ALFALFA FOR SWINE 20I 



22, 132 pounds; by Lot 2^, 220 pounds; and by Lot 24, 

 330 pounds. The cost of 100 pounds gain was, in Lot 

 22, $0.83; in Lot 23, $1.38; and in Lot 24, $2.10. The 

 price received per bushel of corn eaten by Lot 22 was 

 i$2.^^; by Lot 2^, $1.40; and by Lot 24. $0.91. All 

 these items show that the lighter grain rations gave the 

 clieaper gains. The cost of pasture is not counted. 



On the other hand, the average daily profit per pig- 

 was, in Lot 22, 2.;^ cents ; in Lot 23, 2.6 cents ; and in Lot 

 24, 3.6 cents. The average proht for the 17 weeks on 

 each pig was, for those in Lot 22, $2.68; in Lot 23, 

 $3.10; and in Lot 24, $4.27. While Lot 24 required 

 about 2>j times as much corn to produce 100 pounds 

 gain as Lot 22 required, yet it returned nearly 1.6 times 

 as much profit as Lot 22, during the time of the ex- 

 periment. 



Period 2, from October 20 to November 10, 1906. 



The ration was shelled corn, soaked rye and alfalfa 

 hay. During this period Lot 22 gained 190 pounds, 

 eating 1,512 pounds of corn and 336 pounds of rye, and 

 requiring 972 pounds grain for 100 pounds gain. There 

 was a loss of $1.08 on the grain eaten. 



Lot 2^ gained 300 pounds, eating 1,158 pounds corn 

 and 420 pounds rye, and requiring 526 pounds grain for 

 100 pounds gain. This gave a profit of $6.63 on the 

 grain eaten. 



Lot 24 gained 610 pounds, eating 3.270 pounds corn 

 and 574 pounds rye, requiring 630 pounds grain for 100 

 pounds gain. This gave a profit of $9.51 on the grain 

 eaten. 



