4fiG EXPERIMENT STA'l'IO.N RECORD. 



Feeding barley to s^wine, y. A. Bedford {Canada Expil. Farms 

 lipt. 1893, pp. 2')i, 255). — Two grade Bmksliire pigs weigliiiig together 

 117 !bs. were fed for 4 inoiitlis in Aviiiter cliopped barley mixed with 

 water, ad libitum. They were bought at 5 cts. per pound and sold at 

 the same rate. "It took an average of 4 lbs. 11 oz. of barley during 

 the 4 months to make 1 lb. of pork. The average return per bushel of 

 barley fed was 50 cts. . . . Farmers at that time were selling the 

 same grade of barley on the maket at an average of lio cts. per bushel." 



Relative food value of corn and -wheat for hogs {A<jl. Student, 

 1 {1S94), Xo. 1. pp. N, ,9). — This experiment was made by the department 

 of agriculture of the Ohio State University. Mne high-grade Poland- 

 China pigs, averaging 135 lbs. each, were divided into 3 lots after a 

 preliminary feeding, and fed from February 3 to April 23 as follows: 

 Lot 1, wheat ; lot 2, corn ; lot 3, a mixtiue of erpial parts by weight of corn 

 and oats. The grain was fed whole and dry. The corn appeared to be 

 better digested than the wheat, judging from the dung, Nearly the 

 same amounts of grain were eaten by all 3 lots. The gain made by the 

 lot on corn was slightly below that of the other lots. 



"A Imshel of wheat made 13.7 lbs. of pork, while a bushel of corn made 12.3 

 lbs. . . . The hogs sold for $5.15 per hundred weight. Putting aside the question 

 of labor, a bushel of wheat brought us 70.5 cts. and a bushel of corn 63.3 cts. With 

 wheat at 55 cts. per bushel the cost of food for 100 lbs. of increase was $4.01, while 

 with corn at 35 cts. per bushel the cost of the food for 100 lbs. of increase was $2.85.'' 



Feeding frozen wheat to swine, S. A. Bedford [Canada E.rptl. 

 Farms lipt. 1893, p. 251). — Two grade Berkshire pigs weighing about 90 

 lbs. each were fed for 4 months during very cold weather all the chopped, 

 badly frozen wheat they would eat, nnxed with cold water but not 

 soaked. They were bought at 5 cts. per pound and sold at the same 

 price. " It took on an average lbs. 1 oz. of wheat during the 4 

 months to make 1 lb. of pork. The average return i)er bushel of 

 wheat consumed Avas 40 cts." 



Report of the poultry manager, A. G. Gilbert {Canada Exptl. 

 Farjns Rpt. 1893, pp. 191-212, Jigs. 8). — The results are given of a study 

 on egg and feather eating; a j)lan for a poultry house; popular direc- 

 tions for caring for poultry, feeding, etc.; descriptions of a number of 

 different breeds, with the average weight of the separate eggs; the 

 number of eggs laid by different breeds during the winter months; the 

 gain in weight by the chickens from these breeds; and remarks on 

 poultry diseases. 



The conclusions arrived at in regard to i'gg and feather eating were 

 as follows: 



" (1) It is imperative that the layers be kept in constant activity. 

 "(2) They must have plenty of room to scratch in. 



"(3) The pullets are better separated (when possible) from the older fowls. 

 "(4) Plenty of green stuff should be fed in the shape of clover hay, cabbage, 

 mangels, turnips, etc. 



"(5) Green bones, cut up and fed regularly, arc the best preventives. 



