582 Feeds and Feeding. 



883. Pork production at the South. At the Arkansas Station, * 

 Bennett fed corn meal and bran to a sow and five pigs on clover 

 pasture. At weaning time the sow was removed and the experi- 

 ment continued with the five pigs. From March 30 to July 26 

 the pigs were kept on clover. From that date until September 21 

 they were maintained on sorghum stalks and sorghum seed. 

 From the latter date until November 15 they were confined in a 

 field planted with Spanish peanuts. The total feed eaten by the 

 sow while suckling the pigs, and by the five pigs during growth 

 and fattening, was as follows: 



Grain. 



Bran fed 98 pounds. 



Corn fed during growth and fattening 33 J bushels. 



Crops gathered for pigs. 



Clover 25 acres. 



Sorghum 25 acres. 



Spanish peanuts 60 acres. 



Total 1.10 acres. 



The combined weight of the five pigs when ten months old was 

 as follows: 



Weight before slaughtering 1 , 215 pounds. 



Weight after slaughtering 1,032 pounds. 



Average weight before slaughtering 243 pounds. 



Average dressed weight. 206 pounds. 



Clover was found very satisfactory for pasture while it remained 

 fresh and grain was fed in addition. Seed and stalks of sorghum 

 also proved satisfactory. While feeding on Spanish peanuts 

 the pigs grew rapidly. Bennett concludes that two weeks' final 

 feeding with corn will suffice to harden the flesh of pigs fed on 

 peanuts. 



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