Value of Various Feeding Stuffs for Swine. 



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Lot IV, fed blue grass, made poorer gains and required more con- 

 centrates for 100 Ibs. gain than Lot I, fed corn meal and middlings, 

 showing that blue-grass stems and leaves are a poor supplement 

 to corn. In this trial 100 Ibs. of concentrates was replaced by 78 

 Ibs. of green alfalfa or 112 Ibs. of green clover. The importance 

 of correct supplements and their great value in pig feeding is well 

 brought out in this trial. (326, 330) 



Various soilage crops compared. 



902. Clover hay. At the Montana Station 1 Linfield conducted 2 

 trials with 90-lb. pigs to determine the value of clover hay as a 

 supplement to a mixture of 2 parts ground barley and 1 part wheat 

 bran. The results of the trials, lasting 81 and 98 days respectively, 

 are averaged below: 



Clover hay as a supplement to mixed grains. 



It is shown that pigs receiving 1 Ib. of clover hay daily required 

 7 per ct. less concentrates for 100 Ibs. gain than those fed a mix- 

 ture of ground barley and wheat bran alone. In this trial 100 Ibs. 

 of clover hay properly fed with concentrates was equal to 42 Ibs. 

 of mixed barley and bran. (254) The prudent stockman, endeavor- 

 ing to maintain the health and vigor of his herd and at the same 

 time economize on expensive concentrates, will always provide a 

 store of the choicest early-cut clover hay or other legume roughage 

 to feed all classes of animals, from small pigs to grown brood sows. 



903. Alfalfa hay. At the Nebraska Station 2 Smith fed 8 lots, 

 each of seven 85-lb. pigs, for 84 days on corn meal combined with 



1 Bui. 57. 



2 Press Bui. No. 20. 



