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crop for hog pasture. Not all experiments with 

 this crop have given equally successful results. 

 In Wisconsin rape was found to be a better hog 

 pasture than clover pasture and pigs made gains 

 on a much less quantity of grain than was required 

 for the same gain on clover pasture. For hog 

 pasture it is recommended that rape be sown in 

 drills about thirty inches apart and that the hogs 

 should not be turned upon the crop until the 

 plants are about a foot high. Rape, however, is 

 not sufficient by itself, but a fairly good sized 

 grain ration must be fed in combination with it. 

 From Utah comes a less favorable report con- 

 cerning rape. Pigs appeared to like it after a 

 few days' trial, but the gains which they made on 

 rape pasture were small and the amount of grain 

 required for each pound of pork produced was 

 too large. Moreover, the crop was greatly in- 

 jured by attempting to hurdle the pigs, therefore, 

 the total productiveness of the rape crop was much 

 reduced. In many parts of the country a succo- 

 tash mixture as a pasture crop for hogs is much 

 in favor. For this purpose one mixture quite 

 strongly recommended consists of one peck each 

 of corn, peas and oats and six quarts of barley 

 sown at the rate of two and one-half bushels per 

 acre. 



If we consider the economy of feeding in each 

 case, of course, the final test of efficiency in this 

 matter must be based on which combination of 

 pasture and grain gives the best results. The 

 nature of pasture will of course vary according to 

 the locality. Dwarf Essex rape, field peas, vetches, 

 soy-beans, alfalfa, and clover are valuable crops 

 for the production of pasture for hogs. Pasture 

 not only furnishes a great amount of nutri- 



