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with corn, and about 17 per cent when fed with barley. 

 There was probably a much larger percentage of the 

 uncut alfalfa wasted. One noticeable feature throughout 

 the experiment was that the hogs not having access to 

 alfalfa were much more easily put off their feed by 

 heavy feeding than the other hogs and would not eat 

 as large a percentage of grain as those having free access 

 to alfalfa hay. 



These, as Superintendent Snyder says, are the results 

 of but one test. 'Tt is probable that a less amount of un- 

 cut alfalfa would have given equally as favorable results. 

 The amount stated here is only approximate, as it was 

 not weighed at each feeding time, but only sufficient- 

 I3' often to give a fairly accurate estimate. The cut 

 alfalfa was weighed accurately. It is also possible that 

 less than 25 per cent of cut alfalfa would have given 

 more rapid gains. It is not our intention to advocate 

 feeding a ration of 25 per cent cut alfalfa and 75 per 

 cent grain as the most profitable, but simply to give the 

 results of this test, which is only preliminary in the 

 feeding of alfalfa hay. It is probable that maximum 

 profits on corn will be secured with a smaller proportion 

 of alfalfa than the 25 per cent here used, and when the 

 cost of cutting alfalfa hay is considered it may even be 

 possible that the greatest profit to the average farmer 

 will result from feeding uncut alfalfa in racks, and either 

 shelled or ear corn. Much will always depend on the 

 quality of the alfalfa fed, late cuttings choicely cured 

 being preferable to the coarser or damaged hay." 



Experiment No. 10. — A comparison of corn, emmer 

 and barley for fattening hogs : From October 24, 1905, 



