A Botanical and Economic St inly. [81 



resulted in an increased production of milk solids over that 

 produced by hay." Again, with steers, the results showed 

 that a pound of digestible matter from the corn silage pro- 

 duced somewhat more growth (flesh) than a pound of timothy 

 hay. In comparing ensiled maize with hay, we find that the 

 gain in live weight is the greatest when the ensiled material 

 was used, as the following table shows : ' 



Table XVIII. 



Showing Gain per Animal (Steers). 



First three weeks 

 Second three weeks 

 Third three weeks . 



Pigs.— It has been largely the practice in the Western States 

 to fatten pigs with Indian corn. The farmers have selected that 

 breed of pigs which will take the greatest live weight (chiefly 

 fat) to market. Experiments have been tried with the idea of 

 determining the best and quickest way of fattening hogs for 

 sale. The conclusions reached at the Kentucky station - were 

 that fat is more rapidly produced by feeding shelled corn, and 

 that corn affords the cheapest material for this purpose. The 

 breeders in the great corn belt have considered it profitable to 

 feed their corn instead of shipping the corn itself. Experiments 

 at the Illinois station indicate "that during the first five or 

 eight weeks of each trial, when one lot received only the half 

 feed of corn with pasturage, the gain per bushel of corn was 

 best in the case of the pigs on the full ration of corn, either 

 with or without pasturage."" A mixed diet is not only 

 cheaper, but more beneficial. At the Wisconsin station, 



> Exp. Stat. Kec. Ill, 1S0; Virginia Stat. Bui., 10. June, 1S91. 

 2 Kentucky Stat. Bui., 19, May, 1889- 



: Illinois Stat. Bui., 16, May, 1891 ; Exp. Stat. Rec, ill, 149. 

 * Wisconsin Stat., 7 Kep., 1S90: Exp. Sti t. Kec , 11. 43S 



