Value of Various Feeding Stuffs for Swine. 



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trial emmer meal combined with corn meal proved nearly equal to 

 corn meal alone. For swine emmer should always be ground and 

 fed with other feeds, such as corn, barley, wheat middlings, and 

 alfalfa hay. (178) 



858. Kafir. At the Kansas Station 1 Georgeson conducted 2 trials 

 with lots of 3 or 4 pigs each to determine the relative value of kafir 

 meal and corn meal, with the following results: 



Kafir meal compared with corn meal. 



The table shows that when fed alone, kafir meal falls from 17 to 29 

 per ct. below corn meal in feeding value for pigs. Kafir, tho rich in 

 carbohydrates, lacks protein, is constipating, and pigs, especially 

 young ones, tire of it sooner than of corn. For pigs, kafir should 

 always be ground and mixed with some laxative protein-rich supple- 

 ment, such as ground soybeans, wheat middlings, etc. In the last 

 trial the pigs fed kafir meal and soybean meal made nearly as large 

 gains as those fed corn meal and soybeans. The great advantage of 

 using a protein-rich supplement when either corn or kafir is fed is 

 forcefully shown by the large and remarkably economical gains 

 made by the last 2 lots of pigs in the second trial. (183) 



859. Milo. According to Cottrell of the Colorado Station, 2 100 

 Ibs. of milo is equal to 90 Ibs. of corn for fattening hogs. The grain 

 should always be ground or soaked before it is fed. Milo is con- 

 stipating, and some such laxative feed as alfalfa hay, sorghum fod- 

 der, cured when green, tankage, wheat bran, linseed meal, or soybean 

 meal should be given with it. (184) 



1 Bills. 53, 61. 2 Bui. 146. 



