ALFALl'A I'OR SW'liXE 



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LiiUil January z-j, 1906, 94 days, three lots of 20 hogs 

 each were fed to determine the comparative value of 

 corn, emmer (speltz) and harley. All had access to 

 alfalfa hay. The average weight of the shotes was near 

 So pounds. 



Lot 9 was fed corn. 



Lot 1 1 was fed emmer. 



Lot 12 was fed barley. 



The same amount of grain was fed to each lot. Lot 

 9 was taken as the standard and was fed 4 per cent corn 

 — a full ration. All grain was ground, and fed wet. 

 Tiie average daily gain per pig in Lot 9 was 1.02 pounds; 

 in Lot II, .yy pound; and in Lot 12, .81 pound. The 

 grain eaten for 100 pounds of gain was, by Lot 9, 470 

 pounds of corn; by Lot 11, 618 pounds of emmer; and 



COMPARISON OF RATIONS OF CORN, EMMER AND BARLEY 

 FOR FATTENING PIGS. EXPERIMENT BEGUN OCT. 

 24, 1905, AND ENDED JAN. 2/, I906 



Alfalfa hay and 



No. of pigs in lot 



No. of days in experiment 



Av. last weight pounds per pig 



Av. first weight pounds per pig 



Av. gain pounds per pig 



Av. gain daily, pounds per pig 



Grain per 100 pounds gain, pounds 



'Cost of 100 pounds gain, com 35c per bushel 



emmer 2Sc per bushel, barley 30c per bushel 

 Profit on 100 pounds gain, hogs $5.50 per 100 



poimds 



Profit on each pig 



Profit on each pig daily 



Price ftceived for 100 pounds of grain 



Price received per bushel grain 



Profit on lot 



Lot 9 



1% com 

 20 

 94 



177.7 

 81.7 

 96 

 1.02 

 470 



$2.94 



2.56 

 2.46 



.026 

 1.17 



.65 

 49.20 



Lot 11 



emmer 

 20 

 94 

 153.5 

 80.5 

 73 



,77 



618 



1.64 



1.19 



.013 



Lot 12 



barley 



20 



94 

 156 



79.7 



76.2 

 .81 

 590 



$3.68 



1.82 



1.38 



.014 



.93 



.44 



27.60 



'If wc assume that 25 per cent of the food consumed con.sisted of alfalfa hay 

 valued at S5.00 per ton, the cost of 100 pounds gain would be as follows- Lot 9. 

 $3.33; Lot 11, $4.37; Lot 12, $4.17. 



