FOODS ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



971 



the experiments were analyzed. 

 common barley was as follows: 



The composition of bald barley and 



Composition of barley. 



Common barley. 

 Bald barley 



Per cent. 



10.09 

 9.44 



Per cent. 

 8.66 

 13.21 



Fat. 



Per cent. 

 2.47 

 2.69 



Per cent. 

 3.09 



2.77 



Ash. 



Per cent. 



1.87 

 3.34 



The author quotes the digestibility of the different feeding stuffs, and 

 assumes that bald barley would have the same digestibility as wheat. 



Experiment* with pigs (pp. 18-28). — In 1894 a test was made with 2 

 lots of C and 5 pigs, respectively. Lot 1 Avas fed common ground barley 

 ad libitum aud lot 2 corn ad libitum. In 1895 the test was repeated 

 with smaller aud younger pigs. The results are briefly reported. 



•In 1890-97 a test was made with 44 pigs divided into 9 lots. The 

 lots were fed corn, bald barley, and common barley (whole and ground), 

 with and without skim milk. The test was continued for about weeks. 

 The lots were rearranged during the test, so as to make the comparison 

 as nearly equal as possible. The average results are shown in the 

 following tabic: 



Results of pig-feeding experiments, 1896-97. 



Foods used. 



Whole corn 



Ground corn 



Whole bald barley 



Ground bald barley — 

 Whole common barley . 

 Ground common barley 

 Ground corn and barley 



Num- 

 ber of 

 trials. 



\ \ erage 

 weight 

 of pigs 



at begin- 

 ning of 



test . 



Pounds. 



71 

 60 



Average 

 daily 

 gain. 



A verage 

 daily feed. 



Grain. 



Pound, 



0.39 

 .46 



.58 

 .74 

 .49 



.70 

 .77 



Pounds 

 2.0 

 2.4 

 2.3 

 2.4 

 2.3 

 2.4 

 2.1 



Food consumed 

 per pound of 



gain. 



The following conclusions were drawn: Grinding increased the value 

 of bald barley one half, common barley one-twelfth, and corn one fifth. 

 The most rapid gains were made with ground bald barley. Ground 

 corn aud ground common barley had about the same feeding value, the 

 bailey being slightly superior. A pound of gain required one-half more 

 ground corn than ground barley, and one-third more ground common 

 bailey than ground bald barley. Ground common barley and grouud 

 corn fed together gaA r e better results than the same grains fed separately. 



Feeding experiments with steers (pp. 28-30). — A brief account is given 

 of experiments reported in more detail in a previous publication of the 

 station (E. S. K., 8, p. 517). 



