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fed 30 lbs. of corn silage, ."> lbs. of frozen wheat chop, and 2 lbs. of 

 barley chop, and in addition lot 1 received 20 lbs. of cut native hay 

 and lot 2, 20 lbs. of cut oat sheaves. The animals were fed all they 

 would eat u]) clean. 



The financial statement is based on oat sheaves at $7.50, native hay 

 85, and corn silage $2 per ton, wheat chop at i ct. per pound, and 

 barley chop at 20 cts. per bushel. Details of the experiment are 

 recorded in tabular form. The steers in lot 1 made a <laily gain of 1 

 lb. 11 oz. and of lot 2, 2 lbs. 1 oz. These steers were sold for 4 cts. 

 per pound. Lot 1 gave a profit of $38.15 and lot 2 of $37.03. 



"Where native hay is not procurable, oat sheaves cut before ripe 

 make an excellent substitute. The yield of dry oat sheaves on this 

 farm ran from 2i to 4 tons per acre this year.'' 



Feeding sheaf wheat to pigs and steers, H. T. French {Oregon 

 Std. Bid. 4:J, pp. ni-l'JS, lL'8-Vll). — Experiments n-ith pitjs {[)]). 111- 

 123). — Two feeding trials were made with Berkshire-Poland China i)igs 

 to compare sheaf wheat with mixed grains and with chopped wheat. 

 The first trial was with 2 lots of 3 pigs each, and coNcred 8 weeks. 

 The second trial was with 2 lots of 2 pigs each from the same litter, 

 and covered IS weeks. lu each trial one lot was fed sheaf wheat (con- 

 taining 35 per cent grain). The other lot in the first trial received a 

 mixture of 3 parts of chopped wheat, 1 i)art of shorts, and 1 part ground 

 oats; and in the second trial chopped wheat alone. The pigs were fed 

 twice daily, and the mixed-grain ration was soaked in cold water from 

 9 to 15 hours. 



The results of the 2 trials are fully tabulated. The financial results 

 are based on chopped wheat at $16, shorts at $11, oats at $10, and 

 mixed grain at $13.80 ])er ton, and sheaf wheat at 40 cts. per bushel. 

 The average results are given in the following table: 



lieaiilts of feeding sheaf wheat, mixed grains, and chopped wheat to pigs. 



Total I 



weight ( Average 



at begin- daily gain 



ning of per head. 



trial, i 



Fir.st trial : 



Lot 1 (mixed grain) . . . 



Lot 2 (slieaf wheat) ' .. 

 Second trial: 



Lot 1 (slieaf wheat) ' . . 



Lot 2 (chopped wheat) 



Mixed 

 grain. 



Food conaiinied. " I ^ 



Grain (N)9t of 



consumed food per 

 Chopped per pound pound of 

 wheat. of gain, i gain. 



Grain in 

 sheaf 

 wheat. 



Pounds. Poundx. Pound.i. Pounds. 



1,122 2.68 3,587 



1,127 .79 i 1,988.0 



Pounds. 



192 

 197 



.61 

 1.56 



1,161.6 



1,871 



Pounds. 

 3.97 

 7.44 



7.54 

 4.74 



Cents. 

 2.88 

 4.96 



5.00 

 3.80 



' Containing 35 per cent grain. 



The following conclusi()ns were drawn: Pigs do not relish sheaf 

 wheat, nor is the wheat well digested. The gains made on sheaf wheat 

 are more expensive than on ground grains. A proper mixture of 

 grains gives better results than a single grain, and the gains on gnmnd 

 grain are more rapid thau.oii sheaf wheat. Pigs can be better matured 



