ANTMAL PRODUCTION. 667 



costiiij: !>.2S els. per ]»(Hiii(l. The .i;:iiii \v;is most clicniily ni.-ulc^ on tli(> dried 

 (listilI(M-s' urnins, losliiii; S.i\ cts. ])vv ])ouiid. 



One of llic poinls discussed in the report is (in- relnriis obtained jier acre from 

 tlie turnips used in tlie various rations. 



Feeding fermented cotton-seed meal to hogs, F. K. Maksiialt, (Texan 8ta. 

 Bill. 7N. 1)1). 21). fi(ix. N). — Since it has lieen claimed tliat feeding fermented 

 cotton-seed meal to jii.ijs by the so-called Allison method gives satisfactory results 

 iii(|uiries were sent to a number of feeders in Texas requ(>stin.ir data based on 

 their experience. ;nid a feedinji test was uuderlaken in which rci'meiited cotton 

 seed meal and corn chops 1 : '2 and 1 : 1 were compared with corn chops fed in 

 the usual way and fermented. 'I'here were 10 ])i.i;s in each lot aud the test 

 covered S.*! days. 



The lot fed iniferniented corn choiis made an avera^'e daily .i;ain of (i.P.) lb. 

 per head at a cost of S.-t cts. Similiar values for the lot fed fermented corn 

 chops were 0.80 lb. and 0.57 cts. The feed eaten per pound of gain in the '2 

 cases was 7.G2 and 8.(>8 lbs. The lot fed fermented ootton-seed meal and corn 

 chops 1 : 2 made an average daily gain of 0.4(! lb. per head at a cost of 8.0G cts., 

 7.27 lbs. of feed being required per pound of gain. One of the pigs in this lot 

 died very near the end of the exiierimental period and another ceased to make 

 gains, and so was not marl<ete(l witli tlie rest of the lot. The pigs fed fermented 

 cotton-seed meal and corn chops 1 : 1 made an average daily gain of 0.3-i lb. at a 

 cost of n.l cts., 10 lbs. of feed being required per pound of gain. Siclcness was 

 noted in this lot as early as the sixty-fifth day of the trial and ?, pigs died before 

 its close. 



The results of slaughter tests made with the 4 lots ai'e reported. The prin- 

 cil)al conclusicms which were drawn from the test as a whole follow: 



" The reports of feeders who have used cotton-seed meal for hogs indicate that 

 a liglil feed of cotton-seed meal may be continued indefinitely aud that the con- 

 sumption of green feed lessens the danger of death from feeding cotton-seed 

 meal. 



■'A coniiiarisoii of the results of this experiment with those of other stations 

 at which cotton-seed meal was fed in the ordinary way indicates that cotton-seed 

 meal may be used in larger quantities and for longer periods when fermented 

 and fed in a slop than when fed without being fermented. 



" In this trial the hogs were yard fed during the hot summer season, con- 

 sequentl.v they were inider conditions making the trial as severe as possible. 

 Under such conditions fermenting cotton-seed meal does not entirely remove its 

 injurious (>ffect when fed to hogs. 



" The results of this experiment show that for the first 4.> days of the feeding 

 the mixtm'o containing cotton-seed meal and corn gave larger and cheaper gains 

 than tlie straight corn ration, while during the second period of 40 days the 

 results were reversed. This leads to the suggestion that, to inq)rove a <iirn 

 ration, it would be advisable to add cotton-seed meal to it for about 40 days, 

 lircfciably. for other reasons also, during the last 40 days of the feeding. 



" The hogs that received cotton-seed meal as a part of their ration in this 

 trial showed less fat and more lean meat in the carcass. 



"The carcasses of the hogs that received cotton-seed meal, contrary to the 

 Itreviously expressed opinion of the packers, were firmer and therefore more 

 acceptai)le to them than those of the corn-fed hogs." 



To those who wish to feed cotton-seed meal to pigs, the author recommends 

 that for animals on heavy feed not more than one-fourth of the total weight of 

 the .urain ration consist of cotton-seed meal. This feeding should not be con- 

 tinued for niiii'c tiian .■>(• d.ays unless tlie proportion of cotton-seed ine.il be 



