276 



MIS.SOURI AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



Table IV. A'aliie of Pasture — Full Feed vs. Partial Feed — Wisconsin 



Experiment. 



In the case of lot I fed full in dry lot, 537 pounds of corn were 

 required for 100 pounds of gain. In lot II full fed and having- run of 

 clover field there is a sudden drop in the amount required. But when 

 we take advantage of the second proposition also and reduce the corn 

 to three-fourths full feed, as in lot III, we have a still larger drop, or 

 stated more directly, the increased efficiency of the corn given is marked. 

 Nearly three bushels less of corn to produce 100 pounds of gain as 

 compared with dry lot feeding. For growing hogs a still greater re- 

 duction of corn is advisable. The rate of gain is slower, but it is vastly 

 cheaper. I have gathered a score or more of instances of farmers test- 

 ing this. I myself have had quite a number of experiences proving 

 the double value of pasture and limited feeding in the economic produc- 

 tion of pork. I may say, however, that it is probably wise farm prac- 

 tice to feed full for the last thirty days before marketing. Pigs may 

 be brought on to weigh 125 to 150 pounds at the rate of 18 to 20 pounds 

 of gain from a bushel of corn. 



But we do not always have clover or alfalfa pasture for hogs. It is 

 of interest to inquire in how far other pastures will take the place. I 

 call your attention to the Illinois experiment as follows : 



Table V. Blue Grass Pasture — Twelve Weeks in Two Periods — Four 

 Trials — Four Hogs in Each Lot — Illinois Experiment. 



