General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

All metal.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

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Height

31.4 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

33.0 cm

Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Animal husbandry

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Central Can

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Used during 1950s; possibly also used later.

Canada

Popular brand of baby pig formula sold and used in Canada during 1950s.

Function

Contains and protects contents, specifically dry formula base for baby pig food.

Technical

Specially formulated for consumption by piglets 3-4 days old until 3-4 weeks old, this formula could be fed in both dry form or mixed with water. It ensured proper nutrition for growing piglets and delivered antibiotic feed supplement.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Text on can exterior reads "Swift's/ BABY PIG/ FORMULA/ 25 LBS./ NET WT."; [illustration- pig's head]/ a/ baby/ pig/ starter", "INGREDIENTS/ Dried skim milk, soy flour, dried whole whey, dextrose,/ pork fat, dicalcium phosphate 2.00%, lecithin, vitamin/ B12 and antibiotic feed supplement, vitamin A feeding/ oil (increased stability), ground limestone 0.20%, mag-/ nesium carbonate 0.03%, manganese sulfate 0.01%, irradiated yeast, copper sulfate/ 0.0004%, cobalt sulfate 0.0002%, potassium iodide/ 0.0002%, anise, choline chloride, niacin, calcium pan-/tothenate, riboflavin. Minerals added not to exceed/ 2.25%./ GUARANTEED ANALYSIS/ CRUDE PROTEIN/ Not less than...25.0%/ CRUDE FAT/ Not less than... 10.0%/ CRUDE FIBER/ Not more than...1.0%/ NFE/ Not less than...40.0%/ MFD. BY SWIFT & COMPANY- GEN. OFF., CHICAGO, ILL." and "FEEDING/ DIRECTIONS.../ DRY/ Feed Swift's Baby Pig Formula dry as it comes from/ the bucket./ Feed free choice to baby pigs, starting when pigs are/ 3 to 4 days old./ Place this pre-starter in small, low-sided container on/ the floor inside the creep so pigs will have access to it/ at all times./ Start feeding Swift's Sweet Pig Morsels free choice, in/ creep, 3 to 4 days after pigs start eating Swift's Baby/ Pig Formula. Feed both feeds until pigs are 3 to 4/ weeks old, then discontinue feeding Swift's Baby Pig/ Formula./ Feed Swift's Mineral for Hogs, free choice./ FEEDING/ DIRECTIONS.../ WET/ Mix 1 lb. Baby Pig [Fo]rmula in 1 gallon water/ or 1/2 lb. Baby Pig Formula in 2 quarts water/ or 1/4 lb. Baby Pig Formula in 1 quart water/ Use warm water, 100 [degree symbol] to 110 [degree symbol] F./ Feed all of this warm mixture the pigs will con-sume unless they have not nursed the sow for/ several hours. Then you must bring the pigs up/ gradually on full feed." "CENTRAL CAN CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ S T C" appears in raised text on underside of can.

Missing

[Empty] Can is complete.

Finish

All metal. Red and white plaid pattern background on most areas. White background on text panels; most text is blue.

Decoration

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