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were increased to about f lb. and the other feeds in proportion to their 

 cost. At the close of the test the sheep were slaug-htered and judged 

 ])}' an expert. The average results for the whole test follow: 



Turnips icith and icitliout concentrated feeds for sheep. 



Average 

 weight 

 of skins. 



Lot 1 (fed turnips) 



Lot 2 (fed turnips and maize) 



Ldt 3 I fed turnips and oats) 



Lot-1 (fed turnips, oats, dried distillery grains, and 



linseed cake, 1 : 1:1) 



Lot 5 (fed turnips and dried distillery grains) 



Lot 6 (fed turnips and linseed cake) '. 



Pounds. 

 13.1 

 14.7 

 14.1 



1.5.0 

 16.6 

 1.5.0 



According to the author, the most satisfactory gains were made by- 

 lots 5, 4, and 6, in the order named. Lot 3 ranked fifth, the results 

 not being veiy diflerent from those obtained with lot 1, which received 

 no concentrated feeding stuff. In the opinion of the expert who 

 judged the carcasses, lot 2 was the most satisfactory and lot 6 next. 



Pig feeding, R. H. McDoavell {Ntvada Sta. Bid. Jf-O.j^p- i^).— The 

 value of alfalfa ha}' when fed alone and when fed with turnips and 

 with roots, corn, and peas was tested with 4 grade Poland-China pigs 

 divided into 2 lots of 2 each. 



From December 12 to January 2 both lots were fed alfalfa hay 

 only, consuming a little over 99.1 lbs. per lot. Lot 1 weighed 262.5 

 lbs. at the beginning of the test and lot 2, 297. .5 lbs. Lot 1 lost 32.25 

 lbs. and lot 2, 51 lbs. 



From January 2 to January 23 both lots were fed turnips and alfalfa 

 hay, consuming 266 lbs. of turnips per lot in addition to some 90 lbs. 

 of alfalfa hav. During this time lot 1 gained 15.25 lbs. and lot 2, 

 13.75 lbs. From January 23 to March 6 lot 1 was given 121.1 lbs. of 

 peas in addition to 86.4 lbs. of alfalfa hay and 863.5 lbs. of turnips and 

 lot 2 121.1 lbs. of corn in addition to 90.9 lbs. of alfalfa hay and 

 S%% lbs. of turnips. The gains of the 2 lots were 94.75 and 82.75 lbs., 

 respectively. 



From March 6 to March 16 lot 1 consumed 5.8 lbs. of hay, 19 lbs. of 

 sugar beets, and 102 lbs. of peas and gained 19.75 l))s. From March 

 6 to March 22 lot 2 consumed 5.9 lbs. of alfalfa hay, 163 lbs. of sugar 

 beets, and 187 lbs. of corn, gaining 62.5 lbs. 



An appendix to the bulletin contains answers received from farmers 

 to a luimlxn' of questions regarding the feeding of alfalfa to pigs. 



Experiments in feeding pigs for the production of pork, H. J. 

 Patteksox {Maryland Sta. Bui. OJ. pP- ^^^ J'^-"'- -^^' dgins. 2). — Sta- 

 tistics of the pig-raising industry in Maryland are given, and 12 tests 

 with pigs are reported in which different feeding stuffs were compared. 



