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Velvet Bean Pasture Compared With Dry Lot Feeding 

 Lots I and II (November 3rd to December 3rd, 

 1914) 30 Days. Lot III (November ?^rd to No- 

 vember 26th, 1914) 23 Days. 



The daily gains were satisfactory for the type of 

 hogs used. The pigs were not finished when the ex- 

 periment was closed, but this crop of beans was only 

 one-third of an average crop, and an average crop 

 would have fed the pigs for a period equal to three 

 times the length of this test, which would have given a 

 good finish to the pigs. 



By examining the column showing the amount of 

 grain for 100 pounds gain of each lot it will be seen 

 that the bean crop saved considerable high priced con- 

 centrates. 



In this experiment one-fourth ration of corn and 

 dried blood produced larger daily gains, and produced 

 the gains much cheaper than a one-half ration when 

 the pigs were grazing the velvet bean field. 



The grazing period in Lot III was a week shorter 

 than in Lot II, as the amount of concentrates was much 

 smaller in Lot III, and the pigs used up the bean croj> 

 much more quickly. 



Summary Statements 



1. The 15 pigs used in this test were divided into 

 three equal lots and given the following feeds: 



