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ANIMAL iMionrcTroisr. 



877 



ii'imii (if ,"s.">(;.4r» ]K>r acre. Af c-urmit jiriccs (iiorU 14 cts., finiin .'? (-(s.) Iho net 

 rclurii was .$r>4.()7. 



ITornillo Ihmiiis and tuU Pinto beans for pi^s] (Xctv Mc.iito Sla. A'/'/. 

 l!)t!), pp. 3S, .'i2, Ji-i). — It was foini<l lun-i'ssary to cook cull Tinto Itcaiis licforc 

 f»'<'<lin,i( tlieni to hojrs. Corn and cull I'into beans (1:1) did not produce the 

 f,'aiiis of corn and tankajje (9:1), but the cost of gain was less. 



In a preliminary trial it was found that a mixture of Tornillo beans and corn, 

 2:1. was too bulky lor pijjs. but that a 1:1 mixture was consumed readily 

 enou,u'li. The jrain was not so rapid as that on corn, and it is estimated that 3 

 Ihs. of the ])eans were as effective as 1 lb. of corn. An analysis of a sample of 

 'rornillo beans is reported. The fiber content was nearly 18 per cent and the 

 fat less tlian 1 per cent. 



Soy bean oil meal as a feed for swine, W. L. Koinsox (Mo. Bui. Ohio Sta., 

 5 (i:>J(>), \i>. 4' I<l>- ll't-liO, /i</si. 3). — Four feeding trials involving comparisons 

 between soy bean oil meal and other protein concentrates as supplements to 

 corn for fattening hoics are reported. The two most recent, one in dry lot and 

 the other (»n rape pasture, are sununarized below. 



Tiro 17-irc(k roiiip<iri.soiis of soii hciin oil iticdl irith other ftupphmnita for fat- 

 ten i)i(j p'kju. 



Feeds ofTered. 



Consumed per 

 pound of gain. 



Com. ^^VV'l'^ 

 ment. 



Cost 

 on lb. 

 gain. 



Re- 

 turns 

 on feed 

 per day 

 per 

 head. 



In dry lot: 



Com 



Corn, lin.seed meal (ti:l) 



Corn, soy bean oil meal (9:1).. 

 On rape pa,slure: 



( 'om 



Com, tankage (19:1) 



Com, soy bean oil meal (12:1). 

 Com, ground soy beans (S:l).. 



Lbit. 

 5.86 

 3.40 

 3.35 



4.26 

 3. (i5 



3. r^; 



3.70 



Lb. 



0.57 

 .37 



16.1 

 11.6 

 10.9 



11.7 

 II. 1 

 11.1 

 12.0 



Cts. 

 -(I. .56 

 4- 3. 75 

 5.21 



3.71 

 5. (>() 

 6.21 

 4.11 



Per 100 lbs. live weight. 



For the financial computations the following price schedule was used : Hogs 

 in ct.s,, corn 2.75 cts. a pound ; tankage $110, liiLsetnl meal $80, soy bean oil meal 

 $90, ground soy beans $80 a ton ; no pasture charge. 



The poor showing of ground soy beans in comparison with soy bean oil meal 

 Is confirmed by a 7-week dry-lot experiment made in 1916. Apparently the 

 ground beans are unpalatable, since in another test also made in 1910 .self- fed 

 hogs consumed only a small amount of the material, not enough to balance the 

 ration. 



The consignment of soy bean oil meal fed in 1916 had the following per- 

 centage composition : Crude protein 49.2, fat 3.2, fiber 4.9, nitrogen-free extract 

 31. and ash 2.7. 



The seasonal di.stribiition of swine breeding, R. Pk-vul (.SV/. ^fo., 7 (1918), 

 A'o. S, pp. 244-2'}!, jinx. 2). — The author presents statistics indicating I hat hog 

 slaughtering in the United States is distributed with fair uniformity tliroughout 

 the year, whereas most pigs are born in the spring except in the southernmost 

 States. The birth dates were determined from I'uland China and Du roc-. Jersey 

 registration records. 



