would fill them up without them getting to fat.

I would grind it as fine as you can with a hammer mill or a roller mill.

Don't beleive a buur mill will grind fine enough.

Gary



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Delbert

12-12-2006 17:09:06




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Patchfarmer, 12-12-2006 16:29:18  
Gary several years ago i used to grind ear corn for hogs, ground it fine like you would milo or shelled corn. I raised some of the best hogs ever. They went from birth to market in about 5 months. Weighing around 250 lbs. It made the old m farmall talk to you with a wetmore hammermill. So yes you can raise hogs on ground earcorn.



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Illinois Farmall

12-12-2006 17:34:23




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Delbert, 12-12-2006 17:09:06  
I have an old Wetmore hammermill that I use to grind ear corn for my feeder steers. I bought it a couple of years ago but I haven't been able to find any info about it. So far it's been a good mill but I'd still like to learn more about it. Any idea where I might be able to find information about Wetmore Hammermills? Thanks



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Patchfarmer

12-12-2006 17:18:06




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Delbert, 12-12-2006 17:09:06  
So you grind with a hammermill.



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Delbert

12-12-2006 17:27:55




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Patchfarmer, 12-12-2006 17:18:06  
Used to use letz burr mill now. Does that show improvement?



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Dachshund

12-14-2006 17:43:57




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 Re: Grinding feed (IA Gary) in reply to Delbert, 12-12-2006 17:27:55  
Delbert - Do you have any info on the Letz mill? I have a Letz 220x I use for grinding feed for goats and chickens. Thanks!
Galen



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