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Feeds and Feeding. 



of trials; in another, 1.22 pounds, 1.20 pounds, and 1.08 pounds, 

 respectively. The third series cannot be used, because the pigs 

 fed rye shorts became sick. The quality of the pork produced 

 where rye shorts were fed was poor, especially where all rye shorts 

 were given, as will be seen in the table below: 



Quality of pork made when feeding grain and rye shorts Copen- 

 hagen Station. 



The number of points for softness of pork increased rapidly 

 with the feeding of rye shorts, and the classification of the car- 

 casses showed that a poor quality of pork was produced when 

 this feed was given. 



896. Wheat bran compared with rye and barley. Trials with 

 wheat bran compared with barley or rye for pigs 1 were conducted 

 during 1890-92 on five different farms and included 115 pigs, the 

 trials lasting 112 days. Wheat bran was fed against rye on 

 some farms and against barley on others, skim milk or whey 

 being fed in addition. In four out of five trials the largest average 

 gain was made by the lots fed grain, closely followed by those re- 

 ceiving a mixture of five parts barley or rye and seven parts wheat 

 bran for every ten parts of grain fed the other lots. Bran alone 

 did not produce as good results as a mixture of equal parts of 

 grain and bran. The one-sided bran feeding in several instances 

 caused sickness among the pigs, while none occurred in the other 

 lots. Wheat bran has an appreciably lower nutritive value than 

 barley or rye for pig feeding. In scoring the carcasses, the pork 

 produced on wheat bran was found to be of poorer quality than 

 that produced on grain, and shrank more in dressing, although 

 the results were not so unfavorable with wheat bran as were the 

 previous experiments with rye shorts. (175, 177-8, 855) 



1 Kept. 26, 1892. 



