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Corn and lucerne compared with corn, shorts, and lucerne in rearing 

 and fattening pigs. — The experiments comprised the periods : i) from 5th 

 September to 14th Xovember 191 1 ; the pigs, of an average weight of 112 

 112 lbs in the I3t group, and 115 lbs in the 2nd, were put out to lucerne 

 pasturage, and were given : the ist, 3.34 lbs of ground maize per 100 lbs 

 live weight per day ; the 2nd, 3.30 lbs of a mixture of ^/g corn and ^/g shorts 

 per 100 lbs live weight per day. The pigs of the ist group increased in 

 live weight by 0.05 lbs more per head daily than those of the 2nd group, 

 and consumed 10 lbs less grain per 100 lbs gain in live weight. 2) From 

 14th Xovember to 2nd January, the pigs were kept in the sties ; they were 

 given as much lucerne hay as they wanted and 2.48 lbs of maize per 100 lbs 

 for the ist group. To the 2nd group 2.60 lbs of corn + shorts per 100 lbs were 

 gfven ; they increased 0.06 lbs more per head daily than the ist group, 

 and consumed 2 lbs of grain more per 100 lbs increase of live weight. In the 

 two experiments together the two additional rations produced the same 

 daily increase of live weight, and 16 lbs more of corn plus shorts were re 

 quired (as compared with corn alone) to produce 100 lbs increase of live 

 weight. At the prices contained in Table I, the profit obtained per head 

 with the additional corn ration alone was almost double that obtained with 

 tlie additional ration of corn + shorts. 



Tablic VII. — Wheat and rye compared with maize for fattening pigs 

 witJi or without lucerne hay. 



(i) Prices takew at Corn 47c, Wheat 70c and Rye 50c pei bushel. Hogs .$3.90 per 100 lbs. 

 (2) Prices taken at Corn 65c, Wheat 70c, and Rye 50c, per bushel, Hogs 87-75 per 100 lbs. 



Addition of lucerne and residue of lucerne tea to a ration for ■wintering 

 of castrated young pigs. — The following comparisons were made : i) lu- 



