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each case were supplemented with grain, but a proper valuation was 

 assigned to the pasture fields in calculating results. One acre of rape 

 produced 677 pounds of pork; one of clover, 728 pounds; and one of 

 alfalfa, 744 pounds. This concrete representation of facts was very 

 impressive, and undoubtedly made an indelible impression upon the 

 minds of many farmers whose attention was gained through the novelty 

 of the plan of presentation. The lesson taught was clear cut: Use more 

 pasture crops for pork production. Grow the pigs on cheap, healthful 

 feed, and then finish them on corn properly balanced with high-protein 

 products. 



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Good Stands of Alfalfa Have Been Obtained in at Least Ninety of the Counties of 

 Iowa.— Courtesy Iowa Agricultural College, 



