POTATOES AND TURNIPS AS PIG FEED. 



Potatoes and turnips give large returns in this country and if found profitable for 

 pig feed, the quantity grown could be greatly increased. 



Four pigs were used for this test. Two pure bred Yorkshire and two Yorkshire 

 Tamworth crosses, in the test each pair consisted of one pure bred and one cross bred 

 animal. 



The grain used was composed of one-half barley, and one-quarter each of oats and 

 wheat screenings, valued at 75 cents per hundred pounds. With this was fed a mixture 

 of two-thirds small potatoes and one-third turnips which are valued at 20 cents per 

 bushel. These were boiled, mashed, and mixed with the ground grain. 



It would appear from this test that potatoes and turnips can be used to replace a 

 portion of the grain ration but they are worth less than twenty cents per bushel for 

 that purpose. 



Eation fed during the fattening term of 82 days, from August 28 to Nov. 18. 



Pen 1 , fed roots 



Pen 2, without roots. 



Grain fed. 



Lbs. 



728 

 978 



Value. 



$ cts. 



5 



7 



46 

 33 



Roots fed. 



Lbs. 

 846 



Value. 



$ cts. 

 2 88 



Total value 

 of food. 



$ cts. 



8 28 

 7 33 



Summary. 



Pen 1, fed roots 



Pen 2, without roots. 



Profit 



on each 



pair. 



$ cts. 



3 78 



4 37 



