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water was replaced by alfalfa tea, prepared b}* macerating 3 lbs. of alfalfa 

 meal with 20 lbs of cold water allowing to stand from one feeding 

 period to the next and then filtering through two thicknesses of cheese cloth. 

 The tea had the following percentage composition, water 98, ash 0.56, crude 

 protein 0.46, crude fibre 0.02, nitrogen-free extract 0.96, ether extract 

 traces. The results given in Table III show that for 100 lbs. gain approxi- 

 matel}' 14 per cent less grain was required when alfalfa tea was used in the 

 ration (Group II), but it is not certain that the employment of a small 

 amount of alfalfa meal in place of the tea would not have proved equally 

 adavantageous. 



Table III. — Alfalfa tea for growing pigs. 



Comparison of corn meal and barley meal for fattening pigs. — At the 

 close of the experiment with alfalfa tea the eight pigs used were divided into 

 two groups in such a waj- that each of the new groiips contained two of 

 the animals from each of the old groups. The pigs of Group I had an a\-e- 

 rage weight of 146.8 lbs, those of Goup II 140 lbs. For 56 days Group I 

 was fed with a mixture of four parts of corn meal with one part of alfalfa 

 meal. Group II with a mixture of four parts of barley meal and one part 

 alfalfa meal. Both the increase of live weight and the weight of food consum- 

 ed per 100 lbs. gain were practically equal in the two groups, and the 

 conclusion was drawn that barley-meal was as satisfactorj^ a pig feed as 

 corn meal. 



Comparison of pea hay and alfalfa hay for brood soi&s — Two groups, 

 each containing three brood sows were fed for 91 daj'^s with a mixture of two 

 parts of corn meal and one part of middlings (3.6 lbs per head per day). 

 In addition Group I was given 1.9 lbs of alfalfa hay, and Group II, i.g 

 lbs. of pea hay per day. The results given in Table IV show alfalfa hay was 

 somewhat the better. 



Table IV. — Comparison of pea hay and alfalfa hay for brood sows. - 



