ALFALFA FOR SWINE I93 



The Colorado station considers that a ration of three- 

 fourths corn and one- fourth alfalfa hay is the best for 

 fattening hogs for market, but for young hogs not ready 

 for fattening the proportions should be reversed. The 

 station does not recommend grinding alfalfa hay for 

 hogs, probably on tlie theory that the hog's time is not 

 worth much at best, and he can do his own grinding. 



A VALUABLE KANSAS TEST 



The Kansas station has made a series of experiments 

 of interest to feeders everywhere. It was to determine 

 the value of alfalfa hay fed to fattening hogs that were 

 receiving all the grain they would eat. The results are 

 related here in the language of the bulletin : 



"The hogs fed in this experiment were bought of 

 farmers, and averaged in weight 125 pounds each. They 

 were placed in lots of ten each, in large pens, having for 

 shelter some sheds open to the south. The alfalfa hay 

 used was of the best quality, carefully cured. Black- 

 hulled white Kafir-corn was the grain used, the hogs 

 being fed all they would eat without waste. The hay 

 was fed dry in forkfuls in a large flat trough. The hogs 

 were given more than they could eat, and they picked 

 out the leaves and finer stems, rejecting the coarser 

 stems. One lot of hogs was fed Kafir-corn meal dry 

 and alfalfa hay; one lot whole Kafir-corn dry; one lot 

 Kafir-corn meal dry, and one lot Kafir-corn meal wet. 



'The experiment began on November 24 and lasted 

 nine weeks. By that time the alfalfa-fed hogs became 

 well fattened, and were marketed. We estimated that 



